It was in 1975, the American crocodile was listed as a federally endangered species, as was on the brink of disappearing from South Florida – the only U.S. habitat of the reptile. The population was estimated at just about 300, by 1976.
But,…
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Wish to see an ‘animated version’ of global distribution of the most important greenhouse gases? Watch the first movies produced by the SCIAMACHY (Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography) instrument aboard ESA’s Envisat..
First animation of 'global distribution of greenhouse gases' produced Read More »
Hold you breathe! The 4,500-year-old mysteries of the Great Pyramid in Giza are here to reveal by the end of this year. This is known from Dr. Zahi Hawass, chief of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities in an exclusive interview given to Discovery…
The study of wildlife migration process from the twin Galapagos Islands and Cocos Island received a shot in the arm after the islands were integrated in the Medspiration project, an ESA-funded venture to represent the most reliable temperature of the.
ESA project extended to aid biodiversity study Read More »
Scientists have long discovered that birds navigate using the Earth’s magnetic field. But, this complex topic has not yet been clarified until a promising insight has been offered recently into it — The beaks of homing pigeons possess…
Homing pigeons navigate using iron-containing structures on their beaks Read More »
Think of Indus disappearing from the world map. Such a phenomenon will hit thousands of people living directly on the river source and millions indirectly. It’s just the fear of the Indus disappearing. What if some of the world’s major rivers reach this..
World's major rivers in crisis: Climate change, the major culprit Read More »
Yet another new fossil discovered, revealed some new facts of ancient life. A new fossil of an ancient arboreal lizard reveals that they used to coast through the air with the help of a wing-like membrane, which they used to stretch across their…
150 million year-old arboreal lizard glided on wing-like membrane Read More »
Climate change and Global warming are not new to us, but what about people like Sheikh Alauddin living on West Bengal’s Moushuni Island? It is people like him who have to bear the brunt of climate change first. Living on the shores gives them sleepless.
Global warming ready to gobble up Indian islands Read More »
Australia should get ready to prepare itself for the heavy rainfall later this year and in 2008. New scientific research says this after studying the links between the sun’s magnetic pulse and Earth’s climatic systems.
Atmospheric circulation, the…
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Despite frantic efforts from the rescuers, seven pilot whales that came ashore on the Galapagos Islands died on Sunday. Five other members of the whale group, however, returned to the ocean.
The school of whales, 10-30 feet long, came ashore on…
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