'New normal': Temperatures in Arctic rising twice as fast as rest of the planet
The region around the north pole "shows no sign of returning to the reliably frozen region it was decades ago," the report said.
Dec 13, 2017, 08:39 AM IST
NASA shares time-lapse video of island forming from underwater volcano - Watch
The new study offers insight into its longevity and the erosion that shapes new islands.
Dec 12, 2017, 18:20 PM IST
Why do some dolphins, whales get stranded along coasts?
Mass strandings occur around the world and can affect anywhere from three to several hundred animals during any given event.
Dec 11, 2017, 18:52 PM IST
Pollution in Beijing region reduced by 38%
From January to November, the capital saw the average concentration of PM2.5 - the smallest, most harmful particles of pollution - reduced to 60 micrograms per cubic meter, a reduction of 25.6 percent.
Dec 11, 2017, 18:48 PM IST
The United Kingdom has found its new highest peak – Mount Hope
The map-makers at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) were prompted to take another look at the mountains because of concerns for the safety of pilots flying across the White Continent.
Dec 11, 2017, 10:51 AM IST
This heart-wrenching video of starving polar bear will make you teary-eyed - Watch
The video shows a bony, emaciated polar bear trying to cling on to his life as he hunts for a morsel of food.
Dec 09, 2017, 17:46 PM IST
World's oldest eye discovered? 530-million-year-old fossil gives clue
The remains include an early form of the eye seen in many of today's animals, including crabs, bees and dragonflies, researchers said.
Dec 08, 2017, 15:51 PM IST
Cocoa trees produce tastier chocolates under stress: Study
To gain higher yields, growers sometimes plant cocoa trees in solitary groves, in which the trees are exposed to stressful conditions.
Dec 07, 2017, 20:12 PM IST
Australia: Scientists discover remains of ancient extinct lion species
The remains were believed to belong to the mysterious marsupial lion.
Dec 07, 2017, 14:17 PM IST
The identity of the 'world's heaviest bony fish' has finally been clarified
As per the researchers, female Mola alexandrini specimen of 2,300 kilogram and 2.72 meter caught off the Japanese coast in 1996 as the heaviest bony fish ever recorded, and not, as originally thought, Mola mola ocean sunfish species.
Dec 06, 2017, 18:24 PM IST
Selfie-clicking monkey, Naruto, named 'Person of the Year' by PETA
PETA said it was honouring Naruto, a crested black macaque with a goofy-looking grin, to recognise that "he is someone, not something".
Dec 06, 2017, 17:23 PM IST
Chinese scientists begin 49th ocean expedition
The ship left Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang province, carrying more than 200 personnel for a 250-day trip that will sail over 25,000 nautical miles, Xinhua news agency reported.
First nine-hour-long rainbow gives visual treat to people in Taiwan
The rainbow shattered the previous record for the longest-lasting rainbow, which was in Yorkshire, England in March 1994 and lasted for a duration of six hours, as per the Guinness World Records.
Dec 05, 2017, 16:21 PM IST
Kenyan sea turtle manages lucky escape from humanity's plastic binge
Dozens of the endangered creatures need rescuing every year around Watamu, where plastic litter accumulates in Indian Ocean.
Dec 04, 2017, 20:40 PM IST
Massive earthquakes won't go undetected with new method
This new gravity-based approach can be much more effective than the present, in which scientists make use of seismic waves from a rupture to work out the scale of the event.
Dec 04, 2017, 14:47 PM IST
All animals have one common ancestor – Sea sponges: Scientists
The researchers found that models that can better describe the data favour sponges at the root of the animal tree.
Dec 03, 2017, 16:47 PM IST
Indus civilisation developed around an extinct river: Study
Archaeological evidence shows that many of the settlements in the Indus civilisation developed along the banks of a river called the Ghaggar-Hakra.
Feathered dinosaurs were even fluffier than believed: Study
Modern birds are the direct descendants of a group of feathered, carnivorous dinosaurs that, along with true birds, are referred to as paravians -- which also include Anchiornis, a crow-sized dinosaur species.
Decline in CO2 levels a million-years-ago changed Earth's climate: Study
Around one million years ago, during the MPT, the period of the cycles abruptly changed to every 100,000 years.
Nov 28, 2017, 18:17 PM IST
'High on testosterone levels', celebrity elephant crushes owner to death
Thailand is infamous for its elephant tourism trade wherein the animals are subjected to performing in circuses, giving rides, or hired out for other forms of entertainment.
Nov 28, 2017, 16:41 PM IST
