Decline in the population of Seabirds.
Seabirds population has dropped 70 percent since the 1950s, a stark indication that marine ecosystems are not doing well, says a study.
Vultures – birds of prey or doctors of the environment?
Vultures are the ‘nature’s clean-up crew’. They do the dirty work by eating the dead animals -- thus helping keep the environment clean and minimize the spread of disease. But still -- they have a bad reputation and are perceived as lowly scavengers. Nobody loves or cares for them.
Alternate means to reduce air pollution
Pollution is too big a problem to be left to the Government alone. It has to be tackled at all levels and from all directions.
New technique to make biodegradable plastic cheaper
Researchers have developed a way to make production of bioplastic known as polylactic acid (PLA) cheaper and greener.
More than 1300 species of birds are found in India
Birds play a very important role in Indian culture. In Indian mythology, different varieties of birds are associated as the transport or Vahanas of Gods & Goddesses. Bird tourism has a vast potential in India
Gorilla origins of two AIDS virus lineages confirmed: Study
Both chimpanzees and gorillas harbour viruses that are capable of crossing the species barrier to humans and have the potential to cause major disease outbreaks.
Why it took 30 million years for Dinosaurs to cross the equator?
New research from an international team, including researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), has uncovered the mystery of why large Triassic dinosaurs took more than 30 million years to populate the tropics.
Fluorescent corals in Red sea hold promises for medical discoveries
Corals are colourful creatures. Coral reefs are home to around 25% of ocean life and are often known as the “rainforests of the sea.” Coral reefs hold the cures for some of the most common and serious ailments. Reserchers believe that they could facilitate future medicinal discoveries. As they say we’re 300 to 400 times more likely to find new drugs in the oceans than on land.
Global warming: death-trap for Coral reefs
The researchers studied corals along 1,000km of coastline in the southern PAG, a region where the world’s warmest coral reef habitats are separated from the wider Indian Ocean by the narrow Strait of Hormuz. With rising ocean temperatures anticipated to cause a loss of most warm water reefs within the next 100 years, it has been discussed whether heat tolerant corals adapted to hot environments, such as PAG, could be used to replenish reefs damaged by global warming elsewhere.
Human activities lead to most natural disasters
The man according to his comfort zone is rearranging nature. The way technology is built up, resources are being consumed. This contributes to the vanishing of the environment.
Even Space Needs Garbage Cleaners.
What goes up must go down. Same rule applies when it comes to satellites. Otherwise, Orbit may well become unusable as they fill with debris.
Annoying fruit flies lead researchers to new discoveries
Fruit flies have been used to successfully model a number of human disorders such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and obesity. They provide an ideal system to study cellular pathways and develop novel therapies for neural dysfunction and cell death/damage.
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