As part of the Everest Share 2011 research project, scientists from Bergamo, Italy have installed a type M12 MOBOTIX camera on Kaala Patthar (5675 metres), near Mount Everest. This makes it the highest live cam ever installed. Apart from aiding
It’s a popular belief that unlike meat lovers, fish lovers are an addicted lot. Take a look at people in coastal areas, you will find fish on their menu and diet every other day. Even a fish lover residing in
The Western Ghats region in the country, a global biodiversity hotspot, has opened up more of its secrets — this time a dozen species of night frogs hitherto unknown to science.S.D. Biju of the University of Delhi and researchers from
Scientists from the University of Cambridge have concluded that enhanced tree growth in tropical forests could stimulate micro-organisms and lead to a release of stored soil carbon.The above-mentioned hypothesis is based on a six-year experiment in a central American rainforest
NEW DELHI: In a startling comparison between the state of glaciers in the Himalayan ranges in the last 50 years, glaciologists say nearly 65 percent glaciers are melting due to global warming. “Almost 65 percent of the glaciers are depleting
A peculiar partial solar eclipse will take place on Friday. It will, however, not be visible anywhere in the world except the Antarctica, where it is likely to be seen only by penguins and sea birds. Partial solar eclipses taking
One of the longest total lunar eclipses will occur on the night of June 15 and be visible everywhere in India. The celestial event, the first lunar eclipse this year, will be best visible almost near the zenith, according to
Researchers have discovered a new worm in three South African gold mines, which they claim is the deepest-living land animal ever found on Earth.An international team, led by Princeton University,has found the new species, Halicephalobus mephisto, 2.2 miles below the
Researchers in Australia have claimed that the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica is on the road to recovery, 22 years after the Montreal Protocol to ban chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and related ozone-destroying chemicals came into force. The team is
The scientists from Indian Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR) are now exploring the possibility of using saline Khazan lands of the state to grow high productive rice varieties, a senior official said today. ICAR researchers are drawing lessons from neighbouring