Leonardo DiCaprio donated $1 million toward efforts to save tigers from extinction as he arrived in Moscow to take part in an international “tiger summit.” The star of movies Titanic and Inception made the $1 million commitment to the World
In what could dent Goa’s image as a top tourism destination, the State has been named amongst the 10 worst beach destinations in the world in 2010 based on six different standards. Based on six standards, 340 experts have selected
BHUBANESWAR: Orissa government has imposed a seven-month ban on fishing for the nesting and breeding season of Olive Ridley turtles. This will affect the livelihood of at least three lakh fishermen across the state. Fish eaters will have to pay
Indian researchers say that the food industry generates a lot of waste products, but one of these, eggshells, could help combat climate change. Basab Chaudhuri of the University of Calcutta and colleagues have shown that the membrane that lines an
The declaration of the elephant as the on Thursday by the Union government has received hearty welcome from animal lovers. The decision has special significance in Kerala because the State has a large number of captive elephants and the manner
New research shows that even though the temperature increase has been smaller in the tropics, the impact of warming on life could be much greater there than in colder climates. Researchers at the University of Wyoming used nearly 500 million
Until now, it had been assumed that less solar activity equated to a decrease in warming of the earth. New research, which focuses on a three-year snapshot between 2004 and 2007, suggests that the opposite might be true. Scientists at
London, Oct 15: Following the huge usage of natural resources at recent time, a study showed that human demands for natural resources would be doubled in coming 50 years. According the biennial Living Planet Report, humankind would be in need
Experts feared another 500,000 cubic metres (100 million gallons) of mud were about to escape a reservoir where it was stored, after fresh cracks appeared in a dam holding it back. The Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban arrived in the
A Cornell biologist has revealed that when honeybees seek a new home, they choose the best site through a democratic process that humans would do well to emulate. In his new book, “Honeybee Democracy,” Thomas Seeley, professor of neurobiology and