Washington, Mar 14 (PTI) Scientists have discovered the worlds first fluorescent frog in Argentina that sports a muted palette of greens, yellows and reds under normal light, but gives off a bright blue and green glow in the dark. The ability to abs more....

Buenos Aires: The worlds first fluorescent frog has been discovered in the Amazon basin in Argentina, a media report said on Tuesday. Scientists at the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum in Buenos Aires made the discovery by accident while more....

Scientists have discovered the world's first fluorescent frog in Argentina that sports a muted palette of greens, yellows and reds under normal light, but gives off a bright blue and green glow in the dark. The ability to absorb light at short wav more....

New Delhi: Massive changes in global ecology taking place on a daily basis bear testimony to the haunting impact of the ever-changing climate. This ecological impact has given rise to a rapid increase in burning of fossil fuels, emission of greenhou more....

OSLO: Natural swings in the Arctic climate have caused up to half the precipitous losses of sea ice around the North Pole in recent decades, with the rest driven by man-made global warming, scientists said on Monday. The study indicates that an ic more....

Rapid loss of Arctic sea ice in recent decades is partly driven by natural swings, not just global warming triggered by human activities, says a study. A shift in wind patterns is responsible for about 60 per cent of sea ice loss in the Arctic Ocean more....

Natural swings in the Arctic climate have caused up to half the precipitous losses of sea ice around the North Pole in recent decades, with the rest driven by man-made global warming, scientists said on Monday. The study indicates that an ice-free A more....

Three wild elephants died within a span of 24 hours at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and Gudalur Forest Range on Sunday and Monday. One of the elephants that died on Monday was a 25-year-old female and it died of an infection in its lower jaw. The ani more....

Another enclosure for seal, visitors’ gallery gets more facilities The aquatic birds in Thiruvananthapuram zoo will soon have a new home. Minister for Forests, Animal Husbandary, Dairy Development and Zoos K. Raju will formally inaugurate the new aq more....

The state forest department has roped in builders in its initiative to repopulate sparrows in Mumbai, Thane, Pune and even Alibaug by setting up artificial nests. A breeding programme that will help increase sparrows in urban pockets was recently kic more....

Survey was done by Alappuzha Natural History Society A comprehensive survey of birds carried out by the Alappuzha Natural History Society (ANHS), in association with the Kerala Forests and Wildlife Department, has spotted a total of 151 species in K more....

At least three blackbuck (Antilopecervicapra) were reportedly killed by stray dogs last week in Pitchuka Lanka, one of the two islands near the Dowleswaram Barrage in East Godavari district where the blackbuck thrive. A group of wildlife activists b more....

Since the start of the year, 131 leopards have died across the country. Of these, 40% were killed by poachers. Wildlife activists said that while conservation efforts were largely focused on tigers, other big cats also needed protection. The Wildlif more....

Amazon, Britannia Industries and Indo Nissin Foods are among many companies that have been directed to put in place a system to collect plastic generated by their products. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has decided to get cracking on more....

Amazon, Britannia Industries and Indo Nissin Foods are among many companies that have been directed to put in place a system to collect plastic generated by their products. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has decided to get cracking on more....

MADRID Madrid's city government announced plans on Monday to ban the oldest and most polluting vehicles from the city centre by 2025 in a bid to crackdown on air pollution.The local government will prohibit the use within the city's limits of gasolin more....

Hyderabad: Stepping up the monitoring of air quality in the city, the State Pollution Control Board (PCB) has set up three more real time air pollution monitoring stations. The new stations have been located in or close to the industrial clusters o more....

Natural changes in the environment are responsible for about 40 per cent of Arctic sea ice loss, while humans are to blame for the rest, a climate study said Monday. The paper, based on model simulations of different climate conditions, was a rare a more....

OSLO: Natural swings in the Arctic climate have caused up to half the precipitous losses of sea ice around the North Pole in recent decades, with the rest driven by man-made global warming, scientists said on Monday. The study indicates that an i more....

Adventure Tour Operators Association of Kashmir (ATOAK) today came down heavily on the government for lifting the ban on use and manufacture of polythene of above 50 micron in Jammu & Kashmir, saying the step would deprive Kashmir of its edge in adve more....

On Monday, Mumbai’s air’s quality was almost three times worse than Delhi’s, data reveals. According to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the air quality index (AQI) in Mumbai was 312, while Delhi recorded an overal more....

Threatens drastic action if emissions exceed permissible limits The National Green Tribunal (NGT) will monitor measures taken to prevent air pollution caused due to spread of coal dust to Old City and other areas of the city and directed AP Pollutio more....