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Tiger estimation begins in Kerala forests

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 18:26

The first phase of tiger estimation in Kerala forests, stretching into five landscapes at Wayanad, Nilambur, Periyar and Agasthyamala has begun.

Good news for Arctic, as sea ice volume up by half

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 23:29

Arctic sea ice last month was around 50 per cent higher in volume compared with a year earlier, following a recovery in area this summer, the European Space Agency (ESA) said today.

Scientists believe some whales flee from sonar

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 02:06

The Navy plans to increase sonar testing in US waters over the next five years even as studies it funded reveal worrying signs that the loud underwater noise could disturb whales and dolphins.

China, Japan, South Korea to jointly combat air pollution

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 21:15

To combat air pollution which has become a major problem in East Asia; China, Japan and South Korea have joined hands together. This step is to boost sustainable development for greater ecological improvement.

Hydrogen derived from water using stones could be new energy source

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 17:14

Researchers from the University of Lyon claimed to have found a new source of energy in the form of hydrogen gas that can be split from water with the help of a simple mixture of rock and water.

Sumatra cave showing `stunning` tsunami record found

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 14:44

Scientists have made an amazing discovery in the form a cave on the Indonesian island of Sumatra that holds a "beautiful and stunning" record of Indian Ocean tsunamis spanning over thousands of years.

Easter Island collapse disputed by anthropologist in new theory

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 19:09

A new theory suggests that the Easter Island inhabitants didn’t actually fail, instead they succeeded.

Ice loss from West Antarctica on the increase

Ice loss from West Antarctica on the increase

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 14:09

The West Antarctic ice sheet appears to be shedding far more ice than a few years ago, according to climate research unveiled Wednesday.

Ozone hole still not on path of recovery

Ozone hole still not on path of recovery

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 14:10

NASA scientists have found that declining chlorine in the stratosphere has not yet caused a recovery of the ozone hole - formed annually over Antarctica.

Coal port plan will kill Great Barrier Reef: Activists

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 09:56

Conservationists on Wednesday slammed Australia`s approval for an Indian firm to expand a major coal port on the Great Barrier Reef coast, warning it would hasten the natural wonder`s demise.