China to deploy chickens to combat locust plague

Last Updated: Saturday, July 7, 2012, 17:20

China is planning to form a new army of chickens to combat the menace of locust plague.

Smaller volcanoes could cool Earth’s surface

Last Updated: Saturday, July 7, 2012, 12:47

Aerosols from relatively small volcanic eruptions can be boosted into the high atmosphere by weather systems such as monsoons, where they can affect global temperatures.

Change in climate ‘causes leaves to narrow’

Last Updated: Friday, July 6, 2012, 12:27

As a result of changes in the climate, leaves of some plant species are getting narrower, a new study has revealed.

Nepal to step up efforts to protect rhinoceros

Last Updated: Friday, July 6, 2012, 10:56

Encouraged by the increase in one-horned rhino population in the country, Nepal has decided to step up collaborative efforts to protect the endangered species against poachers.

Hormones dictate when young seabirds fly the nest

Last Updated: Thursday, July 5, 2012, 16:32

Seabirds feed their young less as they reach an age to fly the nest, but it’s hormones that actually control when the chicks leave home, reveals a new research.

Pine needles fuel business for Himachal villagers

Last Updated: Thursday, July 5, 2012, 16:07

Pine needles, a major cause of forest fires in Himachal Pradesh, are now helping villagers earn money.

S Korea to hunt whales for `scientific` research

Last Updated: Thursday, July 5, 2012, 14:58

South Korea has made a proposal at the International Whaling Commission meeting in Panama city on Wednesday, to hunt whales for scientific research.

Why orangutans spend most of their lives in trees

Last Updated: Thursday, July 5, 2012, 14:12

Researchers used human street athletes as models for orangutans to measure the energy required to navigate a forest using different strategies and found it pays to stay up in the trees.

Warm-up exercise helps shrews survive icy waters

Last Updated: Thursday, July 5, 2012, 12:59

By doing an instant warm-up exercise before diving into cold water, world’s tiniest mammalian diver survive icy waters to catch its prey, say researchers.

12 bird species categorised as threatened in Goa

Last Updated: Thursday, July 5, 2012, 12:33

Twelve species of birds in Western Ghat`s region of Goa have been categorised as threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

`Western Ghats being handed over to mining barons`

Last Updated: Thursday, July 5, 2012, 10:30

A rampaging iron ore mining industry and colluding officials are behind the shocking exclusion of Goa`s forests from a cluster of 39 areas in the Western Ghats region.

Human waste to light up bio-toilets

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 4, 2012, 14:15

Methane gas generated from human waste could be used to light up bio-toilets developed by scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation.