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A North Atlantic right whale breaches the surface of Cape Cod bay off the coast of Plymouth, Massachusetts. (Photo: AP)

Lobster fishing endangers North Atlantic right whales

The US federal government is expected to release recommendations about protecting the vanishing North Atlantic right...

27 April 2019 12:47 PM IST

After two weeks of deliberations, a criminal court in Puyo, Ecuador, accepted a Waorani tribe bid for court protection in Pastaza province to stop an oil bidding process. (Photo: AFP)

Amazon tribe's first victory against oil companies

Waorani indigenous people from Ecuador succeed in preventing their land from being exploited for oil exploration by the...

27 April 2019 11:48 AM IST

Shirin Merchant

Nurturing furry friends

India's first dog trainer and canine behaviourist Shirin Merchant talks about her journey, her experiences and her...

27 April 2019 5:18 AM IST

Pallavi & Bindumalini

Remembering the female mystics of yore

The festival commences today and will pay homage to female mystics, right from Kashmir's Lal Ded to Andal in the South.

27 April 2019 5:09 AM IST

Notre-Dames grand organ will be cleaned of dust and will probably not have to be taken apart after the inferno that ravaged the Paris cathedral. (Photo: AFP)

Notre-Dame organ dusty but undamaged: Organist

The grand organ of Notre-Dame, dating back to 18th century, managed to escape the cathedral inferno without any serious...

26 April 2019 7:30 PM IST

Banner-wielding climate change activists want the politicians to prioritise tackling environmental change to save the planet from irreparable damage. (Photo: AFP)

Climate protests take over London's financial hub

Activists from Extinction Rebellion, an academic environmentalist group campaigned around the London Stock Exchange.

26 April 2019 6:33 PM IST

Ice is broken up by the passing of the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica as it sails through the Beaufort Sea off the coast of Alaska. (Photo: AP)

New hope for saving the Arctic

Trump administration revaluating its controversial offshore drilling plans after strong opposition from people and...

26 April 2019 3:01 PM IST

Native American dancers from the United States and Canada take part in the grand entry to the Gathering of Nations in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Photo: AP)

Native Americans bring their missing, murdered women into focus

The two-day 'powwow' in New Mexico is one of the largest annual gatherings of indigenous people in the United States.

26 April 2019 1:59 PM IST

In these spring ceremonies, male royals are expected to wear Western-style coats and the women full-length dresses. (Photo: AFP)

Sneak peek into enthronement ceremony of Japan

Pine room and a secret jewel: Japan abdication rituals.

26 April 2019 11:28 AM IST

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) used satellite imagery to study the behaviour of the Halley Bay colony in the Weddell Sea due south of Cape Hope. (Photo: AFP)

Climate change adversely affects penguins breeding

Antarctic penguins suffer 'catastrophic' breeding failure.

26 April 2019 10:40 AM IST

Small-scale commercial farming of cocoa, for example, can also lead to the clearing of forests. (Photo: AFP)

2018 reports massive forest destruction

Tropical forest the size of England destroyed in 2018: report.

26 April 2019 10:39 AM IST

This is a large family of plants that is hugely important in Traditional Chinese Medicine and flavourings. (Photo: ANI)

Medicinal formula of Chinese Skullcap revealed

The secrets of Chinese medicinal mint unlocked.

26 April 2019 10:38 AM IST