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Around 250 children participated in an event called Climategiri. It was a non-violent protest to make people aware of the dire situation that the earth is in today. (Photo: ANI)

Children convey hard-hitting message this World Environment Day

'Planet nahi toh future nahi': Children raise awareness this World Environment Day.

5 Jun 2019 4:09 PM IST

Diamonds are crystals of carbon that form beneath the Earths crust in very old parts of the mantle. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Ocean floor the new source for diamonds

Earth recycles ocean floor into diamonds, researchers discovered.

3 Jun 2019 11:29 AM IST

As climate change plays out and we see more frequent extreme weather and floods, how communities respond to those events may predict how resilient they become and how they will recover. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Find the major reason behind increasing rise in natural calamities

Impacts from weather calamities, flooding shape climate beliefs.

3 Jun 2019 9:58 AM IST

I am looking forward to working with him (Javadekar). I thank the Prime Minister for giving an opportunity to me, singer turned politician Babul Supriyo said. (Photo: ANI)

Prakash Javadekar takes charge as Environment Minister, Babul Supriyo...

Javadekar also holds the additional charge of Minister of Information and Broadcasting.

1 Jun 2019 1:16 PM IST

If youre using standard glass facades you need a lot of energy to cool them down, and using a lot of energy equates to a lot of carbon emissions. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Glass skyscrapers contribute to global climate crisis

While glad-fronted skyscrapers make for a spectacular skyline, they are equally bad for the enivornment.

30 July 2019 4:04 PM IST

On seven grasslands, they additionally studied the effect of temperature on the onset of flowering in the pasque flower. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Global warming adversely affecting plant-pollinator relationship

Studies show that climate change disrupting plant-pollinator relationship.

30 July 2019 10:03 AM IST

Researchers discovered a drastic drop in organic material preserved in sections of core samples from the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), a global warming event 55.5 million years ago thats considered the best analog for modern climate change. (Photo: ANI)

Global warming adversely affects soil quality

Scientists find clues on how soils may respond to climate change.

26 July 2019 10:07 AM IST

Water contamination can cause infections of the eye, skin and the gastrointestinal tract. (Photo: representational/Pixabay)

America's beaches are dirtier than ever before

Recent studies showed high levels of contamination in the beaches in the US.

25 July 2019 7:02 PM IST

When the nets are full of garbage, they are put in special garbage-collecting trucks. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Australia finds innovative way to stop plastic waste from entering...

Australian authorities found an innovative filtration system to keep the plastic away from the oceans.

25 July 2019 3:40 PM IST

This paper shows the truly stark difference between regional and localised changes in climate of the past and the truly global effect of anthropogenic (manmade) greenhouse emissions. (Photo: AFP)

Record breaking: World temperature rose faster in late 20th century

20th-century warming 'unmatched' in 2,000 years.

25 July 2019 9:43 AM IST

Loss of species and climate change are the two great challenges facing humanity this century. (Photo: Represenatational/Pixabay)

IUCN releases updated Red List of endangered species

The Red List reveals the extent of wildlife and nature destruction caused by humans.

19 July 2019 7:11 PM IST

This image provided by the Sharma Centre for Heritage Education, India in January 2018 shows a sample of artifacts from the Middle Palaeolithic era found at the Attirampakkam archaeological site in southern India. The discovery of stone tools at the site shows a style that has been associated elsewhere with our species. They were fashioned from 385,000 years ago to 172,000 years ago, showing evidence of continuity and development over that time. (Photo: AP)

Changes in Stone tools used by Mesolithic hunter-gatherers linked to...

A team of researchers examined microliths small stone arrowheads/barbs used in hunting.

19 July 2019 3:21 PM IST