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The winter calving season for critically endangered right whales is ending without a single newborn being spotted off the southeast US coast. (Photo: AP)

No babies for endangered right whales this season

Researchers have recorded between one and 39 births each year since the flights began in 1989.

27 March 2018 11:35 AM IST

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Jacqueline Fernandez becomes recipient of PETA India's Digital...

Actor and animal rights proponent is being recognised for social media activism in lead-up to National Technology Day.

7 May 2018 2:20 PM IST

This not the first that a zoo orangutan has been caught sneaking a smoke in Indonesia (Photo: Facebook)

World's rarest ape on the edge of extinction

Fewer than 800 members of Tapanuli Orangutan survive and they are constantly under assault from man-made sources.

4 May 2018 4:48 PM IST

Railways will eventually extend the scheme to all trains in which meals are served, officials said. (Photo: Pixabay)

Eco-friendly plates to replace polymer ones on premium trains

The scheme was recently started on a trial basis on the Sealdah Rajdhani, where passengers were being served in plates...

3 May 2018 9:21 PM IST

In this June 1, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, as he heads to Camp David for the weekend. Lawyers for President Donald Trump and Summer Zervos, a former Apprentice contestant who sued the president for saying her sexual misconduct claims were lies, are scheduled to be in court Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

80,000 more deaths may be caused by environmental policy changes by...

Duo argue changing policies could cause respiratory problems for more than one million people over a decade, a lot of...

15 Jun 2018 1:42 PM IST

The research points to the need to set explicit CO2 concentration goals to limit the adverse effects of high-impact weather extremes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Rising carbon dioxide may increase dangerous weather extremes, says...

Study demonstrates higher atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations directly increase temperature and rainfall...

13 Jun 2018 9:58 PM IST

Overweight dogs were more likely to choose the higher-energy reward compared to dogs of an ideal weight, even when it meant ignoring directions given by a person. (Photo: Pixabay)

Obese dogs and humans have 'similar personalities'; crave same foods

Not only humans, obesity is now being considered to be the biggest threat to health and well-being of our pets.

13 Jun 2018 3:36 PM IST

They were disengaged and released in their habitats (Photo: YouTube)

3-foot-long snake takes on another serpent twice its size

Volunteers were advised to separate them as the trinket snake would have been unable to swallow the other.

11 Jun 2018 4:00 PM IST

NASA predicsts that as the immense iceberg now heads into warmer waters, it is likely to disappear. (Photo: Pixabay)

World's largest iceberg set to disappear after 18-year-long journey to...

The iceberg, which is larger than the island of Jamaica broke away from the main continent in March 2000.

9 Jun 2018 10:07 AM IST

The foundation says it will honor Kokos legacy with a sign language application featuring Koko for the benefit of gorillas and children, as well as other projects. (Photo: AP)

Farewell Koko: Gorilla who proved animals can talk to us, no more

Gorilla Foundation says Koko died in her sleep at foundation's preserve in California's Santa Cruz mountains on Tuesday.

22 Jun 2018 11:42 AM IST

Scientists from Hokkaido University demonstrated for the first time that horses integrate human facial expressions and voice tones to perceive human emotion

Horses can read human facial expressions

Studies show horses possess high communication capabilities and can read emotions of peers through facial expressions...

22 Jun 2018 8:45 AM IST

Born in 1956, she was noted by the Guinness Book of Records as being the oldest verified Sumatran orangutan in the world. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

World's oldest Sumatran orangutan dies aged 62

Puan -- Indonesian for "lady" -- died on Monday at Perth Zoo, where she had lived since being gifted by Malaysia in...

19 Jun 2018 10:19 AM IST