Drought Did not Wipe Out Mayans: Study
The study is of intense interest as the end of Mayan civilisation was linked to the possible apocalypse expected to hit the world by the end of 2012.
New Species of Moth Invades Vineyards in Italy
Researchers have discovered a new species of moth that has invaded vineyards across Northern Italy.
Google's 'Seaview': Underwater Project Lets you Explore Great Barrier Reef [PHOTOS]
Google's Seaview underwater project will get under way in September 2012. The search engine giant is set to embark on a new adventure project - capturing 360 degree underwater footage of Australia's Great Barrier Reef in partnership with insurance firm Catlin Group and non-profit Underwater Earth.
Global Warming may be Held back by Falling Cloud Levels
Researchers say height of Earth's cloud cover has dropped by 1% in decade and could cool planet.
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Legless Amphibians Found in India, Study
Previously unknown species of legless amphibian found buried deep underground in northeast India.
Monami Thakur Feb 22, 2012
Ancient Carbon Deposits Lead to Destruction of Glacial Ecosystem
Researchers from the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography have reported a renewed understanding of the Earth's ecosystem has been influenced by the Industrial Revolution.
Staff Reporter Feb 21, 2012
How Tigers Got Their Stripes
Researchers from King's College, London, have proven that tiger stripes are formed because of morphogens - a substance secreted by group of cells
Staff Reporter Feb 21, 2012
Russian Scientists Grow Plants from 30,000-yr-old Frozen Fruits
Russian scientists have grown plants from fruits that were stored by squirrels, in Siberian permafrost, more than 30,000 years ago.
Sangeetha Seshagiri Feb 21, 2012
Southeast England in Grip of Drought - Official
Environment secretary Caroline Spelman confirms areas facing worse water shortage for 35 years.
Ewan Palmer Feb 20, 2012
NASA Creates Unique Map Showing Height of Earth's Forests
A group of scientists from NASA and the University of Maryland have created a unique map that shows the heights of the Earth's forests.
Staff Reporter Feb 20, 2012
UK Must Not Lose Lead in Drive for Marine Renewable Energy
In order to ensure the country retains their global leadership on wave and tidal power, the UK government has been told, by its Members of Parliament on Sunday, they ought to have a more visionary approach.
Staff Reporter Feb 19, 2012
Honda Delivers Electric Vehicle to Google and Stanford for Tests [VIDEO]
Google and Stanford University have confirmed they are one of the first recipients of the 2013 Fit EV battery-electric vehicles from Honda. The vehicles have been given as part of the Honda Electric Vehicle Demonstration Program.
Staff Reporter Feb 18, 2012
Did Tasmanian Devil Cancer Originate from a Single Female?
Researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have discovered the root cause behind Tasmanian Devil cancer.
Akshaya B S Feb 18, 2012
Alcohol as Medicine? Learn from Fruit Flies [VIDEO]
Researchers from Emory University have discovered that fruit flies infected by parasites consume alcohol to self-medicate.
Akshaya B S Feb 17, 2012
Millions Urged to Save Water as UK Drought Looms
Heavy rainfall needed to prevent hosepipe ban from being imposed across country.
Ewan Palmer Feb 16, 2012
‘Welsh Stonehenge’ Halts Work on Windfarm
Rambler stumbled across 5,000-year-old monument on Carmarthenshire mountain.
Ewan Palmer Feb 16, 2012
World's Tiniest Chameleon Found; It is Smaller Than Your Fingernail [PHOTOS]
World's Tiniest Chameleon Found; It is Smaller Than Your Fingernail
Staff Reporter Feb 15, 2012
Zero-Emission Shuttle Service Arrives in London
Greentomatocars introduces electric vehicles to fleet to offer commuters environmentally-friendly alternative.
Sharon Green Feb 14, 2012
Earthquakes Hit California and Costa Rica; No Injuries or Damage Reported
Earthquakes Hit California and Costa Rica
Staff Reporter Feb 14, 2012
Earthquakes Can Shift Landmass; Study Measures Extent
Researchers from the University of California and NASA have discovered that earthquakes can bring about considerable changes in the landscape of affected regions.
Staff Reporter Feb 12, 2012
It's a Shark-Eat-Shark World! Australian Researchers Take First-Ever Photographs
Researchers from the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies have been witness to a rather unprecedented event - a shark eating another shark!
Staff Reporter Feb 12, 2012
Secrets Revealed: How Plants Protect Themselves from Sunburns
Have you ever wondered why it is we tend to tan so easily and are so prone to sunburn whereas plants never seem to mind?
Staff Reporter Feb 11, 2012
Mystery of the Zebra Strip Solved
Researchers from the Lund University in Sweden and the Eotvos University at Budapest in Hungary have discovered the reason behind why zebra got its stripe.
Staff Reporter Feb 10, 2012
Record Number of Shark Attacks in 2011
Alarming rise in shark attack fatalities as figure reaches 18-year high.
Sharon Green Feb 09, 2012
Oldest Living Thing: Seagrass and 5 Other Oldest Organisms [PHOTOS]
A group of Australian scientists claim to have found the oldest living organism on the planet.
Staff Reporter Feb 09, 2012
Global Warming Can Kill Snails
A team of researchers from South Australia's Flinders University have discovered that the threat of global warming could kill off snail populations in the world.
Staff Reporter Feb 09, 2012
Oldest Living Thing on Earth: Posidonia Oceanica is 100,000 Years Old
According to researchers from the University of Western Australia, they may just have discovered the oldest living thing on the planet - sea grass.
Staff Reporter Feb 09, 2012
Global Warming Melts Billions of Tons of Ice Annually (VIDEO)
Researchers from NASA and the University of Colorado Boulder have discovered that glaciers and ice caps are shedding 150 billion tons of ice annually because of global warming. They discovered this using Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites.
Staff Reporter Feb 09, 2012
Animals at the Dentist: Oral Health at the Zoo [SLIDESHOW]
Dental health is important for animals too - see this collection of photos of them visiting the dentist.
Sharon Green Feb 08, 2012
Invasion of Alien Ladybirds in Europe
Researchers from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in the UK and the Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) in Belgium have discovered a species of alien ladybirds that have invaded in Europe.
Staff Reporter Feb 08, 2012
Extinct Giant Crocodile May Have 'Wrestled' with Dinosaurs [VIDEO]
Researchers from the University of Missouri and Marshall University in Virginia, U.S., have discovered the fossil of a giant crocodile. They speculate the crocodile lived during the late Cretaceous period, which was approximately 95 million years ago.
Staff Reporter Feb 07, 2012
Prehistoric Crickets and Their Love Songs: Jurassic Serenades [VIDEO]
Scientists from the University of Bristol have discovered that crickets sang different love songs during the pre-historic age (approximately 165 million years ago), compared to the ones they chirp now.
Staff Reporter Feb 07, 2012
SeaWorld's Performing Killer Whales Named in Slavery Lawsuit
Peta takes marine park to court over constitutional rights of five orcas in unique legal case.
Jamie Lewis Feb 07, 2012
Otavia antiqua: World’s Oldest Animal Fossil Discovered
Scientists from the University of St Andrews in Scotland have discovered fossils of Otavia antiqua, the first animals that lived on Earth.
Akshaya B S Feb 07, 2012
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