Sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) has been declared critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. It is the only species of its genus and is one of the world’s largest sea stars. Since 2013 this species has lost more
Countries with a high risk of the climate crisis are impacting around half of the world’s 2.2 billion children, says a report from United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Around 33 countries including four South Asian countries were classified as extremely high-risk countries for the approximately
Greenland has experienced rainfall on the top of its highest point on the ice sheet for the first time in recorded history. This is a tell-tale indication of the exponentially growing threat of climate crisis all around the globe. Scientists at the US National Science
Mean Metal Motors (MMM) has created the Azani that happens to be India’s first hypercar. It will be able to sprint from zero to 100 kmph, and that too in less than two seconds. The Azani claims a 350 kmph high speed with 700 km
In this world of carbon emissions from fossil fuel consumption, electric vehicles have become a staple of sustainability. Working toward the same goal, a sustainable woodworker, Evie Bee created a wooden electric bike, christened Electraply. Evie was motivated to continue the Electraply project because she
The decline in pollinator populations has attracted global attention and raised concerns over the environmental impact of this decline. Scientists have prepared a Global Risk Index to determine the dangers to pollinator species and how it will affect the entire ecosystem. The new index, which
Amidst the rapidly changing climate and habitat loss, the population of White-Bellied Heron is excessively depleting, scientists have stated. This alteration is making these birds live on their own, isolated deep inside forests, further dragging this critically endangered bird towards extinction. The bird is mostly
With so many environmental crisis going on in recent times, 73 percent representatives of G20 nations felt the urgent need for prioritizing the environment over the economy. Only in India, there was 50 percent approval for considering the economy first. According to a global survey,
Caltech’s Space Solar Power Project (SSPP) is being developed and it has been claimed that it could power our entire planet. The project would collect solar power in space, transmitting the energy wirelessly to earth through microwaves, which would enable terrestrial power availability unaffected by
A warming bias was observed over the past 66 million years that may come back if the ice sheets vanish. It might return if global warming keeps increasing at the current rate which are ominous signs for the planet. In recent years the prolonged wildfires,