A wildfire in Greece is ravaging homes and sending plumes of smoke over Athens for a second day as firefighters struggle to control the blaze. Raging west of Athens, the wildfire has destroyed over 20 square kilometers of forest. Greek authorities have ordered the evacuation
With the second wave of the coronavirus hitting the country, most of India is under lockdown once again. The lockdown has evidently reduced the pollution like last year, making the snow-capped Himalayas are visible from Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur for the second year in a row.
Shifting snow patterns are making parts of the Greenland ice sheets warmer and darker, according to new research. The decline in the amount of fresh, light-colored snow exposes older, darker snow on the surface of the ice sheet. The consequential decline in reflectivity, known as
Leonardo DiCaprio has announced a $43 million pledge for species conservation in the Galapagos Islands. It comes as a welcoming move amid climate change and collapsing ecosystems. The initiative has been started in partnership with Re:wild, an organization founded by a group of renowned conservation
From high mountains to deep seas, plastic has created tons of problems for the planet and all of its inhabitants. While governments have banned single-use plastic to reduce plastic pollution, creating sustainable, eco-friendly alternatives to replace the non-biodegradable material is crucial. To this cause, AirX
Cyclone Tauktae has weakened on Tuesday after making landfall in Gujarat on Monday. The intensity of the cyclone is expected to reduce further in the next few hours. Around 200,000 people were evacuated to safety from their homes in the Indian state of Gujarat as the
The US National Park Service (NPS) has requested volunteers to help with bison overpopulation to which over 45,000 people have applied to kill bison in the Grand Canyon. The famous national park in Arizona is looking for 12 skilled volunteers to control the herd, which
The arrival of the Arctic tern bird is considered the harbinger of spring in northern Europe. However, experts fear that climate change-induced warming of the oceans in nesting grounds of Arctic tern bird in the northern Atlantic threatens its existence. These migratory birds spend most
While turtles are usually found in the ocean, various volunteers discovered over 800 baby turtles in a storm drain near the New Jersey shore. Over the past few days, volunteers have saved hundreds of baby terrapin turtles from drains across several oceanside communities. Apparently, these
Each member of Animal Kingdom is majestic, and what’s even more beautiful is the love among them. Be it birds or insects, mammals or reptiles, everyone shares a special bond with certain members of their species. Wildlife photography brings such special bonds to light, exhibiting