The Northern Lights also commonly known as the Aurora Borealis is a display of natural and beautiful lights across the dark sky. Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei named this phenomenon of dancing wave light as “Aurora Borealis” after the name of a Roman goddess of the Dawn
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
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
Over the years, rising global temperatures and atmospheric pollution have damaged the ozone layer that protects the earth from the ultraviolet radiation of the sun. However, from depletion to gradual repair, it is now on track to recovery. Recovering the ozone layer reduces the amount
Melting ice within permafrost on the Siberian Arctic is uncovering many prehistoric secrets buried beneath thousand years old ice, including parts of mammoth tusk, woolly rhinoceros bone and perfectly preserved lion cub. Record-breaking heatwaves have increased the melting of Siberian permafrost, releasing methane and uncovering
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,
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,
SkyCool Systems is a company started by professors at renowned universities, who have developed a new technology to reduce the need for electric-powered air conditioning to offer green solutions. The company has installed a multi-layered but thin film of hafnium dioxide, silica and other materials
In 2019, the Indian government decided to ban some single-use plastic items from October 2, on the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The ban was to enforce on plastic bags, cups, plates, straws, small bottles and certain types of sachets in the most polluted