Climate change is a greater concern for the inhabitants of this planet than we realize. ‘Climate breakdown’ affects most animals in the wild and humans who have an insignificant contribution to the changing environmental landscape: these are ones suffering consequences of ‘industrial world ways.’ Forest
I noticed two things in the video of a rhino being hit by a truck in Kaziranga, Assam. While the incident was unfortunate, the truck was going on a road that was constructed for transportation and the poor animal was trying to traverse its fragmented
Climate change-triggered forest fires are wreaking havoc across the world, from California and Chile to Spain and France, fires are everywhere. However, there have been instances of arson creating infernos that devoured forests and natural heritage in the blink of an eye. In Chile, a
Once a place becomes a tourist attraction, it has to inevitably face a manmade crisis: vehicular pollution. For instance, some of the planet’s most popular cities are being choked by cars with continuity of emissions, making them quite unpleasant for people. Cities like London, Paris
There is World Elephant Day and World Lion Day, but not every animal on the planet gets a day to its name to celebrate its uniqueness and role in the ecosystem. However, World Animal Day is observed to address the plight of all animals –
Days after Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida on September 28 and carved a path of destruction from there to Virginia and the Carolinas. This powerful Category 4 storm is said to be the worst hurricane in Florida’s history. With maximum sustained winds of 150
In its 18th edition, the Scuba Diving Through Your Lens Underwater Photo Contest 2022 has brought the world’s finest underwater imagery. This time around, almost 2,600 entries were submitted across four simple categories: Behavior, Wide-Angle, Compact Camera, and Macro. This year’s photography contest, presented by
Global warming has caused several acidification events in the world’s oceans. The oceanic waters have been becoming more acidic and killing marine life. A new study has discovered that acidification in the western Arctic Ocean is happening at a rate three to four times higher
The idea of living sustainably has gained immense popularity in recent years, but whether people grasp the complexity of the idea is a topic for debate. Numerous brands are working to lessen their carbon emissions and make their products eco-friendly with promises to help the
Plastic is ubiquitous in modern life and human life so dependent on this non-degradable material that it is nearly impossible to shake it off. Keeping that in mind, scientists have been working toward creating eco-friendly and biodegradable plastic alternatives. Researchers at British Columbia University (UBC)