To reduce the carbon emissions and toxic gas fumes in the environment, a gigantic underground ‘Water Battery’ plant has been set up in Valais, Switzerland. This megawatt (MW) Nant de Drance pumped storage power plant started operating in July after 14 years of complicated testing
Nicely set up between the three buildings at Texas A&M University’s Langford Architecture Center, this “living wall” is grabbing international attention since its installation in 2018. A previously-simple brick wall is now decked up with a stunning 10-feet-tall living wall that includes soil, an irrigation
Every day when one travels to work, goes grocery shopping, or any other place – one comes across at least a handful of vehicles spreading smoke billows from the exhaust pipe. Evidently, there’s no denying that vehicles are one of the biggest air pollution contributors.
The effects of plastic pollution on our seas and oceans, as well as marine life, are well known. Water creatures often mistake plastic for food, consequently, many die due to the other toxic impacts of plastic on their system. Recently, one such incident has been
Extinction drive is occurring rapidly in distinct bird species with rare physical traits, a study has discovered. While climatic changes are highly responsible for this phenomenon, bird extinction is also occurring due to poaching, deforestation, and illegal trade, etc. If this decline continues, there would
Orangutans are the largest tree-dwelling mammals and great apes boasting reddish hair and big brown eyes. They live in the rainforests of Sumatra and Borneo in Southeast Asia. They are also called our distant cousins, as orangutans share around 97 percent of the same DNA
While the zoologists are trying hard to conserve the beautiful Bengal tigers, good news has come from Cuba’s National Zoo in Havana. A rare endangered Bengal tiger cub was born at this zoo. The tiger cub was born after 20 years of breeding attempts –
The Arizona Humane Society successfully seized and saved 31 Chihuahuas from a home in Tempe. When rescuers visited the home, they found that over three dozen dogs were living in unsanitary conditions. The officials said that the dogs’ ages range from one week old to
The Thailand government has eased restrictions on cannabis, encouraging business interest in the drug with cannabis-infused desserts, bubble tea, toothpaste, soaps, and snacks. These products are allowed to contain cannabidiol which does not get consumers high. However, health officials say that they only want to
The world celebrates International Tiger Day annually on July 29 to raise awareness about the endangered species. The occasion was founded in 2010, at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in Russia, where the fact that 97 percent of the tiger population has disappeared was brought