Human history is filled with many wonders and ancient cave art is one of such wonders. However, a study has found that the world’s oldest cave art – including Indonesian rock art – is vanishing at an alarming rate due to climate change. A team
An enormous iceberg has calved from the western side of the Ronne Ice Shelf, which now lies in the Weddell sea in Antarctica, as reported by the European Space Agency (ESA). The iceberg looks like a giant iron board from the top and is estimated
Sunderlal Bahuguna aged 94, who died with COVID-19 on Thursday, was one of the pioneering leaders of the environmental movement in India. He is an irreplaceable gem for many different reasons. A Gandhian background, grounded culture and the down-to-earth lifestyle in Garhwal Himalayas made him
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
The Maldives is at the risk of disappearing by the end of this century if the world does not act quickly, according to the country’s environment minister, Aminath Shauna. Aminath stated that there is no higher ground for the country while it is at the
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
Rising temperatures are harmful to the inhabitants of land and water alike. With the oceans becoming warmer and more acidic, the world’s coral reefs are harmed by heat stress and severe bleaching. According to research, microbiome transplants can help coral reefs combat heat stress. Scientists
Germany’s glaciers are melting at a faster rate than expected and it is feared that Germany could lose its last ice sheets in just 10 years’ time, according to an alarming report. According to the findings, it is disturbing to see that we can now
The impact of climate change can be felt everywhere. Over the years many glaciers and snow covers have been melting. However, this melting of ice has also revealed some hidden relics of history. Recently, researchers have discovered the relics of World War I in the Italian
Amid the pandemic, the climate crisis may seem like a distant threat. But Harvard University researchers have warned that the melt of the Western Antarctica ice sheet could cause a global sea-level rise by 13 ft – a worse outcome as predicted by the scientists.