Home » Lifestyle » Environment

Environment - Page 73

High winds and stormy winter seas could affect guillemots feeding patterns, experts said. (Photo: AFP)

Riddle of the dead guillemots

Dutch scientists probe the mass seabird death mystery.

7 Feb 2019 8:30 PM IST

A handout picture from 2016 released by ocean research institiute Nekton, shows a submersible craft working above the seabed off the coast of Bermuda. (Photo: AFP)

Into the unknown

An expedition recently launched to explore Indian Ocean's hidden depths and check oceanic health.

7 Feb 2019 4:22 PM IST

Further study is required to understand as to why these flying squirrels fluoresce. (Photo: Pixabay)

Fluorescent flying squirrels

Scientists discover flying squirrels that turn hot-pink under ultraviolet light.

6 Feb 2019 8:23 PM IST

One-third of Himalayan glaciers will melt by the end of the century due to climate change, threatening water sources for 1.9 billion people. (Photo: AP)

Himalayan glaciers in grave danger

A third of Himalayan glaciers can no longer be saved: Study.

6 Feb 2019 12:13 PM IST

The magnetic north pole is wandering about 34 miles (55 kilometers) a year and at the end of 2017 it crossed the international date line. (Photo: Pixabay)

Check your compass!

The magnetic north pole is on the move and so is the south, the latter moving far slower than the former.

5 Feb 2019 8:58 PM IST

Camel milk is considered to be the latest superfood by supermarkets in the US and the UK, as well as online retailers such as Amazon, also tapping into growing consumer interest. (Photo: AFP)

Camel milk to save camels

With their population decreasing, the new camel milk industry might just be the answer to their revival.

5 Feb 2019 7:13 PM IST

Team Red-Necked Falcon, location Manjira dam.

Birding all the way

Each year several volunteer birders cover the birding spots from early morning to evening and photograph them.

5 Feb 2019 12:03 AM IST

Rangers and volunteer docents will lead small groups of visitors to the edge of a parking lot so they can safely see the elephant seals and their newborn pups, said park spokesman John DellOsso. (Photo: AP)

US takeover of the 'seal' kind

Elephant seals and their pups occupy Drakes Beach, a popular beach in Northern California.

2 Feb 2019 6:27 PM IST

Girls play with live Teacup pigs, at the start of celebrations for the Lunar New Year, in Manila, Philippines. (Photo: AP)

Pigs become a pet peeve

Animal lovers are concerned about and fear for pet pigs this Lunar New Year.

2 Feb 2019 5:20 PM IST

Flower lovers thronged the Rabindra Kanan Park to witness the colourful exhibition. (Photo: Pixabay)

Floriculture flourishes in Tripura

Flower exhibition held in Tripura to revitalise floriculture.

1 Feb 2019 3:58 PM IST

Changing shark behaviour in the Mediterranean

Changing shark behaviour in the Mediterranean

Sharks drawn to warm waters by an Israeli coastal power plant.

31 Jan 2019 3:47 PM IST

Starting around 1960, ships began emitting underwater signals in a range of about 5 kilohertz (kHz) which is when the mass beaching of beaked whales began. (Photo: AFP)

Sonar fatal for whales

The Ocean's most accomplished deep-sea divers, the beaked whales wind up with nitrogen bubbles poisoning.

30 Jan 2019 6:45 PM IST