UK team germinates critically endangered Japanese birch

UK scientists have successfully germinated seeds from the critically endangered Japanese Birch, a species that has just 21 known trees remaining.
30 September 2015, 11:30 AM

New Zealand to create massive marine sanctuary

New Zealand unveiled plans to create a South Pacific marine sanctuary the size of France, saying it would protect one of the world's most pristine ocean environments.
29 September 2015, 05:27 AM

Country’s first butterfly park in Chittagong (video)

The beauty of a colourful butterfly captivates us instantly, making us wonder where they get their beautiful wings from. Surely this sight of a shimmering butterfly inspired the National poet Kazi Nazrul Islam to write his popular song ‘Projapoti’ (Butterfly).
28 September 2015, 08:29 AM

Global warming: Are trees going on strike?

Trees, crucial absorbers of climate-harming carbon dioxide gas, may finally be balking at an ever-earlier spring season brought on by global warming, researchers have said.
25 September 2015, 07:14 AM

High risk for buildings built with high-weight bricks: Expert

The buildings constructed with high-weight bricks are highly vulnerable to earthquake, says a seismic expert here on Sunday.
20 September 2015, 13:41 PM

Poof! Lake disappears into underwater Lava tube (video)

The Lost Lake drains into a mysterious lava tube in the Central Oregon Cascades every year and this phenomenon is caught on camera.
20 September 2015, 06:06 AM

Is this giant Wolffish a result of Fukushima nuclear disaster?

A Japanese fisherman has reeled in a huge wolfish and it is raising concerns about the effects that the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011 has had on the environment, reports Yahoo News.
18 September 2015, 06:47 AM

South Asian rights body calls for halt to Rampal plant

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional human rights group, calls for suspension of Rampal plant’s construction in the Sundarbans and urged for an impartial impact assessment.
17 September 2015, 13:57 PM

Indonesia arrests executives of 'haze-causing companies'

In a rare crackdown, Indonesia has arrested executives from seven companies accused of contributing to a pollution-filled haze in the region.
17 September 2015, 06:13 AM

Marine population halved since 1970: Report

Populations of marine mammals, birds, fish and reptiles have declined by 49% since 1970, a report says.
16 September 2015, 08:28 AM

US Navy limits 'whale-harming' sonar in Pacific

The US Navy agrees to limit its use of sonar that may inadvertently harm whales and dolphins in waters near Hawaii and California.
15 September 2015, 05:51 AM

Sheikh Hasina bestowed with UN’s Champions of the Earth Award

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won the ‘Champions of the Earth’ award of United Nations.
14 September 2015, 05:30 AM

UN report: 'Decisive year' for world's forestry

The world's forests face a "decisive year" as nations prepare to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals and gather for key climate talks, a UN report says.
7 September 2015, 14:13 PM

Earth's trees number '3 trillion'

There are just over three trillion trees on Earth, according to a new assessment.
3 September 2015, 05:26 AM

Fish, snake caught mid-battle by Australian fisherman

An Australian spear fisherman has captured a bizarre battle between what appears to be one of the world's most venomous fish and a deadly snake.
1 September 2015, 08:05 AM

How birds see straight (video)

Swans beat their wings five times per second, and yet their heads stay remarkably still. How is this possible?
29 August 2015, 04:52 AM

The unlikeliest of friendships!

The female grey wolf and male brown were spotted every night for ten days straight, spending several hours together between 8pm and 4am.
25 August 2015, 08:17 AM

Carbon credits like ‘printing money’

The vast majority of carbon credits generated by Russia and Ukraine did not represent cuts in emissions, according to a new study.
25 August 2015, 07:04 AM

Greenland's Jakobshavn Glacier sheds big ice chunk

Scientists are studying a big mass of ice that has broken off the Jakobshavn Glacier in Greenland.
24 August 2015, 15:30 PM

30 whales mysteriously die in Alaska

Thirty large whales have died in the western Gulf of Alaska since May, an unusually high number for the region, and scientists aren't sure what's causing the die-off.
23 August 2015, 09:37 AM