Sea bird’s deep diving feat stuns researchers
August 1st, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS) An imperial cormorant dived 150 feet deep into the ocean within 40 seconds, looking for prey on its floor where it eventually caught a snakelike fish, ... Read more...
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Cuban publishes book on history of ballet
February 22nd, 2012 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Feb 22 (IANS) A fascinating encyclopaedia on the history of ballet in the island nation of Cuba, from its first traces in the 18th century till date, has been ... Read more...
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World’s biggest trees face dire future
February 9th, 2012 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 9 (IANS) The world's biggest and most magnificent trees face a dire future - thanks to logging, deforestation, pest invasions and effects of climate change.William Laurance, professor at ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Tribe fights rainforest destruction with blockade
July 8th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 8 (ANI): Members of the Penan tribe have mounted the blockade in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, to stop the destruction of the forests they depend on for their survival.Malaysian timber company ... Read more...
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CO2 emissions from deforestation in the Amazon on the rise
July 30th, 2009 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 30 (ANI): A new study has suggested that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from deforestation in the Amazon are increasing as loggers and land developers move deeper into dense regions of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Deforestation causes ‘boom-and-bust’ development in Amazon
June 12th, 2009 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 12 (ANI): A new research has suggested that clearing the Amazon rainforest increases Brazilian communities' wealth and quality of life, but these improvements are short-lived, and the situation results to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Oil prospectors corner Peru’s last indigenous people
March 24th, 2008 - 9:27 am ICT by admin
By Julia Ohlendorf
Buenos Aires/Lima, March 24 (DPA) Though celebrities around the world play at roughing it in the jungle, in Peru it's not just a game for those living isolated from the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Indian tiger faces extinction because of dwindling numbers
March 12th, 2008 - 12:58 pm ICT by admin
London, March 12 (ANI): A top WWF (Worldwide Fund for Nature) official in India has said that tiger populations in the country has drastically gone down from 40,000 at the beginning of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
15 Indians shot dead in Amazon jungle
February 14th, 2008 - 1:36 pm ICT by admin
Ecuador, Feb 14 (ANI): At least fifteen Huaorani Indians who were living in voluntary isolation in Ecuador's largest nature reserve were shot dead by loggers, according to Huaorani Nationality Organization of Ecuador. ... Read more...
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Here’s how pigeons find their way home
November 14th, 2007 - 10:21 am ICT by admin
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