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September 2013

September 27, 2013

A New Island appears off the coast of Balochistan after the Quake

This Tuesday, a rather interesting thing happened after a very sad event. Pakistan's Balochistan area...

April 2013

April 17, 2013

Water is NOT a Human Right (and other Outrageous nonsense) from Nestlé Chairman

There are a lot of nuts in the world out there, but this guy certainly...

April 16, 2013

Antarctica Melting 10 times faster than 600 years back

Scientists have found that Summer ice is melting 10 times faster in the Antarctic than...

April 07, 2013

Use of Antibiotics in US meat production is breeding “Superbugs” and deadly infections

The use of anti-biotics in the meat production and the farms in general is at...

April 04, 2013

India heading to a massive water disaster!

India has 18% of the world's population, 2.6% of landmass and 4% of renewable water...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

The Water Rich vs the Water Poor: Inequalities of Water usage and Availability (Infographic)

Did you know that a 5 minute shower of a person in a developed world...

March 11, 2013

Unprecedented Global Warming: Took 4000 years for 1.25 degrees rise in temp; and just ONE generation in Industrial era

A new study lays to rest the nonsense that the right-wingers in US keep harping...

March 11, 2013

Rs 6500 crores spent in last 19 years and Yamuna is dirtier than before; getting worse!!

In the last 19 years, Rs 6500 crores have been spent to clean the River...

March 06, 2013

How one man in Assam single-handedly planted an entire forest in 30 years!

Sometimes, one man can change the world. Through small but consistent effort. The story of...

March 05, 2013

80% of India’s 40,000 million tons of UNTREATED Sewage flows into the rivers DAILY!

India's rivers are a mess. They have become sewages for most of their stretch now....

February 2013

February 18, 2013

Russian Meteor weighed 10,000 tons and released energy equal to 30 Hiroshima Atomic Bombs!

Remember the meteor over Russia that exploded? It was a once in a century event. ...

February 16, 2013

Global Overfishing Crisis: Humanity is looking at the End of Fishes and the Oceans in 38 years

Over-fishing and the death of the Oceans is now a thinkable reality, that may happen...

February 15, 2013

Meteorite Explosion lets off a deafening shock waves and hurls debris in Urals, Russia

People in Russia saw the heavens send shower of blazing rocks. It saw a meteor...

February 10, 2013

Sikkim’s Glacier lakes with billions of liters of water are a ticking time bomb!

A devastating flood disaster is waiting to happen in Sikkim! If only one will awaken...

February 10, 2013

Chito and Pocho: How a Costa Rican man has a Crocodile as his best friend

Amazing story of love and friendship across species. Deep in the Costa Rican jungle, a...

January 2013

January 25, 2013

San Francisco on way to become a “Zero Waste City”

Some stories make your day! This is one such. San Francisco is trying to become...

January 16, 2013

Man who creates Clouds Indoors

Berndnaut Smilde is a Dutch artist, who is literally generating a storm of attention with his...

January 16, 2013

Beijing’s Pollution “Airpocalypse”: Before and After Space Pictures

There is a strong advisory in Beijing for Pollution that exceeds all dangerous levels. People...

January 11, 2013

India signing deal with Areva to set up Nuclear Reactor near Mumbai despite issues

India is working with a French company to set up a Nuclear Power reactor. India...

January 10, 2013

Micro-climates in Large Indian Urban Cities Contribute significantly to higher temperatures

Large Indian cities - specifically Delhi and Mumbai - are adding significantly to the climate...

January 02, 2013

Earth was closest to Sun today this year; notwithstanding the cold weather around the world!

Today, (Jan 2) Earth is closest to the Sun for this year (2013). This point...

December 2012

December 31, 2012

Fisherman catches a Shark being eaten by another Shark (amazing pic)

In an amazing shot a fisherman from New Zealand caught a shark (School Shark) being...

December 24, 2012

One-celled “Slime” Organism which build networks as efficient as ones built by best human engineers!

We think we are the greatest thing on this planet. Which translates into most intelligent...

December 22, 2012

How generations of Indian Tribals build “Living Bridges” across rivers from live trees lasting centuries

Meghalaya is a state which has the highest amount of rainfall in the world. Cherrapunji...

December 12, 2012

Herbal Extract – an ancient dye – powers new Lithium-ion Battery

In an interesting finding, an Indian origin researcher, Arava Leela Mohana Reddy, at Houston's Rice...

December 10, 2012

Capitalism and limits to growth and well being: Is it a Self Destroying mechanism?

Two new books have come which discuss the culture of growth and consumption in the...

December 09, 2012

Face-off between a Lion and a Crocodile (Video)

In a very interesting video shot on a riverside, we see a face off between...

December 08, 2012

How acidification of Oceans is transforming marine ecosystems and destroying oysters and other shellfish in the U.S

[soundcloud url="" params="" width=" 100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] The world's oceans are absorbing carbon dioxide...

December 07, 2012

Even Chimps and Orangutans go through Mid-life crisis!

We all go through mid-life crisis everywhere. Sometimes, this issue takes a deadly form and...

December 07, 2012

Time lapse video of Spider Making his Web

Beautiful time lapse video of how a spider weaves his web.