Even as we humans keep polluting the world, nature somehow keeps finding a way to help rectify our mistakes. First, there is the molecule that helps reduce global warming. Now, ...

While destruction of rainforests is causing concern in many parts of the world, nowhere is it worse than in the Amazon. Often referred to as the 'lungs of the planet' the 1.2 bi...

For the last two and a half years, 15 scientists have been scouring the oceans in search of some of earth's smallest but most important organisms - Plankton. The exhaustive rese...

Though these fuzzy cinnamon colored chicks may resemble their ordinary cousins, they are actually one of the world's most endangered species of ducks - The Madagascar Pochard. T...

Every year around this time, earthlings are treated to a spectacular meteor shower that is like none other - This year is no exception and for those willing to get up in the wee...

A team of scientists led by Martin Conner from Canada's Athabasca University have finally spotted what has been eluding scientists for centuries - Earth's very own 'Trojan' aste...

On Monday, January 23rd, a pilot flying over New Zealand saw what is unfortunately starting to become a common sight - A large pod of stranded whales struggling to survive, at t...

Green leaves are amongst the cheapest and most efficient creators of energy. In the presence of sunlight they are able to transform carbon dioxide and water into glucose - A pro...

A team of conservationists led by the staff at the Russian branch of Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust and Birds (WWT), has just launched a last-minute attempt to save one of the worl...

In the last few years living roofs, have been sprouting up all across the Now architects and farmers are taking the concept one step further, by turning them into urban farms -...