The oceans are gradually getting asphyxiated. That’s what a new study that studied the rising levels of CO2 in our oceans claims. As the level of the greenhouse gases increase, it is also choking the breath of living organisms which makes up the marine ecosystem. In brief, the oceans are running out of air. Lead-author [...]

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Carefully manicured lawns still remain a status symbol of sorts. A well nurtured front lawn makes a home look almost picture perfect. But behind the fresh green, the story is of inorganic chemicals, pesticides, and flagrant usage of water that should be an environmental taboo. Only it’s not as lawns continue to sprout. Julian Agyeman, [...]

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What would have Jacques Cousteau thought of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill? He would have been deeply heartbroken seeing the state of his beloved oceans. Whatever the modern generation knows of the deep can be credited to one man and his undying spirit to chronicle the treasures of life in the seas that make [...]

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It is an ecological experiment that’s worthy by the nature of its initiative. The subject of the experiment is one of the oldest living species of fish we know – the wild Kootenai River white sturgeon. The sturgeon species has lived and thrived since the age of the dinosaur and even till the age of [...]

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Historical data is creating a bit of a quandary for people working to recue birds caught in the BP oil spill. Past studies suggest that oil drenched birds have a high death rate. Rescuing birds and cleaning off the oil from their bodies only serves to keep them alive temporarily. Released into the wild these [...]

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With rising fuel costs, a new hybrid vehicles market will open up that will belong to trucks. Not the mega-ton behemoths we see on the highways, but there smaller variants. Highly fuel efficient, optimally sized hybrid powered trucks could take over a lot of fleet duties in the coming years.

Analysts say that global market [...]

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The real cost or benefit that a healthy ecosystem provides is only felt once it’s lost. It is unfortunate that we have wasted free natural resources in the name of development. Except for some sporadic efforts, we have hardly tried to recover it back.

But what is the true cost of a lost natural resource? [...]

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A change in the way we eat could be the first tiny but significant step to reduce many of the environmental ills plaguing us. A U.N sponsored study advocates vegetarianism and cutbacks on use of fossil fuels to fuel green change.

The findings of the 112 page report by the International Panel for Sustainable Resource [...]

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Let’s hope Nissan can build upon the euphoria of the pre-release over the Nissan Leaf. The Nissan Leaf is an electric vehicle (EV) with a four door hatchback configuration. The car is expected to hit the roads in the United States and Japan by the year end. Reports say that the company had already received [...]

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In a layman’s eyes, a termite is not among nature’s heroes. The creature is so small that it slips under the radar and you won’t find it in Nature’s Hall of Infamy. But if its role in building up the African Savannah is an indication, it’s time to induct it among the heroes. Let’s call [...]

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