Decline of pollinators threatens food supply

Decline of pollinators threatens food supply: How does the IPBES define ‘ecosystem services’? They are the many benefits which society derives from nature. They include fresh water; fertile soil; wild plant resources such as foods, fibres, medici

Last week’s smog still in the air, and yet another fire at Deonar

Last week’s smog still in the air, and yet another fire at Deonar: Fire officials, however, said the blaze that broke out on Monday night was minor, resulting from last week’s fire, possibly fuelled by methane from garbage dump, rising temperature, and winds.“The are

Sun may produce devastating superflares, say scientists

Sun may produce devastating superflares, say scientists: The Sun is capable of producing monstrous eruptions or ‘superflares’ that can not only break down radio communication and power supplies, but also affect the Earth’s ability to support life, scientis

Alaska volcano ash cloud covers 400 miles; flights cancelled

Alaska volcano ash cloud covers 400 miles; flights cancelled: Pavlof Volcano, one of Alaska’s most active volcanoes, is 625 miles southwest of Anchorage on the Alaska Peninsula, the finger of land that sticks out from mainland Alaska toward the Aleutian Islands

ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE BY COAL POWER PLANTS IN SRILANKA! Prime Time News English TV1 9pm 26th March 2016 Clip 11

Scientists create bacterium with fewest number of genes

Scientists create bacterium with fewest number of genes: 42, according to The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, is the answer to the “ultimate question of Life, the Universe, and Everything” but a team of biologists has shown that a better answer, to the u

NANO TECHNOLOGY! Soon, clothes that can clean themselves with light!

Soon, clothes that can clean themselves with light: A spot of sunshine is all it could take to clean your clothes within minutes, as scientists, including those of Indian-origin, have developed a low-cost, efficient way to grow nanostructures on texti

அச்சத்தின் பிடியில் மஹிந்த! நீதித்துறைக்கு அச்சுறுத்தல்

அச்சத்தின் பிடியில் மஹிந்த! நீதித்துறைக்கு அச்சுறுத்தல்: சிறிலங்காவில் நீதித்துறைக்கு சவால் விடும் வகையில் முன்னாள் ஜனாதிபதி மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷவின் செயற்பாடு அமைந்துள்ளதாக குற்றம் சாட்டப்பட்

300-year-old maths theorem solved; Oxford professor wins top prize!

300-year-old maths theorem solved; Oxford professor wins top prize: An Oxford University professor has won a £500,000 prize for cracking a 300-year-old mystery mathematical theorem described as an “epochal moment” for academics.
Sir Andrew Wiles has been awarded th

Unusually widespread flooding across Louisiana, Mississippi

Unusually widespread flooding across Louisiana, Mississippi: “We lost everything,” Bruce said on Saturday. “I’ve got a book bag full of dirty clothes, and I was lucky to get that.” Bruce was among about 20 people in a Red Cross shelter in the Forrest County

Colombo should move faster on reconciliation: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Colombo should move faster on reconciliation: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: The next couple of months are going to be important for Sri Lanka as the government embarks on national consultations for the design of a “comprehensive transitional justice process” to implement “fu

The Boiling River (Teaser)

Who invented email: Ray Tomlinson or Shiva Ayyadurai?

Who invented email: Ray Tomlinson or Shiva Ayyadurai?: Yesterday, the internet was abuzz with the death of a certain Raymond ‘Ray’ Tomlinson, who major papers such as cited as the founder/inventor of email. Gmail, google’s electronic mail software, p

Kondane cave art depicts myth and daily life!

Kondane cave art depicts myth and daily life: A hunter stands poised with a bow and arrow. A barasingha (swamp deer) stands nearby. Then there are footprints, palm impressions and some trees. These were some of the depictions in the 40 rock pain

Major quake strikes southwest of Indonesia!

Major quake strikes southwest of Indonesia: Authorities lifted a tsunami warning for Indonesia's Sumatra island that was issued following a major earthquake off the western part of the island, TVRI said on Wednesday quoting an official with th