Sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) has been declared critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. It is the only species of its genus and is one of the world’s largest sea stars. Since 2013 this species has lost more
Countries with a high risk of the climate crisis are impacting around half of the world’s 2.2 billion children, says a report from United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Around 33 countries including four South Asian countries were classified as extremely high-risk countries for the approximately
Greenland has experienced rainfall on the top of its highest point on the ice sheet for the first time in recorded history. This is a tell-tale indication of the exponentially growing threat of climate crisis all around the globe. Scientists at the US National Science
A raging blaze in the countryside behind Saint-Tropez is France’s biggest wildfire of the summer. Flames have ripped through the arid Plaine de Maine nature reserve towards the glitzy Riviera resort of Saint-Tropez. The flames have already burned 7,100 hectares of forest. Meanwhile, rescuers race
Mean Metal Motors (MMM) has created the Azani that happens to be India’s first hypercar. It will be able to sprint from zero to 100 kmph, and that too in less than two seconds. The Azani claims a 350 kmph high speed with 700 km
In this world of carbon emissions from fossil fuel consumption, electric vehicles have become a staple of sustainability. Working toward the same goal, a sustainable woodworker, Evie Bee created a wooden electric bike, christened Electraply. Evie was motivated to continue the Electraply project because she
The decline in pollinator populations has attracted global attention and raised concerns over the environmental impact of this decline. Scientists have prepared a Global Risk Index to determine the dangers to pollinator species and how it will affect the entire ecosystem. The new index, which
Over the years, rising global temperatures and atmospheric pollution have damaged the ozone layer that protects the earth from the ultraviolet radiation of the sun. However, from depletion to gradual repair, it is now on track to recovery. Recovering the ozone layer reduces the amount
Amidst the rapidly changing climate and habitat loss, the population of White-Bellied Heron is excessively depleting, scientists have stated. This alteration is making these birds live on their own, isolated deep inside forests, further dragging this critically endangered bird towards extinction. The bird is mostly
With rapidly changing climatic conditions, many wildlife species are threatened with extinction. 98 percent of Emperor Penguin colonies could be pushed to the brink of extinction by 2100 if humankind fails to take urgent actions to halt climate change, a study has revealed. Published in