Gold mining in the Amazon rainforest has always been a huge environmental issue. Earlier this year, NASA captured a photo of gold mining which appeared as if rivers of gold were running through the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. Given the vulnerable state of this biodiversity-rich rainforest,
Veganism has gained immense popularity in the past few years. Vegan options for a green lifestyle have attracted plenty of people and many firms are trying to invent more such options. After realizing the impact of livestock farming, a French couple decided to establish the
With dramatic changes in temperatures in the past month, the entire of North America has been going through a destructive series of wildfires. In the US state of Oregon, the country’s largest active wildfire, the Bootleg Fire has burned through over 340,000 acres of forests
The oceans have been left a bit unexplored – compared to the surface of Mars and the moon! If the water is drained from the oceans, it would reveal the mostly unknown volcanic landscape that sustains beneath the ocean water. In fact, the majority of
The world experiences damaging flooding every year during the monsoon season. This year too, at least 190 people have died, while hundreds more remain missing after catastrophic flooding hit a large part of Western Europe. Tens of thousands of people are unable to return to
The Royal Observatory Greenwich has released images from finalists for its edition of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition for 2021. Dubbed as the largest astrophotography contest, it exhibits brilliant space photography from across the world. Organized by the Royal Observatory Greenwich in association
Lightning strikes have killed nearly 147 people in just ten days in Bihar, leading to a surge in deaths from climate change-fueled lightning strikes. It is reported that climate change has sparked more lightning strikes across the world in the past decade or so. In
High-tide flooding is a phenomenon quite often experienced by the inhabitants of many cities on the US Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Also known as nuisance floods or sunny day floods, high-tide floods are likely to increase in the US by mid-2030s, partially due to a
NTPC is India’s largest energy company that aims to accelerate power development in the nation. A Centre-owned electric utility company, NTPC is going to build India’s largest solar park of 4.75 gigawatts (GW) at Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. The solar park will also generate
We have seen animals rocking to musical tunes, but have you ever seen an animal playing a musical instrument? Well, chances are slim. Named ‘Drumming Duck’ Ben Afquack is an adorably talented duck who plays drums. Yes, you heard that right! This feathered pet has