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5 Shocking Findings About Great Barrier Reef Report Revealed

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority ( GBRMPA) conducted an assessment after 2009. It has brought up some serious concerns regarding the future of coral reef.

Blame Poor Internet Connection on Shark Attacks on Undersea Web Cables

Discovery Channel's ‘Shark Week 2014’ Schedule: 13 Specials about Sharks Including Hammerheads, Zombie and Alien Sharks [WATCH VIDEOS]

Many Gmail and Facebook users have experienced problems logging on to their accounts over the weekend, probably caused by high Internet traffic on Saturdays and Sunday. However, one other possible cause behind the connectivity problems that netizens may have experienced are sharks biting underwater Internet cables, Google Product Manager Dan Belcher told Network World, a technology news site in the US. Google has footage showing the sharks chewing on the cables. A small bite by the deadly creat...

Justin Bieber Pays Germany €8,000 for Pet Monkey’s Care

Justin Bieber at Cinema Against AIDS 2014

Canadian pop star Justin Bieber not only won't get back his pet monkey, Mally. He also has to pay the German government €8,000 for the care of the animal now living at a zoo in North Germany.

Alarming Rise Of Mercury Level In Ocean Water

It has been observed that there is alarming rise in Mercury due to pollution which is affecting ocean water considerably.

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry boards a flight to Saudi Arabia at Queen Alia International Airport in the Jordanian capital Amman January 5, 2014.

World Needs to Do More to Protect Threatened Oceans: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry

The U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has asked people around the world to do more to protect the threatened oceans; otherwise, it will cause risk of life.

A dolphin struggles to lift its head out of the water along a steel bulkhead in the headwaters of the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York, January 25, 2013.

A Dead Two Headed Dolphin Found on Turkey Beach

A dead two headed dolphin was discovered on Turkey beach.

A worker takes radiation readings on the window of a bus at the screening point of the Tokyo Electric Power Company's (TEPCO) tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture in this June 12, 2013 file photo. Since March

South Korea Returns to Japan Scrap Metal Found with Traces of Radiation

South Korea has found that its imported scrap metals from Japan bore traces of radiation. It has announced it will return the items to Japan immediately.

Discovery Channel's ‘Shark Week 2014’ Schedule: 13 Specials about Sharks Including Hammerheads, Zombie and Alien Sharks [WATCH VIDEOS]

Find out more about these massive sea creatures that have scared and fascinated people for ages.

The MV Akademik Shokalskiy is pictured stranded in ice in Antarctica, December 29, 2013. Fog and heavy snow mean the 74 passengers on the Russian ship stranded in Antarctica for over a week are likely to ring in the New Year trapped in the ice, as a rescu

2010 Chile Earthquake Triggered Icequakes in Antarctica

2010 Chilean earthquake caused icequakes in Antarctica.

A surfer makes his way into the sea as tropical storm Neoguri approaches, at Shichirigahama beach in Kamakura, south of Tokyo July 11, 2014. Heavy rain battered a wide swathe of Japan on Thursday, sending rivers over their banks and setting off a landslid

Back to Vacation for Hawaii Tourists After Back-to-Back Tropical Storm Iselle & Hurricane Julio

Tourists on Hawaii are now back to enjoying their vacation after back-to-back Tropical Storm Iselle and Hurricane Julio have passed the island.

A damaged house is pictured in the San Marcos region, in the northwest of Guatemala, in this July 7, 2014 handout picture by Guatemala's municipal fire department. A strong earthquake shook the Guatemalan border with Mexico on Monday, killing at least fou

Northern Japan Hit by 6.1-Magnitude Earthquake, No Major Damage, No Tsunami Warning Issued

Japan got hit by a 6.0-magnitude earthquake on Sunday afternoon. No damage, only briefly disrupted transportation in the region.

An ice cream vendor cycles past a huge fallen tree after an onslaught of Typhoon Rammasun, (locally named Glenda) in Batangas city south of Manila, July 17, 2014.

Typhoon Halong: Kills 9, Evacuates 1 Million in Japan; Heads to Russia

At least nine people were killed and over one million others were forced to evacuate their homes after powerful Typhoon Halong blasted Japan over the weekend. The system is now on its way to Russia's Far East, expected to make landfall by Monday evening.

Vehicles drive through a flooded street after torrential rains hit several neighborhoods in Mexico City May 26, 2014. Hurricane Amanda, the first named storm of the Pacific season, moved on Monday losing strength against Mexico's Pacific coast and while s

Hawaii Prepares for Double Whammy Hurricanes Iselle & Julio; SEE LISTS of Flight Cancellations and Closed Attractions

Despite the first hurricane expected to hit Hawaii in 22 years weakening slightly, residents as well as tourists on the Big Island are leaving no stone unturned as they prepare for double whammy hurricanes Iselle and Julio.

An employee works next to hay coming out of a threshing machine during a harvest of wheat crop in 6 October village, in the Nile Delta province of Al-Baheira, northwest of Cairo May 22, 2014. Egypt, the world's biggest wheat importer, has bought around 3

El Niño Update: Event Fizzles, Chances Happening End of the Year Down 65% - U.S. Weather Service

The U.S. Climate Prediction Center has said the much anticipated El Niño weather phenomenon has fizzled out in the equatorial Pacific. The chances of it happening in the Northern Hemisphere during autumn and early winter had dropped to 65 per cent, from a previous 80 per cent.

A White Cayman is seen at the Manu National Park in Peru's southern Amazon region of Madre de Dios July 16, 2014.

Croc Belly Yields Human Remains, Possibly That of Missing 22-Year-Old Aussie Man from Melville Island

Local community members of the Tiwi Islands, located 126 kilometres northwest of Darwin in Australia, killed a 2-metre long crocodile on Wednesday afternoon based on the belief that the reptile was the one that ate a missing 22-year-old man from Melville Island.

Scientists and mission control workers check their monitors at the European Space Agency's (ESA) main control room in Darmstadt, August 6, 2014.

Spacecraft Rosetta Makes Historic Meeting With Comet 67P/CG After Decade Long Chase[Watch Video]

Spacecraft Rosetta Makes Historic Meeting with Comet 67P/CG After Decade Long Chase.

Aussie Croc Battles Bull Shark in Northern Territory

Passengers aboard the regular 11 am cruise were treated to a spectacular water animal battle on Tuesday, Aug 5, when notorious 5.5-metre Australian crocodile Brutus battled it out with a bull shark at the Adelaide River.

The eye of Hurricane Arthur is seen over the Atlantic in this photo from the International Space Station tweeted by European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst July 3, 2014. The first hurricane of the Atlantic season gained strength on Thursday as it

Global Storms: Japan Braces for Halong, Hawaii Prepares for 2 Storms

When it rains, it definitely does pour, at least for Hawaii which is advising its residents to brace for two storms next week. On the other end of the world, Japan is likewise being eyed by a monster typhoon.

American flag is seen blowing in wind as lightning brightens raindrops in the sky along Main Street in Port Washington, New York

Lightning Strikes 4 People in Toronto

Four people were rushed to a hospital in Toronto after they were struck by lightning while taking refuge from the rain under a tree.

Highly contaminated water leaked from a large storage tank is seen at the H6 area of the contaminated water storage tanks, at Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)'s tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture in this Februar

Fukushima’s Tepco to Fail Deadline of Clearing Radioactive Water – Report

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), operator of stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant, will be unable to comply with a deadline of clearing out radioactive water around the facility.

A combination photo shows local fruits in a market in Recife

‘Green Community’ Is Changing the U.S. Landscape

As the reality of climate change is felt across the globe with warmer weather, rising sea levels, and stronger weather disturbances, many communities in the U.S. are working together to create a "green community."

Strong Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Hits China; Kills Over 381, Injures Some 1,800; Vision Group Claimed to Have Predicted the Temblor Seven Days Ago

Over 381 people have died after a fatally strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck in south-west China at 08:30:13.50 UTC on Sunday.

A Solar Flare Bursts Off The Left Limb Of The Sun In This Image Captured By NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory

Changes in Global Vegetation to Be Tracked Through Two New Instruments: NASA

The changes in global vegetation will be tracked with two new instruments, whose proposals have been selected by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It will be done from the International Space Station.

People hold candles during Earth Hour after the lights were turned off in central Amman March 29, 2014.

NASA Scientists Advance Understanding of Climate Change With The Help Of IceCube

CubeSats, new satellite technology, will be used to test new weather-monitoring technology which could possible unlock secrets of climate change.

Fukushima Radiation Tests on Waters Along U.S. Coast Yield Negative Results

Tests looking for possible Fukushima radiation contamination on the waters along the U.S. coast continued to yield negative results, a group of scientists said on Tuesday. However, they warned low levels of radiation from the March 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan are still expected to reach the US shore.

A pair of Adelie penguins are pictured at Cape Denison, Commonwealth Bay, East Antarctica, in this December 28, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Pauline Askin/Files

Breaking Discovery: Industrial Pollution Reached South Pole by 19th Century

Industrial pollution had reached the South Pole 20 years before man had set foot on to it, confirmed a study on lead pollution over the southernmost continent in Earth.

People stand on the street after evacuating an apartment building after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake was felt in Mexico City, July 29, 2014. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit southwest of Juan Rodriguez Clara, in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz on Tuesda

6.3-magnitude Quakes Strikes Mexico, 1 Dead

At last one person has died when a 6.3-magnitude quake struck Mexico on Tuesday.

ACCC Targets Australian Companies Over Scrapped Carbon Tax; Orders Virgin, Qantas to Explain Why No Savings to Give Back to Consumers

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has started targeting companies now that the carbon tax has been scrapped. It has specifically ordered airline companies Qantas and Virgin to explain why they cannot pass on to travelers the supposed savings they generated from implementing the said tax.

A "No Swimming" sign is pictured at Myrtle Beach State Park in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Arthur, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina July 3, 2014. Arthur became the first hurricane of the 2014 Atlantic season on Thursday after sparkin

Turtles Break Record by Swimming Non-Stop for 4,000 Kilometres

A new study suggests that green sea turtles have created a scientific record by swimming the longest distance when considering marine animal migration.

People watch the cruise liner Costa Concordia moving anticlockwise during the refloat operation maneuvers at Giglio Island July 23, 2014. Maneuvers began early on Wednesday to remove the rusty hulk of the Costa Concordia cruise liner from the Italian isla

Luxury Cruise: A 'Once In A Lifetime' Trip To Experience Environment Devastation in the Arctic

Crystal Cruises, a luxury cruise operator, announced that it will offer an opportunity to take a trip to view the environmental devastation at the Arctic region and would set sail from Aug 16, 2016 to Sept 17, 2016.

Queensland Tiger Bites Handler on International Tiger Day

In what could be considered an irony, Juma, a tiger at the Queensland zoo bit the hand of its handler on Tuesday, which is International Tiger Day.

On Jan. 28, 2014, NASA's IRIS witnessed its strongest solar flare since it launched in the summer of 2013.

UK Converts Coal Plants Into Solar Cell Farms

The United Kingdom is giving green and renewable energy a bigger push by converting three former coal mining land into solar farms in the East Midlands.

A South Australian policeman offers a drink of water to a koala at the side of the road

Australia's Luckiest Koala: Hit by a Car and Hung On To It From Maryborough to Gympie

Timber Wolf, a male koala, being considered Australia's luckiest koala, was hit by a car on the Bruce Highway on July 25 and then hung on to the car grille for a span of 80 kilometres and survived.

Kelly Ann, an elephant from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus

Elephants More Sensitive to Smell Than Dogs

The largest living animal that walks the earth has also overtaken the dogs in the animal kingdom when it comes to olfactory capabilities. Elephants have been found to have 10,000 genes devoted to recognising odour, which is the largest ever to be discovered in the animal kingdom. That amount of genes that they posses with regard to smell is twice as that of dogs and five times more than that of humans.

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