ENVIRONMENT

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.

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.

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.

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.

Birds possess a high intellectual dexterity than known before. The study aimed at discovering the casual cognition of the bird with the use of a water displacement paradigm. Lead author Logan said that the study discovered and demonstrated the crows' ability to differentiate between varying volumes of water, a test that 7 to 10 year olds passed successfully. She said, "We provide the strongest evidence so far that the birds attend to cause-and-effect relationships by choosing options that ...

Sandstone landmark shapes, such as those found in the Arches National Park in eastern Utah, U.S., are products made no less than by Mother Nature itself and not by some medieval or first human settler. Mother Nature's secret? Gravity.

Drivers are always warned to stay alert; even a brief diversion in focus can lead to mishaps and long drives can be strenuous at times. But now you don't have to worry about dozing off while driving, the new smart car seats will alert you when you do. The researchers at the Nottingham Trent University, UK have developed a car seat which can detect when a driver is feeling drowsy and alert him immediately.

A new study by the researchers at the University of East Anglia has found that for life to evolve on other planets oceans were extremely essential. The research paper, The Importance of Planetary Rotation Period for Ocean Heat Transport, was published in the journal Astrobiology. It looked into the ocean's role in making the planet's climate stable and favourable, moderating climate in Earth-like planets.

Sam Van Aken, art professor from Syracuse University, has grown a unique tree that produces forty varieties of stone fruit.

Rainforest Connection - a California-based platform created a way to protect the rainforest and stop illegal logging by the use of smartphones. Old smartphones are being wrapped into a waterproof casing powered by solar energy and are being mounted on a hidden spot on the trees where it is hard to see them.

Japan's highest peak Mount Fuji has been placed by a team of researchers in a "critical state" to erupt, spurred by the pressure built underneath it by the 2011 magnitude-9 Tohoku-Oki earthquake.

The movement of the sunflower has fascinated many since time immemorial, how the beautiful yellow flower would turn towards the sun everyday unfailingly. While scientists had stated that the light rays from the sun triggered the mechanism in the plant, a new research published in the scientific journal, Nature has discovered something unthought-of and equally fascinating. The study led by Hagop Atamian and Stacey Harmer of the University of California in Davis, discovered that it isn't just t...

As if their sudden death wasn't bad enough, the bodies of passengers aboard doomed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 were stolen by pro-Russian rebels to be brought to an undisclosed location. And if that wasn't ruthless enough, rebels have also been reportedly stealing possessions from the dead. It was more than a double whammy the bereaved families of the victims can take from the senseless killing.

Scientists at the Australian National University have developed a material that can twist light itself. This unlike regular material possesses extraordinary properties; it is the latest in a new breed of materials called metamaterial. The findings were published in Nature Communications.

A study found that underwater excavation activities near coral reefs can impact light and food needed for their survival, doubling chances of frequency of diseases in them.

New Zealand had the warmest winter on record in 2013. According to the State of the Climate 2013 report released by the American Meteorological Society, some of the countries in the Southern Hemisphere including New Zealand had 2013 as the one of their warmest years.

A list of what could be the first batch of identities of people who perished aboard the downed Malaysia Airlines MH17 had started to emerge.

A giant 80-metre crater enough to fit several MI-8 helicopters has been discovered in north Siberia's Yamal Peninsula, which when translated meant "end of the world."

Meteorologists from Australia's Bureau of Meteorology announced on Wednesday that the tropical Pacific Ocean has cooled off, enough to surmise that the anticipated weather event El Niño is unlikely to be strong after all.

A new species of bears have been found near the Antarctic coast. This new species of tardigrade, Mopsechiniscus franciscae is said to be the toughest on the planet and can survive in any condition. It is also nick named water bear or moss piglets because it is extremely small and can be viewed only through a microscope.

China's southern coastal regions are now bracing for Typhoon Rammasun as it left 20 dead in the Philippines, alongside a massive electrical knockdown affecting millions of people.

An Australian forever-drought could be created due to the fall in rainfall levels in Southern Australia by 40 per cent, said a report conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Environment Canada on Monday warned residents in British Columbia, Canada to brace for record-breaking series of heatwaves in the coming days that could exacerbate the current raging wildfires in the province.

A 6.8-magnitude quake that struck off Japan's northern coast over the weekend has triggered a small tsunami near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Australia is on the brink of drying out due to carbon emissions. According to latest studies, South Australia is predicted to see a 40 per cent drop in its average annual rainfall drop compared to rainfall data in the middle of the 20th century.

Mineko Club are throwing tires wrapped with denim to lions, tigers and bears at the Kamine Zoo in Hitachi City in Japan to raise money for conservation.

A 410 million year old Arachnid's fossil was so well preserved, it was possible for scientists to see it's joints and they used this to recreate this in the virtual world. Known in the scientific world as trigonotarbid, the creature was the first predator to walk on the surface of the earth.

There won't be any fare price reductions even if the carbon tax surcharge gets scrapped, Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways said this week.

A new study shows that tropical fish migrating due to ocean warming pose a threat to the kelp forest and seagrass meadows. They were found to be overgrazing the kelp forests.