In an unprecedented move, global timekeepers are contemplating the subtraction of a second from our clocks due to Earth’s accelerated rotation. For the first time in history, the planet is spinning slightly faster than usual, ...
Originating in the 1970s, the Chipko Movement emerged in Uttarakhand, India, as a grassroots protest against deforestation. Coined from the Hindi word “chipko,” meaning “to hug,” the movement encouraged villagers to embrace trees, shielding them ...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has initiated an urgent response in south Florida following reports of peculiar behavior among smalltooth sawfish. Witnesses have observed thesemarine creatures spinning and whirling, behaviors considered abnormal for ...
In a nod to India’s advancements in space exploration, researchers have christened a newly discovered species of deep-sea isopod found off the Kollam coast after the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The diminutive fish-parasitic crustacean, ...
During a birdwatching tour in Colombia, Hamish Spencer, an evolutionary biologist from the University of Otago in New Zealand, made a groundbreaking discovery: a rare green honeycreeper exhibits bilateral gynandromorphic. This unique avian specimen, embodying ...
Russia’s ongoing war is significantly impeding scientists’ ability to effectively monitor and track climate change. As human-induced global warming accelerates, the Arctic region faces particularly alarming temperature increases, nearly four times faster than the global ...
Scientists from the Thackeray Wildlife Foundation in India have unveiled a new lizard species reminiscent of Vincent van Gogh’s masterpiece, this striking reptile was unearthed in the Southern Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu.
Tragic end as Ana Julia, the world’s largest snake, was found shot dead in the Amazon rainforest weeks after discovery. Scientists mourn the loss, highlighting threats facing wildlife in the biodiverse region.
After nearly a century of absence, hope blooms anew for the Asian antelope, the nilgai, once declared extinct in Bangladesh. Despite thriving populations in neighbouring countries and even beyond, Bangladesh’s landscape has long mourned the ...
Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid, aged 47, achieved a significant milestone by becoming Bangladesh’s inaugural umpire to join the prestigious ICC Elite Umpires’ Panel. Notably, Shahid previously made history as the first Bangladeshi umpire to officiate at ...