Florida holds hunt to kill 320 bears

Florida holds its first bear hunt in more than two decades, despite opposition from animal rights campaigners.
25 October 2015, 16:06 PM

Egypt develops low-power water desalination technique

A team of researchers at Alexandria University in Egypt have bypassed these power-hungry methods and created a simple filtration technique to remove salt from water with minimal power.
25 October 2015, 05:52 AM

Crocodiles sleep with one eye watching

Crocodiles can sleep with one eye open, according to a study from Australia.
22 October 2015, 11:37 AM

New species of giant tortoise found

Scientists say they have identified a new species of giant tortoise on the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific.
22 October 2015, 05:49 AM

Mahmood for shared responsibility to protect disaster-hit people

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali demands shared responsibility of all states to protect the climate and disaster-induced displaced people and mitigate their misery.
14 October 2015, 08:36 AM

World’s corals threatened by bleaching

Corals worldwide are at risk from a major episode of bleaching which turns reefs white, scientists have confirmed.
8 October 2015, 12:21 PM

New 'hog-nosed rat' discovered in Indonesia

A team of scientists have discovered a new species of rat in Indonesia.
7 October 2015, 05:05 AM

794 birds rescued in Gazipur, 2 traders jailed

A magistrate court sentences two people to one year imprisonment hours after 794 birds of different species were rescued from their warehouse in Gazipur this morning.
7 October 2015, 04:25 AM

Orphaned Raccoon lives like a family member

A Bahamian women keeps a raccoon as a pet and surprisingly the wild creature -- generally branded as one of the most extremely active, curious and destructive animals – becomes a part of her family.
4 October 2015, 05:28 AM

World headed for too-high 2.7 Celsius warming: experts

Earth could warm 2.7 degrees Celsius this century, warned a review Thursday which judged national carbon-cutting pledges insufficient to stave off worst-case-scenario predictions for climate change.
2 October 2015, 05:00 AM

New Arctic discovery 'challenges our thought' on dinosaurs

Researchers looking further afield, have discovered remains from dinosaurs further and further from the tropics and temperate zones, into the Polar regions, reports Business Insider.
1 October 2015, 05:59 AM

UK team germinates critically endangered Japanese birch

UK scientists have successfully germinated seeds from the critically endangered Japanese Birch, a species that has just 21 known trees remaining.
30 September 2015, 11:30 AM

New Zealand to create massive marine sanctuary

New Zealand unveiled plans to create a South Pacific marine sanctuary the size of France, saying it would protect one of the world's most pristine ocean environments.
29 September 2015, 05:27 AM

Country’s first butterfly park in Chittagong (video)

The beauty of a colourful butterfly captivates us instantly, making us wonder where they get their beautiful wings from. Surely this sight of a shimmering butterfly inspired the National poet Kazi Nazrul Islam to write his popular song ‘Projapoti’ (Butterfly).
28 September 2015, 08:29 AM

Global warming: Are trees going on strike?

Trees, crucial absorbers of climate-harming carbon dioxide gas, may finally be balking at an ever-earlier spring season brought on by global warming, researchers have said.
25 September 2015, 07:14 AM

High risk for buildings built with high-weight bricks: Expert

The buildings constructed with high-weight bricks are highly vulnerable to earthquake, says a seismic expert here on Sunday.
20 September 2015, 13:41 PM

Poof! Lake disappears into underwater Lava tube (video)

The Lost Lake drains into a mysterious lava tube in the Central Oregon Cascades every year and this phenomenon is caught on camera.
20 September 2015, 06:06 AM

Is this giant Wolffish a result of Fukushima nuclear disaster?

A Japanese fisherman has reeled in a huge wolfish and it is raising concerns about the effects that the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011 has had on the environment, reports Yahoo News.
18 September 2015, 06:47 AM

South Asian rights body calls for halt to Rampal plant

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional human rights group, calls for suspension of Rampal plant’s construction in the Sundarbans and urged for an impartial impact assessment.
17 September 2015, 13:57 PM

Indonesia arrests executives of 'haze-causing companies'

In a rare crackdown, Indonesia has arrested executives from seven companies accused of contributing to a pollution-filled haze in the region.
17 September 2015, 06:13 AM