In 2025, scientists recorded a giant iceberg threatening an Antarctic penguin colony. Later it produced a heartbreaking environmental outcomeGiant iceberg threatens penguins: A grounded iceberg near Coulman Island caused a 69% drop in emperor penguin chick survival. The iceberg b...
06 Aug, 2026, 12.05 AM IST
Love cats? This Greek island offers free accommodation, breakfast and utilities in exchange for 5 hours of work a dayA Greek island called Syros offers free accommodation and utilities to volunteers. These volunteers will care for rescued cats for five hou...
05 Aug, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
This island nation in the Pacific is selling passports for $90,000 — here's what buyers getNauru, a Pacific island nation threatened by rising sea levels, is offering citizenship through a $90,000 investment programme to raise fun...
05 Aug, 2026, 12.45 PM IST
Scientists spent 10 years searching for East Asia's tallest tree—what they found was extraordinaryResearchers found East Asia's tallest tree, a Taiwania fir, standing 84.1 meters high. This discovery followed a decade-long scientific exp...
04 Aug, 2026, 10.00 PM IST
What was so special about Wrangel and St. Paul islands, where Woolly Mammoths survived until their extinction? Scientists revealed the answer two decades agoFor years, scientists believed the last woolly mammoths disappeared because inbreeding and genetic decline made survival impossible. A land...
04 Aug, 2026, 07.36 PM IST
Coffee grounds + eggshells for plants: Myth vs fact every home gardener should knowCoffee grounds and eggshells are popular gardening hacks, but science reveals a more nuanced picture. Used coffee grounds do not reliably l...
04 Aug, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
Brought in 1900s to save California's soil, this invasive iceplant is now suffocating native ecosystemsOriginally introduced from South Africa, highway iceplant has spread across large areas of California. The succulent groundcover expands ra...
03 Aug, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
Oil leak spreads from sanctioned tanker grounded off Oman coastSatellite images show a sanctioned tanker leaking crude oil near Oman's protected islands. The oil slick has spread across twenty square ki...
02 Aug, 2026, 06.50 AM IST
In 2007, scientists found snakes on Japan's Ishima island didn't just eat toxic toads, they borrowed their toxins for defenseSnakes use toad toxins: Researchers discovered Asian snakes sequester toxins from toxic toads for defense. These snakes store borrowed toxi...
01 Aug, 2026, 12.15 AM IST
In 2016, a Pacific island disappeared beneath the sea; now a breathtaking sculpture marks exact spot and is slowly transformingA new sculpture commemorates Kale Island, which disappeared beneath rising seas a decade ago in the Solomon Islands. Created by British mar...
31 Jul, 2026, 05.15 PM IST
At about 11,000 feet, a Tibetan Plateau solar farm still used for sheep grazing made nearby soil freeze earlier and thaw laterA solar farm in Tibet has unexpectedly made the ground colder. Researchers found the soil beneath panels stayed frozen for fifty extra days...
30 Jul, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
Moken sea nomads living on the Andaman Sea can see underwater like dolphins: Scientists discover how this Indigenous tribe trained their eyes to develop superhuman visionScientists have confirmed that Moken sea nomad children living on the Andaman Sea can see underwater with twice the clarity of other childr...
30 Jul, 2026, 03.03 PM IST
In 1991, the Soviets abandoned anthrax island, a bioweapon facility which still has over 90% chance of killing people decades after its creationVozrozhdeniye Island served as a Soviet biological weapons testing site for decades. Weaponized anthrax spores left behind remain a dangero...
30 Jul, 2026, 12.45 PM IST
On Edge: The Great Nicobar project faces a great engineering questionIndia plans a major infrastructure project on Great Nicobar Island. This development aims to boost maritime trade and reduce foreign port r...
30 Jul, 2026, 11.21 AM IST
US coastal cities at risk? What a new study warns about sea levels surging by 2100Coastal cities face greater flooding and property damage from potential sea level rise. New research indicates oceans could rise significan...
30 Jul, 2026, 12.26 AM IST
Trump-linked Albania resort draws fire over environmental damagePreliminary work on a vast hotel project linked to the Trump family has already caused irreparable damage to Albania's coast. Scientists an...
29 Jul, 2026, 10.11 AM IST
In 1872, a Jamaican planter imported nine mongooses to kill rats in his sugarcane fields; the predators then turned on native birds and reptilesJamaican planters introduced mongooses to combat rat infestations destroying sugarcane harvests. These predators, however, did not stop at ...
27 Jul, 2026, 05.43 PM IST