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No one had entered this cave near the legendary Rock of Gibraltar for 40,000 years. Then archaeologists opened itA hidden Gibraltar cave sealed for 40,000 years has revealed a rare Neanderthal time capsule. Scientists uncovered a chamber that may hold ...
Are the world’s freshwater sources vanishing before our eyes? Satellite images reveal an appalling global water crisisAcross the globe, our precious rivers, lakes, and reservoirs are diminishing at an alarming rate. Cutting-edge satellite imagery underscore...
This surreal floating lake in India is visible from space but beneath its drifting islands lives one of the world’s most feared snakesManipur’s Loktak Lake is unlike any other lake in India. Known for its floating circular islands called phumdis, the lake is also home to t...
In 1871, a farmer left five cows on a remote island, 130 years later, scientists studied their DNA and found something that stunned themFive cows left on Amsterdam Island in 1871 became a feral herd of 2,000, a remarkable survival story. A 2024 genetic study revealed their m...
The US decision to leave UNESCO again puts a spotlight on what the agency doesUNESCO, supported by international partners, has been instrumental in rebuilding Mosul and preserving global cultural heritage. Despite the...
Save the world's glaciers to save the planet: UNSaving the world's shrinking glaciers is a "survival strategy" for the planet, the UN said on Tuesday, a day after President Donald Trump a...
Our future, our voice': What India's youth want from COP15As 196 countries chalk out a post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) during the COP15 conference here - a process that began at the U...
UN report says Great Barrier Reef should be under ‘in danger’ list of world heritage sitesScientists warn the Great Barrier Reef must be put on the World Heritage sites “in danger” list and that urgent action to rescue it must be...
Great Barrier Reef should be put on 'in danger' list, UN panel saysAustralia's Great Barrier Reef should be listed as a world heritage site that is "in danger", a UN panel recommended on Tuesday, saying the...
Third of world heritage glaciers under threat, warns UNESCO studyA third of the glaciers on the UNESCO World Heritage list are under threat, regardless of efforts to limit temperature increases, a study c...
Third of world heritage glaciers under threat, warns Unesco study- Climate change not sufficiently integrated in countries' education framework: Unesco
Australia hits out at threatened UN downgrade of Great Barrier ReefThe UN body released a draft report on Monday recommending the reef's World Heritage status be downgraded because of its dramatic coral dec...
World Heritage sites threatened by climate change: StudyThe study, published in the journal Nature, presents a risk index that ranks the sites according to the threat they face from today until t...
Doon to have world’s first centre for conservation of natural heritageIt is also the first centre which will be established for management and training in the field of 'natural' heritage in the world.
Doon to have world’s first centre for conservation of natural heritageIndia on Wednesday signed an agreement with the Unesco to establish the world’s first centre for the conservation of ‘natural’ World Herita...
Maintaining quality of forests a major challenge: Prakash JavadekarEnvironment Minister Prakash Javadekar today termed maintenance of forest as a "major" challenge and urged research institutes to draw a "d...
- Warming may sink 136 of 700 heritage sites
Climate change is threatening the world’s cultural heritage with scientists estimating that 136 of 700 listed cultural monuments by Unesco ...
India making efforts towards environmental sustainability: UNESCOUNESCO today lauded India's efforts towards environmental sustainability and said a multi- dimensional approach in this regard is the need ...
- Arctic people must be consulted on climate change: UNESCO
Indigenous Arctic peoples must be consulted on ways to preserve their ways of life and boost employment opportunities as the northern ice r...