Environment

The Pine Island Glacier is the world's fastest melting glacier, and the melting of this glacier accounts for 25% of the ice loss in Antarctica.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Cssowaries are unique birds known for their dagger-shaped claws, aggressive nature, omnivorous food habit, head casques, and male nesting behavior.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Global warming triggers sea level rise. This fact becomes clear when we observe the data of sea level rise from 1998 to 2015.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Megalania, an extinct giant goanna or monitor lizard is the largest terrestrial lizard that ever existed on Earth.

April 25, 2017 12:31

How long garbage spends decomposing in landfills may surprise you.

April 25, 2017 12:31

The Gaboon viper living in sub-Saharan Africa has the longest fangs among snakes and also yields the highest amount of venom in a single bite.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Flamingos are beautiful birds that can be classified into six species.

April 25, 2017 12:31

A number of endemic parrot species inhabit New Zealand including the kea, kakapo, the New Zealand kaka, and more.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Any organism that creates, alters, maintains, repairs, or destroys a habitat is known as an ecosystem engineer.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Lava lakes are massive bodies of lava that can be wholly molten, partially molten, or even solidified.

April 25, 2017 12:31

A systems of stars and interstellar matter in the universe is called a galaxy.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Systems of stars and interstellar matter that make up the universe are called galaxies.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Covering an area of 75,000 square km, the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta in India and Bangladesh is the world's largest.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Formed by wave and tidal action, a barrier island is an exceptionally flat type of dune system that lies parallel to the mainland coast.

April 25, 2017 12:31

The Yarlung Tsangpo River, the longest river of Tibet, runs for about 2000 km in China with an average elevation of 4,000 meters before entering India as the Brahmaputra River.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Think saving the planet sounds like a big job reserved only for some? Think again!

April 25, 2017 12:31

These animals, who can found in the world's oceans, are seeing their numbers diminish rapidly.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Climate change and improper land use practices are increasing the frequency of dust and sand storms which is having a negative impact on the health, environment, and economy of affected areas.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Several features determine the differences between these two type of elephants, who live on different continents across the world from one another.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Despite often being portrayed as threatening creatures with an insatiable appetite for human flesh, shark attacks are really not as common as you may think.

April 25, 2017 12:31