Archive for the Ecology Articles

India getting five percent less sunlight now than in 1980 due to industrial pollution

November 15 : Scientists have warned that the presence of smog over India is an indication that the country is getting lesser amount of sunlight.

Six of eight bear species close to extinction

Nov.13 : Six of the known eight bear species are close to extinction, according to the World

Invading animals disrupt nature’s balance

Nov 10 : A new study by scientists has revealed that new species of animals are affecting both the agriculture and the environment by invading regions alien to them.

Australians world’s biggest greenhouse polluters

Nov.2 : Australians have been identified as the world’s largest community of greenhouse polluters.

People get exposed to air pollutants the most while driving

Oct 31 : A new study by researchers from the University of southern California (USC) has revealed that people get exposed to harmful air pollutants the most while travelling in their

Mega-drought precipitated exodus of ancient African humans

Oct.29 : A “mega-drought” about 100,000 years ago led to the exodus of ancient humans from tropical Africa to Europe and Asia, according to University of Arizona geology professor.

Women are the ‘greener’ of the sexes’, finds Australian study

Oct 19 : An Australian survey has found that women are more likely to make eco-friendly decisions even if it meant spending more money.

Carbon monoxide may actually save lives and boost health in future

October 16 : Chemists at the University of Sheffield have developed innovative water-soluble molecules which can safely release small amounts of carbon monoxide (CO) gas

Cows are climate killers in more ways than one

Oct.13 : German scientists from the Institute of Soil Ecology of the GSF – National Research Center for Environment and Health in Neuherberg, Germany and Czech colleagues at

Fast, inexpensive way of estimating volcanic ash’s threat to humans

Oct 11 : A Durham University researcher has developed a rapid and cheap way of estimating the potential risk posed to human health by volcanic ash.