Environment

9 ways to save yourself from lightning strikes

Measures taken timely can save many lives during a lightning storm....
No harmful element found in Passur water at Harbaria point: DoE

A government scientist says that no harmful element has been found...
Harvest rainwater for development: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges all concerned to create...

Ban on polythene: Punish rule violators, experts demand

Environmentalists demand exemplary punishment for the people who...
Bowhead whales not only singers, but avid composers too

How do bowhead whales in the unbroken darkness of the Arctic's...
Scientists to publish first-ever land health report

Scientists will publish the first-ever analysis of the global state...

‘Four’easter’ pounds US East as Californians wary of mudslides

The US East’s fourth major snowstorm this month brings heavy snow,...
Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy could change children's brain structure

A new European research finds that exposure to air pollution during...
Sundarbans Day being observed

Marking the Sundarbans Day, green activists under the banner of The...

The world's last male northern white rhino dies aged 45

Sudan, the last male northern white rhino, dies in Kenya at the age...
6 African zebras make public debut at Ctg Zoo

A total of six zebras which are recently brought from Africa are...
Sea level rise is accelerating

Sea level rise is accelerating and could reach 26 inches (66...

Unlock new dynamic in renewable energy, President tells ISA

President Abdul Hamid says Bangladesh is ready to cooperate with...
Malaysia elephant sanctuary trumpets effort to cut human-animal conflict

A herd of elephants tramp through jungle before lumbering into a...
For global water crisis, climate may be the last straw

Before man-made climate change kicked in -- and well before “Day...

Protecting children from climate change

In the United States, the 21 young people who are plaintiffs in the...
Wolf found in Belgium, first time in over 100yrs

A wild wolf has been found in the northern Belgian region of...
Bacteria makes blue jeans green

They can be tight, flared, ripped at the knee. Jeans come in all...

Bangladesh 2nd worst country in curbing pollution

Bangladesh is the second worst country in curbing environmental...
Alpine air at work? Delhi eyes novel ways to battle smog

Political apathy over the poisonous smog choking India's...
Winter warmer, delayed due to depression in Bay

Winter temperatures continue to feel warmer and warmer in...

China's waste import ban upends global recycling industry

For years China was the world's top destination for recyclable...
Rare giant lily pads draw impressive crowds

An off-the-beaten-path corner of Paraguay has become a tourist...
Tasmanian tiger doomed long before humans came along

The Tasmanian tiger was doomed long before humans began hunting the...

4 Asian countries have world’s most coal plant projects

China, India, Indonesia and Vietnam have the world’s four biggest coal-fired power plants in pipeline. Together, they represent 82 percent of the 718 units globally under construction.
Trillion-tonne iceberg breaks off Antarctica

An iceberg, one of the largest on record, is set adrift after snapping off a West Antarctic ice shelf that is now at increased risk of collapse, scientists say.
Cycling for environment: Nepalese cyclists now in Bangladesh

A group of four cyclists from Nepal, out on an adventure of a lifetime, to spread awareness on the need for protecting the environment, are now in Bangladesh.
'Unesco withdraws objection to Rampal power plant'

The World Heritage Committee of Unesco has withdrawn its earlier objection to the construction of Rampal power plant project at its current location near the Sundarbans, says a foreign ministry press release.
Bolivian glacier samples ready for global ice archives

Scientists studying global warming recently climb Bolivia's towering Mount Illimani and extract samples of glacier ice packed with thousands of years of climate data.
Global coral bleaching may be ending, US agency says

Coral reef bleaching may be easing after three years of high ocean temperatures, the longest such period since the 1980s, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Monday.
510mm rainfall in southeast Bangladesh June 12-14: Nasa

Nasa has recorded 510mm (20 inches) rainfall in southeastern Bangladesh between June 12 and 14 when landslides triggered by heavy downpour killed at least 150 people in five hilly districts so far.
Call for more electric fences to stop elephants destroying crops

For several months, electric fences have been put up in Gabon, a country in Central Africa, as part of a new programme to stop the country's 40,000 forest elephants from destroying crops.
Giant flying turkey once roamed Australia

A giant, flying turkey as tall as a kangaroo once roamed Australia, palaeontologists said Wednesday, after an analysis of fossils and bones from around the country revealed five extinct bird species.
Endangered vaquita marina porpoise could be extinct by 2018

The vaquita marina, a tiny porpoise native to Mexico, could be extinct by next year if urgent action including a ban on gillnets is not taken, the World Wildlife Fund for Nature warns.