Tibet glaciers melting due to South Asian pollution: China

	Tibet glaciers melting due to South Asian pollution: China Beijing, Mar 25 (PTI) About 90 per cent of glaciers in Tibet are shrinking because of black carbon pollution "transferred from South Asia" to the ecologically fragile Tibetan plateau, a Chinese scientist has warned. Known as the Roof of the World, the Tibetan ...
	135 yrs on, 'extinct' lizard rediscovered MUMBAI: Indian scientists have rediscovered a rare lizard that British colonel RH Beddome had last spotted in the Eastern Ghats in 1877. "This elusive lizard, Geckoella jeyporensis, commonly named as Jeypore ground gecko, was believed to have become ...
	Some dude has basically come up with a 'Kama Sutra' for dinosaurs If you've wondered how dinosaurs had sex with that sharp, spiky body armor to work around, dino expert Brian Switek has offered a few theories. While the male in lighter, nonspiky species such as the velociraptor might have mounted the female from behind, ...
	We're going to the zoo VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon does not have many large parks and gardens, which leaves those yearning for a bit of 'green' to invigorate the senses, with a scarcity of choices in which to indulge this craving. One option is the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden.
	Nanowires increase limit of solar cell efficiency, say researchers Nanowires increase limit of solar cell efficiency, say researchers. The researchers contend that their findings increase the so-called “Shockley-Queisser Limit,” which is the typical efficiency limit for solar cells. Nanowires increase limit of solar cell efficiency, say ...
	Boulder-size asteroid behind Friday's 'Manhattan meteor' Scientists have revealed that the dramatic fireball that lit up skies over the U.S. East Coast on Friday evening was caused by an asteroid just 3 feet (0.9 meters) or so wide. The Friday's "Manhattan meteor" -- which shone as brightly as the full moon was ...
	To boldly go Since just before Christmas, Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield has been orbiting the earth aboard the International Space Station. Topics : NASA , ISS. If that doesn't blow your mind, perhaps you've become accustomed to the fact humans have been leaving ...
	3Qs: The ethics of species 'de-extinction' Philosophy professor Ron Sandler is director of Northeastern's Ethics Institute and a research associate in the Environmental Justice Research Collaborative. Credit: Brooks Canaday. Scientists are closing in on the capacity to clone extinct species using ...
	Earth Hour observed The Earth Hour 2013 was observed from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday (March 23) at the Brookefields Mall here by environmentalists, school and college students. Earth Hour is a global event organised by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), ...
	Hidden magma layer discovered in earth's mantle WASHINGTON: Scientists have discovered an unexpected layer of liquified molten rock in Earth's mantle that may be responsible for the sliding motions of the planet's massive tectonic plates. The magma layer was discovered at the Middle America trench off ...