NINETEEN PERCENT of the world’s reptiles are estimated to be threatened with extinction, states a paper published today by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) in conjunction with experts from the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC). …
Scientists have been giving warnings for years that a warmer planet would lead to more extreme weather and now we are experiencing it. After a year of extreme weather reports across the globe, they no longer appear to be just one-off episodes. Ex…
Leading biologists at Bielefeld University have been able to train honey bees to perform different actions simply by touching their antennae with an object. This new development was found by scientists working in a lab headed by Volker Durr durin…
Everyone loves to explore the countless magnificent views around the world be it natural or man-made. Whether it’s for leisure or in line with work, holiday destinations have more often than not left every adventurous soul in great awe and exci…
Jowls and pouches are evident on your face and they make you look older; they cannot be disguised and the look will only worsen if you do not stop them now. They’re caused by the most sneaky, slow, hardly perceptible elongation of those hidden …
The Falkland Islands have a raw, unspoilt quality that entices locals and tourists back time and again. Visitors to the Islands are spoilt for choice with more than 200 species of identified birds (including several of the world's largest endangered …
Ha Long Bay, in the north-east of Vietnam, Hanoi 165 kilometers. Ha Long Bay is close to the western part of the Gulf of Tonkin, a sea of Ha Long City and Cam Pha Town in Quang Ninh province. Ha Long Bay is the island waters is limited in coordinates…
If you have ever seen a classical Chinese painting, it is likely that you have seen a depiction of Mount Huangshan. Made famous by the many poets and painters who favored it above all other mountains, Huangshan is a mystical experience even today. …
The Rainforest Experience of a Lifetime I’ll tell you a secret......the unspoilt Peruvian Amazon is within a few hours travel from Cusco, heart of the Inca Empire & the gateway to Machu Picchu. Forest tree giants over fifty metres…
As a local resident, Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve is one of my favourite places spend a peaceful afternoon, walking through the wet fern woods or whizzing alongside the reed fringed water by bike. The wetlands, situated in the Somerset leve…