Yes, boss! Pollution blinding Gangetic dolphins, ministry's U-turn to support Uma

In a curious U-turn, ministry of water resources on Wednesday said its minister Uma Bharti's Lok Sabha statement that gangetic dolphins were getting blind because of pollution is "factually......

IN PHOTOS: 10 most endangered species

The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature on Tuesday released a list of 100 species closest to extinction. More than 8,000 scientists......

Dinosaurs may not have been as huge

Gigantic dinosaurs, as shown in Hollywood movies, may not have been as huge when they actually walked on the earth, scientists have said. Scientists at the Colorado University in the US claimed to......

India a hot spot of 'emerging diseases'

India, China, and sub-Saharan Africa are the regions where incidences of the emerging deadly diseases like HIV/AIDS and SARS have increased the most, while Europe and North and South America are......