ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATEThe discovery of 245-million-year-old fossils suggests that crocodile-like creatures lived on the earth much before the Dinosaurs.
The Caribbean Coral Reefs, along with other reefs in the world, now has an increasing death toll. If no actions are done to save it, all coral reefs in the world can be wiped out in a decade. New efforts are in place to find a way to cure and rehabilitate reefs all over the world.
An early sign warning before a damaging earthquake is now being tested in the West Coast areas. ShakeAlert, as the program is called is designed to alert citizens in the West Coast.
Bats which are infected by this deadly fungus show white noses, spreading to wings, ear or tail. The fungus directly affects the bat's warm body temperature and the active immune system.
Mammoths lived isolated in Siberia until 3,000 years ago while those from other regions vanished earlier due to hunting activities by prehistoric humans.
A team of experts from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has now been able to clinch the exact number of dolphins existing in Hong Kong waters; know more here