Scientists at the National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS) in Pune have discovered three species of microbes- two bacteria and fungus- that grow on mobile phone screens, PTI reported. For the...
South African environmental activists declared a major victory Wednesday after winning the country's first climate change case and forcing the government to reassess the impact of a coal power plant....
The United Nations has urged all actors to double up in their quest for gender equality by ensuring that the world of work works for all women as the world marks International Women’s Day today,...
Ongoing field tests on genetically modified cowpea (Bt cowpea) have produced successful results and will be ready for commercialisation and release onto the local market in 2018 This was revealed by...
Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) has said it “totally rejects the false impression” that the chairman of parliament’s Appointments Committee, Joseph Osei-Owusu, sought to create during the vetting...
One of Africa's oldest and largest elephants was killed by poachers in Kenya on Monday, according to a conservation group that protects the dwindling group of giant "tuskers". Richard Moller of the...
In a wildlife sanctuary in southern Kenya the relentless sun has bleached savannah grasses and dried up rivers, turning water holes first into muddy pits and now, dust bowls. Herds of elephant,...
Tanzania’s most notorious elephant poacher, nicknamed “The Devil”, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Boniface Matthew Maliango was responsible for killing thousands of elephants, a...
A zoo in the Tunisian capital where visitors stoned a crocodile to death is to close temporarily, the local affairs and environment ministry said Friday. It will close its gates from Monday for...
Sleeping too much or too little can increase the likelihood of becoming obese, researchers have discovered. The study found abnormal sleeping patterns increased the risk of being overweight for those...
Elephants hardly ever sleep in the wild, getting around two hours of shut-eye per night and only in the wee hours of the morning, researchers said Wednesday. The findings in the journal PLOS ONE are...
Aging is inevitable. It also brings with it several types of health problems including obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Plus, with age, the skin becomes thinner and drier. This...
India's top court Tuesday denied a plea by a pregnant woman to terminate her 26-week old foetus diagnosed with Down's Syndrome, the latest in a string of women to have her abortion request rejected....
Ghana may soon import drinking water from neighbouring countries if illegal mining also known ‘galamsey’ is not checked. According to the Director for Natural Resources at the Environmental...
Poachers killed 1,054 South African rhinos for their horns in 2016, a 10 percent dip on a year earlier, the environment ministry said Monday, as officials struggle to quell the slaughter. Black...
Two giant pandas at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo mated for the first time in four years Monday -- a 52-second effort that boosted hopes for a baby as well as shares in a nearby Chinese restaurant. Public viewing...
Photographers, poachers and eco-tour operators are in the crosshairs of a Canadian conservationist who warns that tracking tags are being hacked and misused to harass and hunt endangered animals....
You are born either male or female not by choice. Like one's skin color, one does not choose their gender. If one's gender is not by their preference, thus, it does not make sense to look down on...
You are born either male or female not by choice. Like one’s skin color, one does not choose their gender. If one’s gender is not by their preference, thus, it does not make sense to look down on...
More than 700 rhinos were killed in South Africa in the first half of last year Poachers have killed two rhinos during a vicious attack on an animal orphanage in South Africa. Rhinos Impi and Gugu...
