Scientists reveal how snakes ‘see’ at night
PARIS, March 14, 2010 (AFP) - Scientists revealed Sunday for the first time how some snakes can detect the faint body heat exuded by a mouse a metre (three …
PARIS, March 14, 2010 (AFP) - Scientists revealed Sunday for the first time how some snakes can detect the faint body heat exuded by a mouse a metre (three …
LOVOZERO, March 2, 2010 (AFP) - In a billowing cloud of white, Russia's Arctic herders drive thousands of panting and wild-eyed reindeer through the knee-deep …
Feb 27, 2010 (LBO) - Community organizations in Sri Lanka's dry zone could get apply to get a grant of up to 9000 US dollars under a program that promotes …
SANTIAGO, February 28, 2010 (AFP) - One of the largest earthquakes on record killed at least 300 people in Chile on Saturday and sent giant waves roaring …
Feb 27, 2010 (LBO) - A tsunami generated by a large earthquake in Chile could reach the coasts of several Asian countries on Sunday, with Indonesia first in …
Feb 03, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has re-opened two wildlife parks in the country's south and east which are famed for migratory birds and elephants, after an …
LONDON, February 3, 2010 (AFP) - The embattled chief of the UN climate change panel admitted Wednesday that a mistake in a landmark 2007 report had damaged the …
CHICAGO, January 20, 2010 (AFP) - Huge Asian carp, which act like "aquatic vacuum cleaners" and leap into the air when spooked by motorboats, may have invaded …
Jan 18, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka rural farmers living close to forested areas with wild elephants will be taught to manage human animal conflicts through a …
PORT-AU-PRINCE, January 13, 2010 (AFP) - In just one terrifying minute the earth convulsed Tuesday in Haiti, flattening buildings and casually tossing chunks …
BERLIN, January 10, 2010 (AFP) - The Arctic freeze gripping Europe left hundreds of people stuck in vehicles in deep snow or stranded at airports with scores …
BANDA ACEH, December 26, 2009 (AFP) - People across Asia paused Saturday to remember the day five years ago when an undersea earthquake unleashed a devastating …
HAWTHORNE, December 22, 2009 (AFP) - Frederic Scheer is biding his time, convinced that by 2013 the price of oil will be so high that his bio-plastics, made …
COPENHAGEN, December 19, 2009 (AFP) - They had been urged to side with the angels but ultimately, base political instinct seems to have prevailed among the …
COPENHAGEN, December 19, 2009 (AFP) - A UN conference on Saturday rammed through a battle plan against climate change forged by US President Barack Obama and …
TAIPEI, December 3, 2009 (AFP) - When Yeh You-chin was a boy half a century ago, he ate migratory birds with relish, but now he is at the forefront of efforts …
Dec 03, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is to get a loan of 100 million dollars from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to modernise the sewerage system in the capital …
NEW DELHI, November 28, 2009 (AFP) - Indian Premier Manmohan Singh said Saturday he was willing to commit his country to "ambitious" global carbon emission …
November 19, 2009 (AFP) - Nearly 60,000 people were left homeless in Sri Lanka Thursday following flash floods in the capital Colombo and the suburbs, an …
NEW DELHI, November 10, 2009 (AFP) - India's environment minister said there was no scientific proof to support the idea that the melting of Himalayan glaciers …