Pangaea, Dance of the Moving Continents
Today, we look at the familiar map and see the seemingly stable shapes of the land, but we are just catching a moment in a much more complex dance.
Celebrating Earth with the late H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand
According to the United Nations:
The equivalent of one soccer field of soil is eroded every 5 seconds.
It can take up to 1,000...
Our Planet, Our Life: Cleaning Up Versova Beach
Text: Shreya Acharya
Instead of revelling in a much sought-after public holiday by having breakfast in bed or catching up on daytime TV, about 4800...
Will Paris Change the Climate?
On 12 December 2015, the much-anticipated United Nations’ Paris Agreement for Climate Change was signed. The big question; is it too little too late for a warming planet?
Microscopic Plastic Litter
Plastic nanoparticles – tiny pieces of plastic less than 1 micrometre in size – could potentially contaminate food chains, and ultimately affect human health, according to a recent study by scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS).
Along the Karakoram Highway
By Choong Ching Teo
Atop the world’s highest border crossing.
One of the world’s most scenic mountain roads lies in the heart of the Asian continent,...
12 New Deep-Sea Species Discovered in Indonesia
Discovered creatures include a fuzzy crab and a zebra-patterned lobster
Avalanche
Avalanche victims are more likely to perish than survive. If a glacier is a frozen river, then an avalanche is a flooding torrent that blankets the slopes.