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ENVIRONMENT - November 2014

Nov 2014

Sep 18, 2015

Female Snake Gives Birth without a Male Companion

For the second time in two years, a captive snake has given birth without any interaction with a member of the opposite sex.
As per Jeff Briggler, virgin births are rare but can occur in some species through a process called parthenogenesis. It occurs in some insects, fish, amphibians, birds and reptiles, including some snakes, but not mammals.
Parthenogenesis is a type of asexual reproduction in which offspring develop from unfertilized eggs, meaning there is no genetic contribution by a male. It’s caused when cells known as polar bodies, which are produced with an animal’s egg and usually die, behave like sperm and fuse with the egg, triggering cell division.

Sep 15, 2015

2015, 2016 to Become Hottest on Record

Possible big changes in key global climate system suggest that global temperatures in 2015 and 2016 are set to reach record high levels, according to new research by the Met Office, Britain's official weather agency.
The latest research suggests the Earth's average surface temperature is running at or near record levels so far in 2015 and the trend is not slowing down. Last year's temperature has already broken the record for the hottest year, Xinhua news agency reported.

Sep 14, 2015

Stone Tools Crafted at Least 10,000 Years Ago Unearthed

An archaeological survey has unearthed thousands of stone tools crafted at least 10,000 years ago.
The rare find is shedding light on a time when prehistoric bison and mammoths still roamed what is now western Washington State. Only a handful of archaeological sites dating back 10,000 years or more have been discovered in the region.

Sep 12, 2015

Antarctic Ocean Gobbling more Carbon Dioxide than Before

As per a new study Antarctic Ocean has been absorbing increasing levels of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) , a potent greenhouse gas (GHG), over the past decade.
The study dispels fears that Antarctic Ocean’s (also known as the Southern Ocean) carbon sink might have begun to saturate due to increase in CO2 absorbing levels.

Sep 10, 2015

Rare Pink Dolphin Spotted

A rare pink dolphin has been spotted in the Calcasieu River in southwestern Louisiana.
Captain Erik Rue of Calcasieu Charter Service spotted the dolphin in 2007, which he nicknamed 'Pinky'.
Pinky, now an adult, is one of the world's only dolphins with this colour pigmentation.
Pinky, whose body is 100 percent pink like, the colour of most dolphins bellies, is believed to be an albino.

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