David Attenborough, an English broadcaster with BBC describes a sequence in which an albatross arrives at its nest to feed its young. “And what comes out of the mouth?” he says. “Not fish, and not squid – which is what they mostly eat. Plastic.” Attenborough calls this sight heart-breaking. It’s also strange. Albatrosses forage over thousands of kilometers in search of their preferred prey, which they pluck from the water with ease. How can such capable birds be so easily fooled, and

Shortly before 6pm on Wednesday 12 July 2017, Ricardo Nascimento, a homeless man in Brazil who made a living by collecting and recycling waste got into a heated discussion with two military police officers outside a pizzeria. Nascimento was holding a piece of wood and when he refused to drop it, the officers shot him twice in the chest. The 39-year-old died instantly. Seven days later, a celebratory mass was held in Nascimento’s name at one of the biggest church in

Bats are not always a favorite mammal to humans. We often consider them an omen and relate them to disease outbreaks. One bat can host many different viruses without getting sick. They are the natural reservoir for the Marburg virus, Nipah virus and Hendra viruses, which have caused human disease and outbreaks in Africa, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Australia. They are thought to be the natural reservoir for the Ebola virus. They also carry the rabies virus, but in that case

Kochi has won an industry body’s award for ecological sustainability in recognition of the IT townships go-green efforts that save water, avoid plastics and promote overall cleanliness. Smart city Kochi Infrastructure Pvt Ltd was shortlisted for the award along with other majors such as Bosch, Ramanujam IT City and Yamaha Motors considering their contribution to green energy, water management and environmental management. More about Smart city Kochi: Located in the southern Indian state of Kerala, SmartCity Kochi is just 22 KM from