Earth Facts for Children

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Many Homes on Earth

As an Earth Day( April 22) special we bring you a photo feature. It shows how all creatures great and small have made a home for themselves on this planet -- some real some imagined. Read on ...

An Earth Day Fable

On the occasion of Earth Day yesterday, well known anthropologist asked the question if all recycling is good? Especially of plastic. Read on ...

Footprints on Earth

The amount of resources we use are like footprints. They show whose lifestyles are a burden on the earth and whose aren't. Read on ...

How Green is Your School?

Here's a little check-list from the New Delhi-based children's newspaper 'Gobar Times', to rate your school's concern for the environment. Read on ...

The Vultures are Dying

Till some time ago, there was a 2000-strong vulture population in the Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur, Rajasthan. Now there are just four. Read on ...

The Tree is an Invisible Heater

Without leaves the tree looks so cold and dry, but surprise of surprises, it keeps the grass below warm. Read on ...

The Song of the Bird

Like humans, birds too can sing. Read on ...

Ocean that Becomes a Giant Wall

Three villages were washed away by an ocean wave that was more like a giant wall of water. Read on ...

Seasons In a Tree’s Rooted Life

You may think the orange tree in your garden is shorter than you but that is only one part of the tree you see. Many a time a trees roots may be longer than the height it achieves above ground. It is through these roots that trees live out the seasons. Read on ...

A Duck’s Life: In Water But Not Wet

When you get out of the swimming pool or bathtub, you are soaking wet. Had you been a duck, you would be swimming in water and yet not look really wet. It sounds crazy, but it’s true. Read on ...