Category: Science

Kathmandu: The government is set to launch a joint census of tigers and one-horned rhinoceroses in major national parks across the country starting from mid-December, according to the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC). The tiger census, which is conducted every four years, will be carried out in Parsa, Chitwan, Banke, and Bardiya… Continue reading Nepal to begin tiger and rhino census in December

Kathmandu: A new study challenges the long-held debate that dinosaurs were already in decline before a massive asteroid wiped them out 66 million years ago. Researchers say dinosaur populations were still thriving in North America shortly before the extinction event. The findings, published Thursday in Science, come from fossils unearthed in the Kirtland Formation of… Continue reading Dinosaurs were thriving before asteroid strike, new study finds

Kathmandu: Nearly 80 percent of the world’s poorest people, about 900 million individuals—are directly exposed to climate hazards intensified by global warming, the United Nations warned on Friday, calling it a “double and deeply unequal burden.” “No one is immune to increasingly frequent and severe impacts of climate change such as droughts, floods, heat waves,… Continue reading UN warns 900 million of world’s poorest face severe climate risks

Kathmandu: Daily life in the Kathmandu Valley is returning to normal after days of continuous rainfall came to a halt. The city experienced mild sunshine on Saturday morning, bringing relief to residents affected by flooding and waterlogging. People displaced by Friday’s floods have begun returning home, while cleanup efforts are underway in flooded houses and… Continue reading Kathmandu life returns to normal as rainfall eases

Kathmandu: The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has forecast increased monsoon activity across Nepal beginning Friday, October 3, and has urged the public to remain alert and take necessary precautions. In a special monsoon bulletin issued Tuesday night, the Department said the heightened activity is due to the influence of a low-pressure trough developing from… Continue reading Heavy monsoon rains forecast during Dashain, public urged to stay alert

Kathmandu: A total lunar eclipse will be visible from Kathmandu on the full moon night of the bright fortnight in the month of Bhadra, which falls on Sunday, September 7. According to the Nepal Calendar Fixing Committee, the eclipse will begin at 10:11 pm on September 7 and will last for three and half hours,… Continue reading Total lunar eclipse in night of Sept 7

Kathmandu: The rhino census, which was halted last year after donors indicated they could not provide support, will be conducted this year. This year, the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation has allocated some budget for this purpose. Dr Ram Chandra Kandel, the Director General of the Department, said that the tiger count is… Continue reading Tiger and rhino census to be conducted in November and April respectively

Kathmandu: President Ramchandra Paudel on Monday urged all countries to honor their commitments under the Paris Agreement, warning that both developed and developing nations must act to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Speaking at the opening of the Hindu Kush Himalaya Parliamentarians’ Conference in Kathmandu, Paudel said rising temperatures in the region… Continue reading President Paudel urges nations to uphold Paris agreement at regional climate conference

Kathmandu: The Weather Forecasting Division has stated that the monsoon wind has remained active in the western belt of the country compared to the eastern part. The Division said that the Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces and the hilly region of the country will remain generally cloudy today and remaining other parts will be partly… Continue reading Monsoon wind remains active in western part of Nepal

Kathmandu: Veteran NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore has retired from the space agency, just months after returning to Earth from a nearly year-long mission aboard the International Space Station, the Associated Press (AP) reported Wednesday. Wilmore, 62, was one of two astronauts who launched last summer on Boeing’s first crewed flight of its Starliner spacecraft. Originally… Continue reading NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore retires after record-long Boeing Starliner Mission