The catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill might have had its share of contribution in the population decline of a species of sea turtle native to gulf, said conservationists. The Kemp's ridley turtle population is facing tough challenges to survive and has earned an endangered status in the list of the IUCN. It is very close to the door of extinction in the wild.

Supporters stood jointly and raised their voice to defend Matt Taylor, the scientist who has been slammed for his choice of clothing. Taylor is also associated with the Rosetta mission that in the last week landed its probe on the Comet 67P.

For the fourth time in a row, the Tianhe-2 supercomputer made by China's National University of Defense Technology has retained its position as the fastest in the world, according to a Top500 supercomputer list released on November 17.

It has been reported that Rosetta's lander has completed its primary science mission almost after staying for 57 hours on the comet 67P/ Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Also, it was found that the communication with the lander was cut off since 09:58 GMT/10:58 CET on Friday, but Rosetta regained contact with Philae at 22:19 GMT /23:19 CET last night.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has warned that fetish for sushi delicacy over the last two decades is posing a threat on the future of the Pacific bluefin tuna. The announcement came at the IUCN World Parks Congress in Sydney, Australia.

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) has announced to give about $13.2 million to the state of Louisiana. According to the foundation, the fund has been given to the southern state in order to support Adaptive Management Program of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.

A recent study published in the journal Science claims that lightening strikes will increase by almost 50% by the end of the century.

According to the chief executive of the space tourism company Virgin Galactic, the company will continue with its plans to take paying customers on the adventurous space trip in spite of the recent accident of its SpaceShipTwo vehicle.