To save the planet, first save elephants
Wiping out all of Africa’s elephants could accelerate Earth’s climate crisis by allowing 7% more damaging greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, scientists say. But conserving forest elephants may reverse
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Arctic’s permafrost is thawing, wildlife habitat disappearing
The Arctic is warming about twice as fast as other parts of the planet, and even here in sub-Arctic Alaska the rate of warming is high. Sea ice and wildlife habitat are disappearing; higher sea levels
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New catalyst can reduce pollution from diesel vehicles
Scientists have developed a catalyst that can curb emissions of nitrogen oxides from diesel-powered vehicles, an advance that may help reduce air pollution and smog. Nitrogen oxides (NOx) is a priority
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A year in ozone over the South Pole
This colourful video tracks the behaviour of the ozone layer over Antarctica across all of 2016. It shows clearly the annual “hole” that appears above the South Pole in the austral springtime, and which
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Karakoram glaciers growing in spite of climate change: Study
A summer 'vortex' of cold air over the Karakoram, a large mountain range spanning the borders of India, Pakistan and China, is causing the glaciers in the region to grow in spite of global warming, scientists
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Pollution makes clouds shine brighter
Pollution from factories is pumping aerosols into the air. Hyderabad: Have the clouds been looking brighter than usual? No thanks to pollution. Scientists attribute this phenomena to the increasing
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Australia's shortage of climate scientists puts country at serious risk, report find
Australia has a critical shortage of climate scientists, leaving it at serious risk of not delivering essential climate and weather services to groups like farmers, coastal communities and international
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Earth likely to warm more than two degrees by 2100 – experts
World temperatures are likely to rise by more than 2 degrees Celsius this century, surpassing a “tipping point” that a global climate deal aims to avert, scientists said on Monday. A study published
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Scientists warn of looming mango bacterial black spot disease
There is a looming epidemic of Bacterial Black Spot disease in Ghana, according to leading scientists. Already the disease has been reported in Kintampo in the Brong Ahafo Region. Bacterial Black
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Zim scientists unravel El Nino origins
A new study by two Zimbabwean climate science experts could make it possible to predict El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) ENSO several months before its occurrence. Climate experts say ENSO is one
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Cocktail of drugs could prevent 10,000 HIV deaths a year, claim scientists
A package of low-cost drugs designed to prevent deadly infections among people who are starting HIV treatment late could save 10,000 lives a year across sub-Saharan Africa, scientists believe. About