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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PM Narendra Modi says apply science to solve problems like Delhi air pollution
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has demanded more from scientific community. He has also pitched for applying science to solve problems faced by the countries Prime Minister Narendra Modi has demanded
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Conference stresses need to tap renewable energy sources more
Coimbatore: Efforts towards sustainable living in India is still a baby crawling, but India will be able to reduce carbon emissions up to 30% by 2030, and at the same time achieve 220GW renewable energy
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Arctic winter warming events becoming more frequent
Arctic winter warming events, winter days when temperatures peak above minus 10 degrees Celsius, are becoming more frequent and lasting longer than they did three decades ago, a new research has found.
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Amazon infrastructure EIAs under-assess biodiversity; scientists offer solutions
Brazilian dam, road and mine environmental impact assessments (EIAs) could be enhanced by satellite and DNA technology, improving biodiversity risk evaluations. Amazon infrastructure EIAs under-assess
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Climate change may turn Africa's arid Sahel green- researchers
One of Africa's driest regions - the Sahel - could turn greener if the planet warms more than 2 degrees Celsius and triggers more frequent heavy rainfall, scientists said on Wednesday. The Sahel stretches
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Scientists find out why Chennai was deluged in 2015
Study links extreme El Nino conditions and warming of Bay of Bengal to very heavy rainfall during the northeast monsoon The extreme El Nino conditions in 2015 and the warming trend in the Bay of Bengal
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Half a degree warmer means a lot
Researchers now know the difference half a degree can make. They can tell you why 1.5°C warming would be better than a 2°C climb in average global temperatures, because even half a degree Celsius could
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Scientists arming new weapon against dengue, malaria — mosquitoes
Phase 2 of trials underway in Jalna on ‘friendly’ mosquitoes genetically modified to cause offspring to die. Next step? Limited tests in open field EVEN as urban local bodies gear up for annual monsoon
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151 endangered species in Telangana identified
As many as 151 endangered species of plants and vertebrates have been identified in Telangana, said to be exclusive to the state, after a meticulous scientific survey was done here for the first time.
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World has three years left to stop dangerous climate change, warn experts
Avoiding dangerous levels of climate change is still just about possible, but will require unprecedented effort and coordination from governments, businesses, citizens and scientists in the next three