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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Fish in Ukkadam turn green, heavy effluent discharge into lake to blame
Coimbatore: Fishermen in the Ukkadam Big Tank were in for a shock when they found the fish turning green due to the algae bloom in the lake. Senior scientists said this was the result of high discharge
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World's scientists to join forces on major 1.5C climate change report
Scientists from around the world will contribute to a major UN report on how global temperatures can be held to a rise of 1.5C and what the impact might be on sea level rises, the bleaching of corals and
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Antimalarial resistance to drug unable to spread by mosquitoes: study
In a study they might be helpful for malaria control, scientists said Thursday that resistance to the antimalarial drug atovaquone cannot be passed on by mosquitoes. Atovaquone was introduced in 2000
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Gene editing 'boosts' cancer-killing cells
Cancer scientists have genetically modified the immune system to help it attack tumours in mice. The immune system is the body's own defence against infection and cancer, but tumours develop ways of stopping
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Hyderabad draws 6000-year-old water from borewell, says study
This should set alarm bells ringing as this is a result of people sinking borewells deeper and deeper in search of groundwater. Hyderabad: Scientists at the National Geophysical Research Institute,
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Bacteria Batteries In The Future?
Scientists report in the American Chemical Society journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters a first-of-its-kind development toward that goal: a rechargeable battery driven by bacteria. A discovery
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Scientists unveil a new 'Tree of Life'
A team of scientists have unveiled a new tree of life, a diagram outlining the evolution of all living things. The researchers found that bacteria make up most of life's branches. And they found that much
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Mass coral bleaching now affecting half of Australia's Great Barrier Reef
The mass coral bleaching event smashing the Great Barrier Reef has severely affected more than half its length and caused patches of bleaching in most areas, according to scientists conducting an extensive
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Suspected oil slick seen off Kochi coast
Kochi: Over the past few days, there have been a number of reports of sighting oil slicks off the coast of Kochi. On Tuesday morning, a large patch of petro-chemical like iridescent substance was seen
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Japanese research team grows skin organ in mice using iPS cells
Japanese scientists said Saturday they have bioengineered the skin organ known as the integumentary system in mice using induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. The achievement is likely to lead to further