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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Antarctica influencing weather in tropics
Scientists are coming to grips with how weather in Antarctica is influencing climate as far away as the tropics. For example, researchers at Ohio State's Byrd Polar Research Center have discovered an influence
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Uganda: Scientists Make Breakthrough in Blight-Resistant Irish Potatoes
National Agricultural Research Organisation (Naro) is in the process of breeding Irish Potato varieties that are resistant to late blight, a fungal disease ravaging the crop in farmers' fields across the
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Australian bushfires on the rise, new research finds
The number of bushfires in Australia is on the rise - up 40 per cent since 2007 - local scientists have found. In a new research paper, published on Wednesday in the journal Royal Society Open Science,
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CSIRO cuts amount to 'real crisis' in environmental science, scientists say
CSIRO scientists say deep staffing cuts facing key divisions constitute "a real crisis for all environmental science" in the organisation, amid mounting international criticism. Scientists in units
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How Do Melting Ice Sheets Affect Sea Level? Study Reveals Findings
Melting ice sheets in Antarctica caused by ocean warming could potentially increase global sea levels by three meters. In the study, a team of scientists examined a number of landscapes to determine how
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New 'early warning sign' for volcanic eruptions
Volcanoes are primed to erupt on a time scale of days to months rather than years, research suggests. The study raises hopes of finding a more accurate way to tell when a volcano is about to explode,
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Scientists Are Developing A Way To Warn You An Earthquake Is Starting
A research geophysicist with the United States Geological Survey looks at a series of images that illustrate the seismic waves of an earthquake. The understanding of seismic waves is key for building an
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Javadekar launches book on impact of climate change
Coimbatore: A book about the impact of climate change on Shola Trees in Nilgiris, titled 'Pictorial Guide on Shola Trees' was released by union environment and forests minister Prakash Javadekar, on Tuesday.
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Scientists get 'gene editing' go-ahead
UK scientists have been given the go-ahead by the fertility regulator to genetically modify human embryos. It is the first time a country has considered the DNA-altering technique in embryos and approved
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2015 was the Earth's hottest year on record: US scientists
Last year wasn't just the Earth's hottest year on record _ it left a century of high temperature marks in the dust. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration and Nasa announced on Wednesday that