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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State to introduce organic farming
The state agriculture department is going to take initiative for integrated organic farming to produce poison free vegetables and fish. The farmers will sell these items in the market and will also
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The innovators: US scientists harness the power of evaporating water
A team at Columbia University hope to use the energy produced by bacteria when they expand and contract A small Lego device on the shelf of professor Ozgur Sahin’s office at Columbia University could
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Ice Cores May Reveal Historical Climate Changes in Antarctica
The timing and duration of historical climate changes have been debated by scientists for years. Ice core records, though, can offer a way for scientists to study glacial-interglacial cycles. However,
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Damaging mass 'coral bleaching' will turn Great Barrier Reef animals white in early 2016
Mass coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef caused by an El Nino weather event will take place early next year, marine biologists have warned. Coral reefs around the world have already been severely
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Scientist moves NGT seeking closure of Delhi Secretariat
A scientist today moved the National Green Tribunal seeking a direction to close down the Delhi Secretariat building on the ground that it violates mandatory pollution norms. Mahendra Pandey, who was
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Greenhouse emissions from freshwater bodies high
They pump out about 10 times more methane than thought The world’s rivers and streams pump about 10 times more methane into our atmosphere than scientists estimated in previous studies, new research
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Seismology of elephants investigated
Could putting vibrations into the ground be a way to keep elephants from coming into conflict with humans? Already, attempts have been made to scare the animals away from villages using their own very
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Greenhouse gas emissions from freshwater higher than thought
Do not underestimate the babbling brook. When it comes to greenhouse gases, these bucolic water bodies have the potential to create a lot of hot air. According to a new analysis in the journal Ecological
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Data worth 282,000 years shows that Earth’s tilt is affecting climate change
The tilt of the Earth, or its obliquity as it is called, affects the world’s heaviest rainbelt, suggests an international research. The research shows that there is a connection between the Earth’s
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U'khand scientists disagree with Javadekar, say Himalayan glaciers melting away
DEHRADUN: Scientists in the hills state have disagreed with environment minister Prakash Javadekar who told the Rajya Sabha on Monday that 87% of Himalayan glaciers, according to a study, were stable since