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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Massive River Once Flowed Across Sahara: Scientists Find Paleoriver Network Under Desert Sands
Scientists have discovered that a vast river network was occupied the sands of the western Sahara desert. The researchers gathered images, which detected a paleoriver network beneath the desert sands,
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Good news for Earth's climate: Greenhouse gas pollution dropped this year
Emissions of man-made greenhouse gases appear to have declined slightly in 2015, scientists said on Monday, reflecting what experts say is an encouraging, though likely temporary, pause in the steady rise
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What African Wildlife Looked Like 1000 Years Ago
What did African wildlife look like 1,000 years ago? That's exactly what scientists are finding out in a bid to better understand how they have shaped the world we live in. "Animals matter and ecologists
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Pollution levels not as bad as last year: Experts
The city’s air quality has largely oscillated between ‘very poor’ and ‘poor’, with areas where it is ‘severe’, said Beig. With the Delhi government taking steps to curb the capital’s soaring pollution
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Engineers develop rocket engine that could convert space debris to fuel
Scientists in China have designed a revolutionary engine that converts space debris into fuel to move itself as it cleans up junk. According to engineers at Tsinghua University in Beijing, space debris
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Innovations reflecting their concern for environment
The science fair venue of the Kerala State Schools Sasthrolsavam 2015-16 at St. Aloysius High School here de facto turned out to be a mine of innovative designs from the minds of students reflecting their
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Lead poisons '100,000 birds annually'
About 100,000 wetland birds are killed every year from poisoning by discarded lead ammunition, say scientists. This is one of the conclusions of a report published on Thursday by the University of Oxford.
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Tibet: Scientists warn of rapid climate change at 'roof of the world'
Lying 4,700m above sea level on the Tibetan plateau is Namtso Lake. It is held as holy by the region's Tibetan population and every year thousands of pilgrims walk around its shores. As one of the largest
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Toxic air linked to cancer in kids
Here is another reason to ensure that your environment remains robust and healthy. Scientists have revealed that environmental factors can be a contributory cause in the development of some childhood cancers.
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US scientists breed genetically modified mosquitoes that resist malaria parasite
US scientists have bred a genetically modified mosquito that is incapable of spreading malaria to humans, according to reports. A gene editing technique called Crispr was used to alter the genetic makeup