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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Heat-resistant gene could help crops cope with global warming, scientists say
Shanghai scientists have found a gene that provides crops with a higher resistance to heat, offering a potential boon to farmers coping with reduced yields in the face of global warming. The discovery,
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Scientists find how obesity gene works, paving way for development of new treatments
NEW YORK – Scientists have finally figured out how the key gene tied to obesity makes people fat, a major discovery that could open the door to an entirely new approach to the problem beyond diet and exercise.
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Carbon nanofibres made from CO2 in the air
Scientists in the US have found a way to take carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air and make carbon nanofibres, a valuable manufacturing material. Their solar-powered system runs just a few volts of electricity
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Prime Minister Modi pitches for solar energy as ultimate solution to India's energy problem
Describing solar energy as the ultimate solution to India's energy problem, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called upon Indian scientists to work towards developing more efficient equipment
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Agri dept urges farmers to cultivate flood-hit areas
State agriculture department has undertaken a 15-day publicity drive to raise awareness among farmers for cultivating plots that were damaged in floods. The department will spend around Rs.44 lakh for
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Inflatable ‘space elevator’ invented by scientists
It is an idea that every small child has had at some point. Instead of sending up rockets into space, why not simply build a huge lift. Now a Canadian firm has been granted a patent for a ‘space elevator’
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Scientists get tool to mark online climate science media coverage and it's not a rusty teaspoon
What kind of impulses might rush through climate scientists’ minds as they scroll through some of the gumph that gets written on climate change? Perhaps partaking of a violent act at the expense of
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Government study says currency notes carry disease-causing micro-organisms
Scientists found DNA footprints of 78 disease-causing micro-organisms on notes. There are dozens of disease-causing micro-organisms travelling inside your wallet. A study by a group of scientists reached
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New frog species discovered in Goa
PUNE: A group of city scientists has discovered a new leaping frog species on the edge of the Netravali wildlife sanctuary in Goa. "The Netravali Leaping Frog (Indirana salelkari) is the 12th species
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Risk of future Nepal-India earthquake increases
There is an increased risk of a future major earthquake in an area that straddles the west of Nepal and India, scientists warn. New data has revealed that the devastating quake that hit Nepal in April