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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Safer GMOs' made by US scientists
US scientists say they have taken the first step towards making "safer" GMOs that cannot spread in the wild using synthetic biology. They have re-written the genetic code of bacteria to use only synthetic
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Study on Cell Tower Radiation a Farce: Scientist
After Cellular Operators Association of India, scientists have come out refuting Swadeshi Science Movement’s study on radiation threat for Kochi and Trivandrum from cell towers. “If the green, yellow
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Real pride of ancient Indian science
I write this with considerable impatience and one question. Do we really have the time to waste on controversies like what ancient India did or did not achieve by way of scientific discoveries? This is
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Smart shoe devices generate power from walking
The devices represent a trade-off between power generating capacity, size and other factors German researchers have built shoe-sized devices that harvest power from the act of walking. The technology
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Sizing up giants under the sea
Research team corrects inaccuracies and elucidates measurements for 25 marine species National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) A team of scientists and undergraduate students have analyzed
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‘Indovation’ for affordable excellence
<p>The Indian dream should not be about 'some Indians' doing well, but 'India' doing well. Making high technology work for the rich is easy. Can Indian scientists make high technology work
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Scientists differ on causes behind climate change
For the first time in earth’s history, man is responsible for accelerating climate change but the extent of man’s activities on climate change is difficult to pinpoint, believed a majority of scientists
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Blame Pollution for Cold Wave in North India
One big reason for the long spell of extreme cold weather in Delhi and many parts of North India this winter season -affecting road, rail and air traffic almost every day and claiming tens of lives -is
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Scientists Create New Cheap Asphalt Material that Can Capture and Store Carbon
Could asphalt actually provide a new technique for "green" carbon capture? Scientists have found that the best material to keep carbon dioxide from natural gas wells from fouling the atmosphere may be
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Scientists’ role in dealing with climate change crucial: Experts
Scientists have a greater role to play in climate change mitigation in the changing world. This was stated by Dr Ashwani Kumar, Director General, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE),