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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Breath test for TB developed
Researchers have developed the first breath test for TB in the laboratory. It provides rapid information on drug resistance that takes up to six weeks using standard methods, US scientists report in the
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Novel antibiotic class created
Scientists have designed a new class of antibiotic which seeks and destroys resistance genes in bacteria. The unique approach could be used to genetically engineer bacteria in our bodies to become less
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Big cat count reaches upper limit
The Sunderbans tiger population may have reached its carrying capacity . The scientists of the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), who are compiling data as part of the all-India tiger census, have revealed
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Scientists reveal ‘fair system’ for countries to tackle climate change
Rich nations should make the deepest emission cuts and provide most money if countries are to share fairly the responsibility of preventing catastrophic climate change, says a major new study. Calculations
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Signs in groundwater may help predict earthquakes six months in advance
Scientists searching for a way to predict earthquakes have uncovered the most promising lead yet, after uncovering tell-tale chemical spikes in groundwater up to six months before tremors struck. Major
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Scientists told to help restore Ganga
Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti has exhorted scientists of the Forest Research Institute to help in the restoration of ecological and spiritual aspects
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Man not evolving fast enough to match environment changes: Scientist
Humanity is at an evolutionary paradox -- neither able to keep pace with man-made changes to the environment nor able to control constantly evolving pests and diseases, a leading paedetrician and scientist
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The human body can be mined for antibiotics, shows latest research
“Microorganisms are the best chemists on the planet,” declared Michael A. Fischbach, a chemist at the University of California, San Francisco. For evidence, Fischbach points to the many lifesaving drugs
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UN climate envoy says summit key to reinvigorate global pact
BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As climate-changing emissions surge globally, a summit of world leaders this month should help revitalizes ambitions to tackle climate change despite the absence
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Climate change could ‘fundamentally alter’ US forests
Wildfires, insects and drought are crippling forests in the western United States' iconic Rocky Mountains, scientists warned on Wednesday, urging more efforts to stop global warming. "If left unchecked,