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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World Bank to fund horticulture industry
Farmers, horticulturalists, agricultural officials and scientists are optimistic about the proposed Rs 1,000 crore funding by the World Bank for the horticultural post-harvest modernisation project.
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New study finds fringe global warming contrarians get disproportionate media attention
A new study led by Bart Verheggen surveyed 1,868 scientists studying various aspects of climate change, asking them several questions mainly focused on what’s causing global warming. They survey also asked
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Does the solution to climate change lie in a giant SPONGE? Scientists create plastic mop that absorbs CO2
Scientists are frantically looking for new ways to combat global warming. And now a team has created a sponge that absorbs carbon dioxide, which many scientists say plays a key role in heating up our
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Butt batteries: Scientists store energy in used cigarette filters
Scientists in South Korea say they have found a way of converting used cigarette butts into a material capable of storing energy that could help power everything from mobile phones to electric cars.
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Spray-on solar offers cheap alternative to silicon cells
A team of scientists at the University of Sheffield have developed a spray-painting method for applying new, cost-effective solar cells. The scientists utilized new perovskite solar cells - which have
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First GM crops enriched with nutrients ready for harvest
Gentically modified plants which contain health boosting Omega-3 have been created by British scientists and will be harvested with weeks Prof Jonathan Napier with very small crop of GM Camelina : First
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Areas near landslide site still at risk, warn GSI scientists
Following the preliminary assessment made at the site of the landslide in Malin, scientists of the Geological Survey of India (GSI) have recommended that the authorities evacuate the houses adjacent to
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'Chill out about GM food': We've been modifying crops for thousands of years, claims scientist
The American astrophysicist defended genetically modified organisms, saying that they are just an extension of artificial selection He claims that practically every type for food for sale is genetically
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Siberian Mystery Craters Explained: 'Dragon Breath' Methane Spikes Above Russia Linked to Climate Change
Large spikes of methane being released into the atmosphere above Siberia may be tied to the mysterious craters which have appeared in the landscape, according to a US scientist. Dr Jason Box, a professor
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Breaking Discovery: Industrial Pollution Reached South Pole by 19th Century
Industrial pollution had reached the South Pole 20 years before man had set foot on to it, confirmed a study on lead pollution over the southernmost continent in Earth. The first men to arrive at the South