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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Amazon rainforest grew after climate change 2,000 years ago: study
(Reuters) - Swathes of the Amazon may have been grassland until a natural shift to a wetter climate about 2,000 years ago let the rainforests form, according to a study that challenges common belief that
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Climate change may turn fish friendless
Rising carbon dioxide levels worldwide could lead fish to lose their ability to recognise each other and make them "friendless" wanderers who will hang out with just about anybody, a new research suggests.
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U.S.-based Japanese scientist makes potent version of H1N1 flu
A U.S.-based Japanese scientist said Wednesday he has succeeded in engineering a version of the so-called swine flu virus that would be able to evade the human immune system. The research on the 2009
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Climate change altering rhododendron bloom time: report
Throughout the region, the species commands a high socio-cultural reverence and has been designated as the state tree of Uttarakhand. The blooming of rhododendrons heralds the onset of spring in the
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Steady drop in seasonal rain in India: Stanford study
A recent study by the climate scientists from Stanford University in the Nature Climate Change Journal, claims that difficult times are ahead for Indians with increasing risk of drought and floods. The
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Scientists blast Abbott government water policies
Leading scientists have blasted the Abbott government’s decision to scrap key bodies overseeing water reforms amid plunging reservoir levels, a looming El Nino and the longer-range threat posed by climate
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Civic bodies soft-pedal encroachments along Vembanad
KCZMA handed over details of over 10,000 ‘land modifications’ to local bodies in February. Weakening the Supreme Court’s drive against encroachments and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) violations along
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Science policy to focus on research, scientific writing
The State's science policy will lay special focus on encouraging research and scientific writing by the youth, said Uttarakhand State Council of Science and Technology (UCOST) director- general Vijay Kumar
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Scientist criticizes Sabarmati model
ays Building On Floodplain Not A Good Idea For Yamuna Delhi's bid to rep licate the Sabarmati riverfront development project for Yamuna has taken a controversial turn. C R Babu, DU professor emeritus
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E-Cigarettes Need Tight Regulation, Scientists Urge WHO
E-cigarettes require strict regulation at a time when there’s been little research into potential harm, more than 100 scientists told the World Health Organization in a letter. The group said the health