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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Kashmiri doctor’s path breaking prostate cancer diagnosis method has wider use
Hailing from Amrohi village in Karnahteshsil of district Kupwara, Prof Nabi’s achievement has bought to fore the “immense potential” Kashmiri scientists have. A Kashmiri doctor whose path breaking new
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Dutch scientists developing smart app to measure water pollution
Dutch astronomers and ecologists are working with Leiden University on a project, MONOCLE, that allows people to measure the quality of their water, simply by taking a photo with their smartphones.
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Amazon deforestation is close to tipping point
Deforestation of the Amazon is about to reach a threshold beyond which the region's tropical rainforest may undergo irreversible changes that transform the landscape into degraded savanna with sparse shrubby
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New test may prevent antibiotic resistances from spreading
Scientists have developed a new "rapid test" that produces a cheaper and faster diagnosis on infectious diseases in just three hours thus preventing antibiotic resistances from spreading. Owing to
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Scientists discover antibiotic-producing bacterium
HYDERABAD: A novel species of a bacterium that produces antibiotic has been discovered by a professor in the University of Hyderabad (UoH) and his researchers, the university said on Thursday. "Found
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13 cities may exceed 2C temperature rise by 2020s, say scientists
The new findings come on the heels of a U.N. draft report already causing alarm with projections that the global temperature rise is on track to exceed a 1.5C target included in the Paris pact to curb
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Researchers develop new method to improve crops
A team of University of Georgia researchers has developed a new way to breed plants with better traits. By introducing a human protein into the model plant species Arabidopsis thaliana, researchers found
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Nigerian Scientist Develops Ebola, Lassa Fever Detector
Abuja — A Nigerian scientist, Dr. Michael Odighemeh, has announced the discovery of a fuzzy-neutral expert system for detecting Ebola and Lassa fever. Odighemeh is a lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering
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Scientists hope to save northern white rhino from extinction
As the health of the world's last male northern white rhino declines in Kenya, a global team of scientists and conservationists is pushing ahead with an ambitious effort to save the subspecies from extinction
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Indian scientists develop test bed to generate clean energy
Indian scientists have developed a supercritical Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Brayton test facility at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here to generate clean energy from power plants, including solar thermal,