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Fantastic grandmas snorkel to explore lethal sea snakes

A novel citizen science project by seven grandmothers in New Caledonia reveals that there are a huge number of venomous reptiles in a popular swimming spot at Baie des citrons.

Oct 25, 2019

By R Siva Kumar

'Artificial leaf' can be your clean gas wonder machine

Syngas, a widely used gas produced from fossil fuels, is an interesting alternative that can be made by an 'artificial leaf' with just sunlight, carbon dioxide and water. It can finally be used to develop liquid fuel.

Oct 24, 2019

By R Siva Kumar

Fungi introduction to wheat crop produces 'climate-smart' variety, less dependent on fertilizers

Research has shown that introducing fungi to wheat leads to a reduction in dependency on fertilizers as it provides nutrients to plants roots.

Oct 24, 2019

By Priya Yadav

Fossilized Moroccan Ampyx trilobites reveal arthropods were first social animals, lived half-a-billion years ago

Scientists who examined fossilized Moroccan Ampyx trilobites living 480 million years ago concluded that all early living species exhibited collective behaviour. They found that trilobites were most probably buried in positions oriented in the same direction.

Oct 23, 2019

By Revathi Sivakumar

The strange case of "pseudo thumb" in Aye-aye

Aye-aye, the Madagascar native lemurs, have a pseudo-thumb to pick and grip food, say researchers.

Oct 22, 2019

By Priya Yadav

Singapore plans widening mangroves to stem sea level rise, besides engineering techniques

Under the Forest Restoration Action Plan, Singapore wants to plant an additional 250,000 native trees and shrubs, besides acquiring islands off its coast for mangrove coverage

Oct 22, 2019

By Soorya Kiran NN

Chinese scientists use dirty waste from coal-fired power plants to make white paper

Scientists aim to improve the technology so that one day it can be used in every paper mill

Oct 22, 2019

By Pinaz Kazi

Severe Greenland winter creates ripples among researchers who record alarming 'reproductive failure'

Due to huge drifts of snowfall and extreme winter in northern Greenland last year, the reproductive lives of birds and bees in northern Greenland just collapsed in 2018.

Oct 18, 2019

By Revathi Sivakumar

Stormquakes are for real! Scientists reveal the mystery behind them

Scientists have discovered a new seismic phenomenon called stormquakes that involve interactions of the atmosphere, ocean, and the solid Earth.

Oct 17, 2019

By Priya Yadav

Global Hunger Index Report 2019: Climate change worsens food availability; Africa suffers most

The Global Hunger Index report suggests climate change, including many other factors, is responsible for slow progress in addressing the issue of hunger and undernutrition.

Oct 17, 2019

By Priya Yadav

Aspirin might reduce ill-effects of air pollution, says new study

Scientists find that using drugs such as aspirin can bring down the impact of air pollution on lungs.

Oct 9, 2019

By Revathi Sivakumar

Pictured is the Birds of Paradise (BOP) ancient Maya wetland field system and parts of the nearby Maya sites of Gran Cacao (bottom-left) and Akab Muclil (top-left) in Northwestern Belize. The authors created this image from a lidar-derived digital elevati

Ancient Maya-altered environment too affected tropics before industrialization: Study

A new study on Ancient Maya has given evidence for early and extensive human impacts on the global tropics

Oct 8, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

How the mammoths were wiped out just 4,000 years ago in a far-off island

The holocene herbivores were wiped out due to isolation, climatic change and possible human intervention.

Oct 8, 2019

By Revathi Sivakumar

Singapore smog crisis: Singapore and Indonesia to hold emergency meeting to discuss solutions

Medical masks may harm individuals than protecting them from pollution, says new study

Medical masks used by individuals for protection from air pollution can do more harm than good, says a report.

Oct 3, 2019

By Priya Yadav

This artist's concept shows a pulsar, which is like a lighthouse, as its light appears in regular pulses as it rotates. Pulsars are dense remnants of exploded stars, and are part of a class of objects called neutron stars.

Scientists find new way to decipher ancient Harculaneum scrolls

Scientists from the US will use a strong x-ray light to decipher scrolls from the Herculaneum Library excavated in 1752.

Oct 3, 2019

By Priya Yadav

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Top Environment News

Fantastic grandmas snorkel to explore lethal sea snakes

'Artificial leaf' can be your clean gas wonder machine

Fungi introduction to wheat crop produces 'climate-smart' variety, less dependent on fertilizers

Fossilized Moroccan Ampyx trilobites reveal arthropods were first social animals, lived half-a-billion years ago

The strange case of "pseudo thumb" in Aye-aye

Singapore plans widening mangroves to stem sea level rise, besides engineering techniques

Chinese scientists use dirty waste from coal-fired power plants to make white paper

Severe Greenland winter creates ripples among researchers who record alarming 'reproductive failure'

Stormquakes are for real! Scientists reveal the mystery behind them

Global Hunger Index Report 2019: Climate change worsens food availability; Africa suffers most

Aspirin might reduce ill-effects of air pollution, says new study

Ancient Maya-altered environment too affected tropics before industrialization: Study

How the mammoths were wiped out just 4,000 years ago in a far-off island

Medical masks may harm individuals than protecting them from pollution, says new study

Scientists find new way to decipher ancient Harculaneum scrolls

India's Myopic Trust in Bangladesh Needs a Critical Relook

India's Myopic Trust in Bangladesh Needs a Critical Relook

An Unholy Convergence: How Power Politics Trumped Islamic Solidarity in the Middle East

An Unholy Convergence: How Power Politics Trumped Islamic Solidarity in the Middle East

Poverty Porn: West's Selective Obsession and India's Economic Realities

Poverty Porn: West's Selective Obsession and India's Economic Realities