Environment
Less chewing the cud, more greening the fuel
08 Jan 2018
Oceans running out of oxygen; could cause global suffering
06 Jan 2018
The ocean is rapidly running out of oxygen, and the depletion could choke to death much of the marine life in the waters.
CFC ban shows positive effect on ozone layer: NASA study
06 Jan 2018
The hole in the ozone layer is gradually decreasing due to less of ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) being released into the atmosphere, according to research by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientists warn of massive earthquakes in 2018
03 Jan 2018
Study predicts mini Ice Age lasting 30 years to start in few years
02 Jan 2018
Researchers claim that the rapidly decreasing magnetic waves for three solar cycles starting 2021 for 33 years could set off a mini ice age
Studies in US, India link PM2.5 pollution with unhealthy babies
28 Dec 2017
Two separate studies published this week – one in the US and one in India – have found that high levels of PM2.5 can lead to birth defects like cleft lip and abnormal heart or low birth weight
Cleaner air, longer lives
26 Dec 2017
Medium-sized carnivores most at risk from environmental change
23 Dec 2017
In a surprise ecological finding, researchers discover medium-sized carnivores spend the most time looking for food, making them vulnerable to change
Anti-smog gun: Delhi’s latest move to shoot down killer pollution
20 Dec 2017
In its latest effort to combat dense smog that shrouds Delhi every winter, the Aam Admi Party government today begin day-long gun trials of an anti-smog gun
Study projects sea levels may rise 8ft by 2100
14 Dec 2017
With rising incomes global e-waste rises 8% by weight in two years: UN-backed report
14 Dec 2017
The total e-waste generated from 2014 to 2016 can be lined up all the way from New York and back