Environment
Dirty Chinese air spreading diseases across Pacific to US: study
22 Jan 2014
Polluted air from China is blowing across the Pacific Ocean in large quantities and contributing to smog in the United States, according to new research by a team of Chinese and American scientists
HC orders closure of Adani units in Mundra SEZ for violating green norms
14 Jan 2014
The Gujarat High Court on Monday ordered the Adani Group to shut down 12 of the 21 units operating in its Mundra special economic zone (SEZ), one of the largest SEZs in the country
Millions in US brace for big chill
07 Jan 2014
Study faults a ‘runaway’ mechanism in intermediate-depth earthquakes
By By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 27 Dec 2013
East Antarctica is sliding sideways
26 Dec 2013
Sun not a key driver of climate change
24 Dec 2013
Storing carbon in the Arctic
By By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 12 Dec 2013
While the Arctic Ocean is largely a carbon sink, researchers find parts are also a source of atmospheric carbon dioxide