Environment
Mothers and young struggle as Arctic warms
19 Jan 2018
Your microwave oven could be as polluting as your car!
18 Jan 2018
Microwaves in Britain generate as much carbon dioxide as 1.3 million cars, while across the European Union, the emissions equal almost seven million cars, scientists have concluded
China’s new air purification tower deemed a success
17 Jan 2018
The experimental air purification tower, claimed to be the world's biggest air purifier by its operators, has brought a noticeable improvement in air quality, according to the scientists leading the project
A fossil fuel technology that doesn’t pollute
15 Jan 2018
Worldwide importance of honey bees for natural habitats captured in new report
13 Jan 2018
An unprecedented study integrating data from around the globe has shown that honey bees are the world's most important single species of pollinator in natural ecosystems and a key contributor to natural ecosystem functions
Why did the passenger pigeon die out?
11 Jan 2018
The last passenger pigeon died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914. Reseach shows that humans caused the extinction of the species, by indiscriminate hunting and denuding the forests the species needed to survive
New study reveals strong El Niño events cause large changes in Antarctic ice shelves
09 Jan 2018
A new studyreveals that strong El Nino events can cause significant ice loss in some Antarctic ice shelves while the opposite may occur during strong La Nina events
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
China's imports of millions of tonnes of plastic waste causes rubbish build up recycling plants in UK
04 Jan 2018
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
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The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
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