Environment
Radioactive contaminants found in coal ash
07 Sep 2015
A new study has revealed the presence of radioactive contaminants in coal ash from all three major US coal-producing basins
Mass extinctions linked to creatures, not catastrophes
By By Jagdeep Worah | 05 Sep 2015
Seabirds dying because of plastic waste
02 Sep 2015
What’s in a name? The threat remains the same
By By Jagdeep Worah | 01 Sep 2015
Ohioans are irate at President Obama for changing the name of the highest peak in the US from Mt McKinley to Denali – but the real issue is the alarming rate of glacier melt in the Arctic, reports Jagdeep Worah
Humans may be harmed by endocrine disrupting chemicals released during natural gas mining
31 Aug 2015
Grow more plants, save on air conditioning: NASA
29 Aug 2015
WWF, others sue UK authorities over environment
28 Aug 2015
US Environmental organisations file legal notice with the EPA over dumping of drilling and fracking waste
27 Aug 2015
NASA sees sea levels rising by several feet in future
27 Aug 2015
A new visualisation based on 23 years of sea level data reveals changes are anything but uniform around the globe
Without humans, the whole world could look like Serengeti
25 Aug 2015
In a world without humans, most of northern Europe would probably now be home to not only wolves, Eurasian elk (moose) and bears, but also animals such as elephants and rhinoceroses, says a new study from Denmark
Scores of wildfires ravage US Pacific Northwest
24 Aug 2015
Europe hit by one of the worst droughts since 2003
24 Aug 2015
Much of the European continent has been affected by severe drought in June and July 2015, one of the worst since the drought and heat wave of summer of 2003
Scientists warn only ‘simplified’, degraded tropical forest may remain by end of century
22 Aug 2015
Drought causes vast areas of California’s Central Valley to sink faster than ever: Nasa
20 Aug 2015
Nasa data showed the ground sinking nearly two inches each month in certain areas, putting roads, bridges and canals at increased risk of damage
Fossil study: Dogs evolved with climate change
20 Aug 2015
A new study of 40-million year old dog fossils suggests that the evolutionary path of whole groups of predators can be a direct consequence of climate change
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The cost of neglecting water transport
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Crypto Currencies Trying To Undermine Global Financial System
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US President Donald Trump, it seems, is the latest to join the frenzy for personal or corporate currency, with $TRUMP, or what they call a meme coin, giving a further boost to his crypto image.
As costs of saying final goodbyes rise UK families resort to crowdfunding to pay for funerals
By Axel Miller | 16 Jan 2025
The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.
The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
The remarkable Ratan Tata
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
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Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
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