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Study: Moa DNA provides insights into how species respond to climate change

Dunedin (Otago) , May 14 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Otago have got insights from ancient Moa DNA on how this extinct species...

Searching for new ways to address climate crisis? African literature has a few answers

African literature that represents and responds to climate and ecological issues in the Congo Basin can serve as a call to action.

What are wet bulb temperatures, and why they probably won’t cross 35°C long enough to be lethal

World panel on climate change said this year that if emissions aren't reduced, wet bulb temperatures would creep closer to 35°C, considered limit of human survivability.

Global met. body almost certain that one year between 2022 & 2026 will be hottest on record

According to latest projections by the World Meteorological Organization, global temperatures could cross mark of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for a brief period in next five years.

Scientists discover new type of ‘plastic-loving bacteria’

Washington , May 8 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new type of 'plastic-loving bacterium' that attaches itself to plastic present in the deep sea,...

Conserving biodiversity, building infrastructure can pay off. Learn from Costa Rica

If other countries want to develop ecotourism industries modeled on Costa Rica’s, they should increase access to nature-based tourism opportunities by building roads and hotels.

93% of the world’s ocean is unprotected. It can cost more than three billion people

Protecting and restoring ocean habitats such as seagrass beds, salt marshes, and mangroves, and their associated food webs are critical.

Only climate change isn’t driving natural disasters. There are ‘human’ factors

Besides climate change, there are several 'underreported' drivers of losses from natural disasters. We need to build models to mitigate the harm.

Why Delhi’s Mayur Vihar is 3°C lower than Yamuna Sports Complex despite being only 10 km away 

New Delhi: Yamuna Sports Complex sizzled at 46.4°Celsius Saturday  — the highest in the capital — while Mayur Vihar, a place that is less...

Brands need ‘tokenomics’ to push for reusable packaging. NFTs are the next-gen incentive

Reusable packaging market could be a $10 billion opportunity to eliminate single-use plastic. We need to reinvent Skinner's idea of 'token economy'.

On Camera

Gaza, Ukraine being fought on techno-battlefields. Indian military is 3 decades behind

My assessment is that the Indian armed forces are adopting emerging technologies for incremental change and not transformation—which is the need of the hour.

Even as SEBI lays down new curbs on F&O market, discount brokerages are changing business models

SEBI Tuesday unveiled rules to curtail retail participation in derivatives market. Options premia to be collected upfront from options buyer effective 1 Feb 2025.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?