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Wednesday, December 3, 2025
TopicGlobal warming

Topic: Global warming

Your bowl of rice is hurting the climate more than you may think

The practice of flooding paddy fields releases methane into the atmosphere, a greenhouse gas that is 25 times more potent than CO2.

Earthworms: A fresh challenge in the fight against global warming

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to the best sources to read them. It's your fix to stay on top of the latest in science.

How India is solving its cooling challenge without warming the planet

In 2019, India became the first major country in the world to develop a national policy document on cooling.

Climate extremes are slashing rice & maize yields, threatening global food supply: Study

Australian researchers find that adverse weather causes nearly 50% of global yield losses for maize and spring wheat, 25% for rice and 20% for soybeans.

Melting ice caps will have extreme geopolitical & security consequences

National security imperatives of the waters are rising as surely as the sea levels around the world because of climate change.

A shocking new report reveals 1 million plants & animals will disappear in a few decades

Human activity has 'significantly altered' 75% of our planet's land and 66% of the ocean and led to an extinction crisis.

Coal doesn’t cut it: Why govts across should read this study on public opinion on energy

International investors in coal often claim they are only funding coal projects countries want, but citizens have indicated a clear preference for clean energy.

Our best-case climate scenario could save tons of island residents. It could also be a myth

Scientists say computer simulations used by UN’s IPCC & other researchers to make projections may be inadequate to adjudge true intensity of climate change.

Indian summer monsoon amplified global warming 130,000 years ago

Indian summer monsoon which was highly sensitive in the past also helped end the ice age.

The DNA alphabet expands with four new building blocks

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to the best sources to read them. It's your fix to stay on top of the latest in science.

On Camera

My grandmother saved her children in Bhopal gas tragedy—and sacrificed her own life

‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.