To save the planet, first save elephants
Wiping out all of Africa’s elephants could accelerate Earth’s climate crisis by allowing 7% more damaging greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, scientists say. But conserving forest elephants may reverse
Wiping out all of Africa’s elephants could accelerate Earth’s climate crisis by allowing 7% more damaging greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, scientists say. But conserving forest elephants may reverse
<p>A <i>Nature</i> survey shows the pernicious impact of activism on biomedical scientists. More institutions must offer researchers the training they need to stand up for their work. (Editorial)</p>
<p>Researcher by day and activist by night, Joseph Harris was leading an untenable double life that eventually landed him in prison.</p>
<p>Nearly one-quarter of biologists say they have been affected by animal activists. A Nature poll looks at the impact.</p>
Breakthroughs in HIV research have encouraged the scientific community into looking for clues that can eventually shape up into an AIDS vaccine.
If you grew up thinking there were nine planets and were shocked when Pluto was demoted five years ago, get ready for another surprise. There may be nine after all, and Jupiter may not be the largest. The hunt is on for a gas giant up to four times the mass of Jupiter thought to be lurking in the outer Oort Cloud, the most remote region of the solar system.
A high-level delegation of US officials and nuclear scientists is on a 10-day visit to India to explore ways of cooperation in the atomic energy sector. Representatives from the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), the US administration's key nuclear engineering and science laboratory, are expected to identify nuclear development opportunities and partnerships that will benefit both countries, a US
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SHILLONG, Feb 2: Scientists have stressed the need for conservation of wetlands for a balanced ecosystem in the biodiversity-rich Northeast. The atlas of Northeast India released by the North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC) at Barapani near Shillong today revealed that the biodiversity of the region accounts for almost 5 per cent of the wetlands in the country.