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
Technology By NAL And CSIR Allows Aircraft To Be Tested While Still Airborne TWO of the country
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At the beginning of this month when about 5,000 red-winged blackbirds fell from the sky in one night in Arkansas, biologists were called on to put a damper on public speculation about pesticides and secret military tests by reminding everyone how many birds there are and how many die.
Jorhat, Jan. 13: In what may be termed as a path-breaking find, a team of researchers from the Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI) here, led by Rajib Kumar Borah, claimed to have pinpointed the fungus which causes formation of agarwood, and ultimately, agar oil, used widely in the multi-million dollar global perfume industry. Director of the institute, N.K.
Gokul Chandrasekar | ENS Climate experts gathered at the 98th Indian Science Congress made some stark revelations on the impact of climate change in India.
Scientists claim to have discovered a strain of bacteria that seems to be able to grow on arsenic, a well-known poison. SCIENTISTS have always believed that phosphorus is essential to life. But a recent finding, which was reported in Science Express, the early online version of the reputed journal Science, has claimed evidence that would demolish this long-held view. A team of U.S.
Dr S. Chandrashekar, a Director-grade scientist at the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) here was selected for the Ranbaxy Research Award for the year 2009. Dr Chandrashekar was chosen for his exemplary work in the area of pharmaceutical sciences, according to a release.
World nuclear agricultural scientists said that nuclear induced mutations in a number of crop species in several countries have contributed significantly to food security and agricultural economy.
Six top science academies have updated their report on genetically-modified crops, which drew allegations of plagiarism, but have stuck to their stand of Bt brinjal being safe for
Sudha Nambudiri KOCHI: People living across the coastal states will soon have to change their preferences in the variety of fish they have consumed and relished for long. Factors like ocean warming, acidification and calcification are beginning to make an impact on traditional fisheries with coastal states reporting newer species of fish. The oil sardine and mackerel which were found in a