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 the trend, providing a service worth $43billion in storing carbon, the academics found. The research, published in Nature Geoscience, shows that …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has demanded more from scientific community. He has also pitched for applying science to solve problems faced by the countries Prime Minister Narendra Modi has demanded more from scientific community. He has also pitched for applying science to solve problems faced by the countries, according to …
Coimbatore: Efforts towards sustainable living in India is still a baby crawling, but India will be able to reduce carbon emissions up to 30% by 2030, and at the same time achieve 220GW renewable energy production by 2022, Chitra Rajagopal, director general, systems and modelling, Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) …
Arctic winter warming events, winter days when temperatures peak above minus 10 degrees Celsius, are becoming more frequent and lasting longer than they did three decades ago, a new research has found. The study, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, showed that since 1980, an additional six warming events …
Brazilian dam, road and mine environmental impact assessments (EIAs) could be enhanced by satellite and DNA technology, improving biodiversity risk evaluations. Amazon infrastructure EIAs under-assess biodiversity; scientists offer solutions In a new paper, scientists assert that environmental impact assessments (EIAs) for major Brazilian Amazon infrastructure projects often fail in their …
One of Africa's driest regions - the Sahel - could turn greener if the planet warms more than 2 degrees Celsius and triggers more frequent heavy rainfall, scientists said on Wednesday. The Sahel stretches coast to coast from Mauritania and Mali in the west to Sudan and Eritrea in the …
Study links extreme El Nino conditions and warming of Bay of Bengal to very heavy rainfall during the northeast monsoon The extreme El Nino conditions in 2015 and the warming trend in the Bay of Bengal contributed equally to the unprecedented heavy rainfall witnessed in Chennai for three days from …
Researchers now know the difference half a degree can make. They can tell you why 1.5°C warming would be better than a 2°C climb in average global temperatures, because even half a degree Celsius could mean greater extremes of heat, more overwhelming rainfall, and longer spells of warm weather. And …
Phase 2 of trials underway in Jalna on ‘friendly’ mosquitoes genetically modified to cause offspring to die. Next step? Limited tests in open field EVEN as urban local bodies gear up for annual monsoon outbreaks of dengue and malaria, inside a nondescript mesh cage at Jalna in central Maharashtra, trials …
As many as 151 endangered species of plants and vertebrates have been identified in Telangana, said to be exclusive to the state, after a meticulous scientific survey was done here for the first time. The draft report listing the threatened species was submitted to the Telangana State Biodiversity Board (TSBB) …
Avoiding dangerous levels of climate change is still just about possible, but will require unprecedented effort and coordination from governments, businesses, citizens and scientists in the next three years, a group of prominent experts has warned. Warnings over global warming have picked up pace in recent months, even as the …
Fishing fleets dump about 10 percent of the fish they catch back into the ocean in an "enormous waste" of low-value fish despite some progress in limiting discards in recent years, scientists said on Monday. A decade-long study, the first global review since 2005 and based on work by 300 …
Pretoria – Geologist Tshiamo Legoale has made history by being the first South African to be crowned the FameLab International Champion for a project which researched a method of using wheat to harvest gold from mine dumps. “Not only am I the first South African… but I am the first …
Determined to ensure food security by improving yield of the grains, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) team of researchers has began study on the local grain, Fonio (Acha). Fonio (Digitaria exilis and Digitaria iburua) is probably the oldest African cereal. It is locally called Acha in Nigeria. Acha is …
As world leaders criticise the United States for pulling out of the Paris climate agreement, scientists are trying to work out exactly what a warmer world will mean. That includes researchers in Senegal, who are making precise measurements of the ocean to try to predict how it will change. And …
UPLI NAGNI, TEHRI-GARHWAL: The words 'seed capital' take on a whole new meaning in the hills of Uttarakhand. Far from the networks of seed corporations, farmers here still do agriculture in the traditional way where they are not only cultivators but also field scientists and seed tinkerers. Most farmers in …
A caterpillar commercially bred for fishing bait has the ability to biodegrade polyethylene Scientists have found that a caterpillar commercially bred for fishing bait has the ability to biodegrade polyethylene. Polyethylene plastics, the toughest and most used item have become environmental nuisance globally and frequently found clogging up landfill sites …
Scientists on Tuesday called on sub-Saharan Africa to devise innovative technologies in the fight against climate change and hunger. The scientists attending the Science Week in Kenya’s Nairobi also challenged the governments to integrate agriculture and human health to private sector and universities in their programs to help increase food …
Anti-GM groups argue conflict of interest in Harsh Vardhan's appointment as he holds S&T; portfolio After withdrawing it for a few days, the ministry of environment and forests has brought back its ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ (and Answers) list on genetically modified (GM) mustard. These say that safety of GM foods …
Green moss banks on the Antarctic Peninsula. These have been growing 5 times faster since the 1950sMatt Amesbury The growth of green mosses in Antarctica in the past 50 years has shot up due to warming temperatures. Stretches of the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula are covered with deep, green …
The Bhartiya Kisan Sangh, farmers' group linked to the RSS, on Wednesday joined hands with anti-GM groups in their protest against regulatory clearance to transgenic GM mustard and demanded rejection of the regulator's recommendation of allowing commercial cultivation of the genetically engineered oil-seed in the country. They met environment minister …
