Life Improving Guide
During the First World War, many poisonous gases gained infamy as chemical weapons. And many of them have been recently used as valuable industrial reagent and building block in organic synthesis as well – especially the colorless poison,…
World War I ‘chemical weapon gas’ still in the air Read More »
Mosquito on Human Hand
The Mosquito Barcoding Initiative (MBI) has teamed up with the ‘Scholar Ship’ to barcode mosquito species from across the globe. The ‘Scholar Ship’ is a first of its kind ocean-going academic program. Created especially for an.
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Even as the problem of global warming gets more alarming by the day, countries are thinking up ingenious ways to avoid the inevitable – a cut in the emission of greenhouse gases. I cannot help being reminded by the current discourse on this issue, of the.
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As shark populations, deplete the world over, predators of the Coral Sea appeal to illegal fishers that hunt for shark fins. As it is climate-sensitive, reefs are disappearing faster than rain forests.
WWF called on the federal government to..
Even if they are not, I’m sure petrol will be! Race to save the planet has resulted in the buzz for green tax, carbon free, non-nuclear electricity and now it is a bid to ban petrol-powered cars by 2040.
In the UK, the Lib Democrats have backed a…
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A move by the U.S. President George Bush could see a speedier removal of HCFCs in refrigeration. In a move designed to go beyond the proposals of the Kyoto Protocol, the President plans to pursue a new action plan to combat global warming. His…
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Unseen, little known, ancient animals roamed the arctic tundra for years. Their left over waste and organic matter remains sealed inside the frozen permafrost. With the permafrost thawing, scientists believe that, once this organic matter becomes…
Will dinosaur dung and mammoth poop accelerate global warming in the Arctic? Read More »
While on one hand, man is busy exploiting the world’s natural resources to devastation to let his ends meet, on the other, a lot seems to have been left unexplored. In inlands like Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands several flying fox species…
Unique orange-furred flying fox-breed spotted in Philippines Read More »
In another incentive to reduce pollution, the Kyoto protocol has extended project eligibility under the carbon-trading scheme whereby efficient coal-fired power plants will be able to sell carbon-offsetting credits.
The U.N.’s clean…
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Sailors had often looked for an alternate and short passage from Europe to Asia and Global warming seems to have made that possible for them. With warming temperatures the ice-bound sea of the arctic is melting, paving the way for the Northwest…
Lowest ever-Arctic ice coverage leaves Northwest Passage open Read More »
