Violence on land disputes is no new episode in global land allocation deals. Same is the case with Uganda’s plans to allocate forest land to a sugar company. Part of the Mehta group, the Sugar Corporation of Uganda (Scoul), wants to expand its…
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For a long time now, we have been witnessing change in climate or we may call it climate change. Climate change has its impact on everything from skyscrapers to living beings, high glaciers melting into pools, droughts, floods, devastating tsunamis and…
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The Galapagos Islands famed for their vast flora and fauna are on the brink of a collapse if effective measures are not taken.
The island is a part of Ecuador, in northwestern South America. It is home to a variety of species, including giant…
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In what is first of its kind, scientists have discovered that chimpanzees in Senegal beat the summer heat by taking shelter in caves.
Researchers claim this is the first known case of regular cave use by the ape species and it also intrigued them..
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Grammy-winning singer Sheryl Crow has hit the road for a 11-stop colleage tour, championing the cause of awareness about global warming.
The popular singer is accompanied by producer Laurie David, whose ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ a film on climate…
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Pushed to the corner by urban development and nature’s fury, Australia’s Koalas run the risk of being extinct within a decade, according to alarmed environmentalists.
Factors like drought, bushfire and urban development have resulted in loss of…
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The woody species in the southern forests are facing great risks from the nonnative invasive grass Microstegium vimineum. To study the growth of the invasive grass under different levels of forest disturbance, Chris and Sonja Oswalt (Forest Service…
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Locks of 3,200-year-old hair from the pharaoh Ramses II has been unveiled by Egyptian officials. It has been returned to Egypt after being stolen in France 30 years ago, which was then put up for sale on the Internet.
The small tufts of these…
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Scientists have been warning of the risng sea and their consequences for long. But, the question arise — which are the areas to get submerged by climate change? To find this, scientists are up with their gloves to develop a digital model of the…
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An outbreak of blue tongue is an helpless endemic in eastern Australia killing sheep, which has no cure.
This killing virus from Asia is spread by mosquitoes and midges. Found in northern Australian cattle, the virus attack produces no…
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