For long, farmers have been using pesticides for increased crop yield, but an astounding fact claims that pesticides may instead be contributing to growth problems.
After having researched extensively both on test-tube plants and the real ones,…
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Something in the blue waters of Pacific has been turning grey whales malnourished but the cause still remains an enigma. Researchers with the conservation group Earthwatch have found that whales that annually arrive to their breeding grounds on Mexican…
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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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To encourage making of policies in a bid to reduce the threat of global warming, a $100 million program is being created by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. The climate change project of the foundation is being announced recently. But, coming amidst.
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The environmental icon of Florida — Florida manatee – is imperiled. It has suffered its most dismal year on record in 2006. The manatee had a population of about 3,200, but it decreased drastically with 416 dying out in 2006, making it the highest…
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Indian Ocean was in news around 2 years back when the devastating Tsunami struck. Otherwise it is usually calm on natural disasters front. Volcanoes don’t strike here easily. Recently, a volcano on the Reunion Island was spewing out lava and ash for…
Reunion Island Volcano calms down without damaging life and property Read More »
With climate change and global warming hovering on our heads, the scientists all over the world forecast a grim future for life on earth. Warming will place us at a greater risk of food and water shortages and threaten the survival of thousands of…
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The menace of global warming may lead to permanent drought in the Southwest United States by the year 2050, fears researchers.
Pointing to the fact that major part of the region has been hit by severe drought since 2000, a new study fears that the.
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Hiasl ‘recognizes himself in the mirror, plays hide-and-seek and breaks into fits of giggles when tickled.’ No, I’m not describing a human, but one of our closest evolutionary cousins.
He is a 26-year-old chimpanzee and deserves to be treated…
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Do you know, the humpback whale migrates further than any other whale species to reach its breeding grounds? It is also one of the most remarkable journeys being made by any creature on the planet. And, the amazing journey is made by one of the…
