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Everyday Household Items that cause Pollution

Engineering changes to car exhausts have dramatically reduced the amount of pollution produced per mile, meaning that (a) there is now less to be gained from further changes t...

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The Great Dying is not What You Think It Is

Somehow, most of the life on Earth perished in a brief moment of geologic time roughly 250 million years ago. Scientists call it the Permian-Triassic extinction or "the Great ...

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Bill Gates aims for a Cleaner Planet

Bill Gates is a name that you will come across quite often when it comes to philanthropy and saving the planet. Thanks to Bill Gates' funding, there's a simple yet revolutiona...

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Indonesian Fishermen build Database to protect their Fish Industry

If you buy fish from a grocery store–or sashimi at a restaurant–it’s likely that it was unsustainably fished, and if you buy fish in Indonesia, there’s...

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Western Painted Turtles face Extinction due to Global Warming

A trio of Iowa State University researchers has predicted, in a paper published in The American Naturalist, that the painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) faces extinction over the...

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The Concern about E-Waste

Do you ever wonder what happens to your old electronic devices after you switch to the newer version? Each and every individual in the country owns a cell phone, even kids of ...

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Super Moons and Meteor Showers to usher in the New Year

The night sky on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, often the moon, and somet...

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The Oceans have ‘Dark’ Secrets

You may have seen the pictures of glowing oceans at night on the internet or scenes from films (Life of Pi), or maybe even experienced it live. An incredible transformation ta...

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Climate Change leading to increasing Child Marriage Rates

Climate change is arguably one of the largest threats to global development and security. Each and every person would have a different perspective on what climate change looks...

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Environment: New AI Records Dolphin Chatter And Reveals Six Unknown Click Types

Dolphin tracking is traditionally done with boats or planes, but that’s expensive, says study co-author Kaitlin Frasier, an oceanographer at the Scripps Institution of O...

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THOUGHT FACTORY: DISCOVERING MAHARASHTRA'S COOL RETREATS

Beat the Heat: unveiling Maharashtra's chilling hideaways for a refreshing summer escape...

April 25 2024

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: THE RIVER OF LIFE

OP Srivastava takes us on the banks of Gautam Ghose's film. Paar, crossing the river of ...

April 24 2024

KALEIDOSCOPE: ANURAG ANAND - THE STORYTELLER ARTIST

‘I am a storyteller with art and writing as my mediums,’ says Anurag Anand, ...

April 23 2024