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Climate change’s longer growing season won’t mean more carbon capture

Forests may stay green longer due to global climate warming, but it doesn’t mean those same forests will actually grow more. In fact, new research in two papers publi...

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Hollywood

Dermot O’Leary, Ricky Wilson, Keith Lemon ‘go commando’ for charity

Dermot O’Leary and Ricky Wilson are among the stars who have lent their support to a new charity campaign. Keith Lemon, Rizzle Kicks and John Prescott are also taking...

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Environment

The Third World’s drinking problem

With sustained political will, the world’s water and sanitation challenges are by no means insurmountable During its recent gathering in Davos, the World Economic For...

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Sustainable Development

The Third World's drinking problem

With sustained political will, the world’s water and sanitation challenges are by no means insurmountable During its recent gathering in Davos, the World Economic For...

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Environment

Global Warming and Potential Water Contamination Resulting from Fracking for Hydrocarbons

Contaminated water, presumed to be from drilling into and fracturing (fracking) hydrocarbon-bearing rock strata, has been in the news for some time now. And so have global ...

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Health

Anti-polio drive launched in NW Pakistan

Pakistani authorities today launched an anti-polio drive aimed at covering over 700,000 children in the tribal areas and frontier regions of the country’s northwest.<...

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Bollywood

Women rally for cancer prevention

Women behind the wheels wrote a new chapter in cancer prevention initiatives at the 6th edition of Lavasa Women’s Drive (LWD) on Saturday. This year, LWD, India&rsquo...

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Environment

Global warming won’t cut winter deaths as hoped

Climate warming would likely not decrease winter mortality, the report suggested more volatile winters Global warming will fail to reduce high winter death rates as some of...

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Sustainable Development

Agroforestry in India: new national policy sets the bar high

Over 1,000 delegates from 80 countries gathered between 10-14 February for the World Congress of Agroforestry. Held in New Delhi, India, the congress brought together leadi...

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Environment

Climate Change Threatens the Future of the Winter Olympics

A couple of months before the Winter Olympics kicked off in Sochi, Russian organizers called upon shamans to pray for snow. During the snowy opening ceremonies, it seemed t...

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