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Microscopic plastic pollutants drifting through the air are lodging in the lungs of birds, a new University of Texas at Arlington study finds. Researchers worldwide are increasingly alarmed by how pervasive these harmful particles are in
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Air pollution contributes to nearly 7 million premature deaths each year, and its effects go far beyond the lungs. Breathing in wildfire smoke or automobile-related city smog doesn’t just increase the risk of asthma and heart
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The narwhal (Monodon monoceros), an iconic whale of remote Arctic waters, is widely known for its long, spiral tusk, which is really an elongated tooth. The tusk, which is predominantly found in males and can grow
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Novel technology intends to redefine the virtual reality experience by expanding to incorporate a new sensory connection: taste. The interface, dubbed ‘e-Taste’, uses a combination of sensors and wireless chemical dispensers to facilitate the remote perception
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Olive Ridley turtles are seen at the Rushikulya river mouth beach in Ganjam district of south Odisha as they nest their eggs on their mass nesting season on the Bay of Bengal Sea’s Odisha coast. |
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My grandfather’s idea of an Easter egg hunt involved hiding money in colorful plastic eggs sprinkled around his house in Long Island. Most held coins, but there was always one with a crisp, new $100 bill.
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Twice a day for years, meteorologists in Kotzebue, Alaska, have launched weather balloons far into the sky to measure data like wind speed, humidity and temperature, and translated the information the balloons sent back into weather
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The suo motu public interest litigation by the Meghalaya High Court very recently, to monitor the conservation of wetlands in the State brings the focus back on this important ecosystem. Since 1971, February 2 is observed
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Mycorrhizal fungi are the supply chains of the soil. With filaments thinner than hair, they shuttle vital nutrients to plants and tree roots. In return, the fungi receive carbon to grow their networks. In this way,
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Here are the key developments on day 1,101 of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Here is the situation on Saturday, March 1: Fighting One person was killed and another injured after a drone attack triggered fires
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Some queen ants can live up to 30 years. | Photo Credit: DEEPAK KR Ants are among the creatures on our planet that are taken for granted. Understandably so: they are everywhere. But if we slow
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When addressing zoonotic diseases, the focus should be on the interactions between systems rather than isolating diseases within specific groups, whether human or animal, say experts. Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: LAKSHMI
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Editor’s note: The Climate Fix is our twice-a-month guide to the most important solutions to fighting climate change across the world. Have comments about what we should cover? Email us at Climateforward@nytimes.com. One of the biggest
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When the fuming and rumbling at Mount Spurr, a giant volcano northwest of Anchorage, started picking up in October, Alaska’s volcano monitoring agency raised its alert level to ensure that nearby communities and passing airplanes would
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, one of the world’s leading centers of climate research, has been hit by a new round of departures, just 24 hours after hundreds of employees were fired. About 500 employees
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If your house was on fire and you only had time to grab a few things, what would you take with you? When you’re an adult, it’s a question you’ve most likely thought about — a
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A year ago, France embarked on an ambitious goal: To craft the world’s widest ranging ban on the use of harmful “forever chemicals” in everyday products. On Friday, that effort culminated in a national ban on
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NewsFeed Violence broke out in the Greek capital Athens as thousands of protesters rallied to demand justice on the second anniversary of the country’s worst train crash. Fifty-seven people were killed. An inquiry found safety issues
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Gaza, Palestine – Last month, Sufian Abu Ghassan joined hundreds of thousands of Palestinians defiantly trekking back to their battered neighborhoods after a ceasefire paused Israel’s 15-month war on Gaza. The 70-year-old was relieved that Israel’s
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Here is how to wish someone during the holy month of Ramadan in different languages around the world. Following the sighting of the crescent by the moon-sighting committee on Friday, Saudi Arabia has announced that the
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Jonah Fisher BBC environment correspondent Reporting fromRIver Otter, Devon These are some of the first beavers that will be released Beavers will be released into the wild in England after the government approved their reintroduction. The
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Mustafa Barghouti, Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative, unpacks Trump’s statements on Gaza’s future. Mustafa Barghouti, secretary general of the Palestinian National Initiative, breaks down Trump’s latest statements on Gaza’s future – what do they
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In a city where world-class masterpieces sit in marble temples that line the National Mall, the small museum devoted to the work of the Environmental Protection Agency, tucked away in a federal building near the White
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How are India’s fossil fuel industries attempting to decarbonise? A discussion on India Energy Week 2025 | Video Credit: The Hindu Between February 11 and 14, India’s Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, or MoPNG, organised
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Astronauts often experience immune dysfunction, skin rashes, and other inflammatory conditions while traveling in space. A new study publishing February 27 in the Cell Press journal Cell suggests that these issues could be due to the
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New research from the University of Sydney highlights the unique existential dilemma faced by Sydney’s koala population. These populations in south-western Sydney are among the very few in New South Wales (NSW) still free of chlamydia,
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Astronomical surveys have discovered nearly 6,000 exoplanets, including many habitable planets, which may harbor liquid water on their surfaces. The search for life on such planets is one of the most significant scientific endeavors of this
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Ten tonnes of waste are to be incinerated in Pithampur as part of the first trial. | Photo Credit: PTI The process to conduct the first trial run of disposing of a 10-tonne batch of the
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The world’s nations have agreed a funding plan at UN talks in Rome for reversing the decline of nature. Countries were eventually able to overcome deep divisions which had led to the breakdown of negotiations last
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The Trump administration has begun firing employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, one of the world’s premier centers for climate science. The firings are expected to cost more than 800 people their jobs, out
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There’s also some debate among scientists about whether epigenetic clocks are the best measure for aging, said Rachel Morello-Frosch, an environmental health scientist at the University of California, Berkeley. How to best measure biomarkers, and how
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More than a dozen of the senior leaders at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including those with the most experience in leading disaster recovery, have either been fired or have resigned, thinning its management ranks weeks
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Trump’s comments Thursday clarified confusion he sowed on Wednesday when he seemed to suggest tariffs would be pushed back to April. United States President Donald Trump has said that his proposed 25-percent tariffs on Mexican and
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Mark Poynting and Justin Rowlatt BBC Climate & Science Getty Images Four in five cars should be electric and half of homes should have heat pumps within 15 years, say the government’s independent climate advisers. By
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Nearly 2,000 years after a young man died in the Vesuvius volcanic eruption, scientists have discovered that his brain was preserved when it turned to glass in an extremely hot cloud of ash. Researchers found the
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Muslims in Gaza have been preparing what they can for the coming holy month of Ramadan.
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Few voters likely expected President Donald Trump in the first weeks of his administration to slash billions of dollars from the nation’s premier federal cancer research agency. But funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health
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Tipping Point: What are India’s recent commitments towards nuclear energy? | Video Credit: The Hindu India is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2070, and nuclear power is expected to play a crucial role in
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Green Humour | Photo Credit: Rohan Chakravarty Green Humour | Photo Credit: Rohan Chakravarty Rohan Chakravarty is a cartoonist and illustrator from Nagpur. His series, ‘Green Humour’, consists of cartoons and comics on wildlife, nature conservation,
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A security camera in eastern Lebanon captured the moments a car was hit in a suspected Israeli drone attack.
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