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A 17-million-year-old Egyptian ape fossil challenges long-held ideas that modern apes evolved in East AfricaScientists have discovered a previously unknown ape species in Egypt that lived 17–18 million years ago, adding new clues to the origins of...- A 31,000-year-old fossil has challenged everything scientists thought about the extinct 'American cheetah' — its DNA and diet tell a surprising storyAncient DNA studies have rewritten the family tree of the "American cheetah," Miracinonyx trumani. Genetic evidence shows this extinct cat ...
- UN warns global warming will exceed 1.5C and must be reversedWarming is projected to peak around 1.8C in the best-case scenario. This necessitates a new goal of "overshoot, peak and decline" for clima...
- The world is burning less. Why does it feel like it’s burning more?Global burned areas are significantly below average, contradicting climate change narratives. Satellite data shows a quiet fire season worl...
- ET Evoke: OECD nations should pay the Global South for climate damages they've caused - if the latter adopt carbon pricing, says Economics Professor Michael GreenstoneGreenstone, Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago, says air pollution is shortening liv...
- A vast ocean conveyor carries water from Greenland through the Atlantic for 350 years and shapes rainfall in Brazil; 15,400 years ago, it suddenly surged beyond today's strengthRecent sediment analyses indicate that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation has undergone surprising fluctuations in intensity. ...
- 112 million years ago, a rainforest thrived in what is now Ecuador; amber from the lost Early Cretaceous forest preserved insects, pollen, and a strand of spider webScientists discovered ancient amber in Ecuador's Napo Province, dating back 112 million years. This amber contains preserved insects and sp...
- In 1996, a hidden dinosaur in Patagonia became the Southern Hemisphere's first known raptor that roamed 90 million years ago: Fossil discovery explains how raptors spread across ancient EarthIn 1996, a hidden dinosaur in Patagonia became the Southern Hemisphere's first known raptor that roamed 90 million years ago after research...
- Ethiopia is slowly tearing toward a new ocean, and geologists have uncovered how the rift is pulling the continent apart from belowNew research reveals a powerful geological process is actively tearing Africa apart from beneath. A rhythmic plume of molten rock beneath E...
- Giant new dinosaur species unearthed in Brazil after 120 million yearsConstruction workers in Davinopolis, Brazil, discovered the fossilized bones of a giant dinosaur. Named Dasosaurus tocantinensis, the creat...
- Nature’s first GPS? Scientists reveal how a mysterious creature crossed deep, dark oceans with astonishing precisionTiny magnetic fossils unearthed from the North Atlantic seafloor offer a glimpse into ancient marine navigation. These microscopic structur...
- Global investment in green bonds for educational institutions reaches USD 15 billionThe global investment in green bonds for educational institutions has reached USD 15 billion, says a study. Green initiatives are driving i...
- India can be a key player in Hydrogen sector that could become half a trillion industry by 2050India can play a key role in the Hydrogen sector, which could be a USD 0.5 trillion industry by 2050. The Hydrogen industry will serve 10-2...
- Countries urged to curb factory farming to meet climate goalsAccording to experts, food systems as a whole contribute nearly a third of global greenhouse gas, with animal agriculture responsible for a...
- India could become a dumping ground for ICE vehicles, warns reportThe report said fully electric battery-powered vehicles would save nations in Asia, Africa, and South America over $100 billion annually on...
- COP28’s biggest conflicts are on display at the UN General AssemblyWorld leaders at the United Nations General Assembly highlighted the urgency of addressing climate change, but also revealed disagreements ...
- Oldest human footprints in North America found in New MexicoThe findings may shed light on a mystery that has long intrigued scientists: When did people first arrive in the Americas, after dispersing...
- Global fossil fuel emissions underestimated: studyEthane and propane escape into the air from leaks during natural gas extraction and distribution, including from fracking - the process of ...
- 5.7 million years old human-like footprints found in GreeceLondon, Sep 2 (IANS) In a finding that could challenge the widely accepted theories of human evolution, researchers have discovered 5.7 mil...
- India was not isolated before colliding with Eurasia: StudyThe super-continent Gondwana, which included South America, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Madagascar and India, broke up over the course o...
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