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Ancient DNA reveals how farming, wildlife and human activity transformed a Canadian lake's ecosystem over 1,000 years- 12 scientists will drift across the Arctic, locked inside sea ice for 8 months to watch an ocean survive its darkest, coldest season
- When the Black Death killed half of Europe in the 1340s, ecologists expected the land to bloom; instead, plant diversity plummeted for 150 years until farming returned
- Planet's fate rests on our platesFood systems are major global crisis drivers. A new report highlights the need for sustainable diets and farming. Current practices harm he...01 Nov, 2025, 12.22 AM IST
- Vultures accidentally preserved 13th-century treasures: Scientists uncover relics from a forgotten past in abandoned nestsIn southern Spain, scientists uncovered 12 ancient bearded vulture nests containing relics spanning 750 years — including a 13th-century es...10 Oct, 2025, 09.02 PM IST
- Global warming solution? Scientists turn food waste into valuable industrial chemicals using electricityA new study suggests electricity can convert food waste into industrial chemicals. Researchers at Ohio State University tested this on dair...24 Sep, 2025, 03.06 PM IST
- Nagaland University conducting archaeological research on prehistoric life of Naga communitiesNagaland University is spearheading archaeological research into the prehistoric life of Naga communities to discover climate change mitiga...16 Jun, 2025, 05.55 PM IST
- US corporates know Trump 2.0 will last four years — but climate change’s long ark won’t go away: Andrew HoffmanAndrew Hoffman, a professor at the University of Michigan, explores how business strategies and market demands intersect with environmental...19 Feb, 2025, 11.12 PM IST
- Hunting behind disappearance of large animals: StudyA recent study from Aarhus University's ECONOVO Center concludes that human hunting, rather than climate change, was the primary cause of m...04 Jul, 2024, 04.05 PM IST
- From spider claws to ‘anal print’ toilet seats: Innovations that bagged Ig Nobels this yearThe 23rd edition of the annual awards, given out "for achievements that first make people laugh, then make them think", was broadcast in an...16 Sep, 2023, 07.22 PM IST
- Welcome to the Anthropocene, Earth's new chapterThe Anthropocene Working Group will announce the location of ground-zero for the Anthropocene, the proposed geological epoch borne of human...10 Jul, 2023, 11.40 AM IST
- Scientists make 'disturbing' discovery on remote island, spot plastic rocks off Brazilian coastGeologist Fernanda Avelar Santos was startled to find an unsettling sign of human impact.21 Mar, 2023, 05.51 PM IST
- JPMorgan investment arm purges its ESG funds of Adani stocksThe JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Research Enhanced Index Equity ESG UCITS ETF offloaded the more than 70,000 shares in cement manufactu...27 Feb, 2023, 05.02 PM IST
- New study throws light on inbreeding, challenges & fight for survival of Indian tigers01 Dec, 2021, 09.32 PM IST
- Seven-point plan to help tackle growing threat of climate change: ReportA team of international researchers, including experts from the University of Exeter in the UK, examined how politicians and legislators ca...14 Jan, 2019, 11.57 AM IST
- Human made structures on Earth now weighs 30 trillion tonnes: studyAn international team led by geologists at University of Leicester in the UK has made the first estimate of the sheer size of the physical ...01 Dec, 2016, 01.24 PM IST
- Human impact affects Earth's global energy flow: StudyThe impact humans have made on Earth in terms of how they produce and consume resources has formed a 'striking new pattern' in the planet's...28 Mar, 2016, 01.57 PM IST
- Human impact has created a 'plastic planet': StudyThe study examined the evidence that we now live in the Anthropocene, an epoch where humans dominate the Earth's surface geology.28 Jan, 2016, 12.52 PM IST
- Ancient Maya activities left lasting impact on environmentMaya activity more than 2,000 years ago not only contributed to the decline of their environment but continues to influence today's environ...07 Sep, 2015, 11.30 AM IST
- Scientists warn of Earth's sixth mass extinction eventSince 1500, more than 320 terrestrial vertebrates have become extinct. Populations of the remaining species show a 25 per cent average decl...25 Jul, 2014, 04.43 PM IST
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