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Climate change threatens global plant species as habitats shrinkMany familiar plants may disappear by 2100. Climate change is shrinking their habitats, putting species at high risk of extinction. Researc...
In the 1920s, Clarence Birdseye Observed Fish Freezing Instantly in Arctic Conditions: That Observation Established the Foundation for the Frozen Food IndustryClarence Birdseye observed that rapid freezing in the Arctic preserved food quality, unlike conventional methods. This insight led to the d...
Hidden Climate Trigger? What Scientists Found Beneath Our SoilVast carbon reserves lie hidden beneath farms, forests, and frozen Arctic soil. These underground stores, built over centuries, are now und...
From Ice to Green: How Rising Temperatures Are Reshaping the ArcticThe Arctic is changing. Once a land of snow and ice, it is now turning green. Warmer temperatures are causing plants to grow more. Shrubs a...
The Arctic Once Had Palm Trees: What the Fossils RevealFossil evidence from the High Arctic reveals that palm trees and subtropical plants once thrived in the polar region. This occurred during ...
The Arctic Wasn’t Always Frozen: Fossils Reveal a Lost World of Forests, Rhinos and Nesting DinosaursFossil evidence reveals that the Arctic was once a warm, forested region supporting large mammals such as hornless rhinoceroses and dinosau...
Baby Dinosaur Fossils in Arctic Permafrost Show How They Survived Polar WintersTiny dinosaur fossils unearthed in Alaska reveal that baby dinosaurs were born and raised through harsh Arctic winters, enduring months of ...
Trump–Mamdani handshake sparks debate on post-poll political paradoxA surprising meeting between Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani marks a shift from election rhetoric to governance. This reconciliation highli...
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...
India-Russia trade hit a record $39.8 billion in 2022–23: SPIEF directorIndia-Russia trade hit a record $39.8 billion in 2022–23, Valkov told ET. The surge in bilateral trade came in the backdrop of India’s huge...
27 feedback loops, or global warming accelerators, add urgency to respond to climate crisis: StudyScientists have identified 27 global warming accelerators known as amplifying feedback loops, including some that the researchers said may ...
Fierce, frequent, climate-fueled wildfires may decimate forests worldwideClimate change has made landscape-changing wildfires a concern worldwide. This year, record fires have also raged in Australia, Argentina a...
A sneak peek into the life of photographer Ejaz Khan & his wildlife passionEjaz Khan, a Mumbai-born, New York-based fashion photographer, fell for wildlife in 2011.
2016 was warmest year on record: Study2016 was the warmest year on record, with global average temperature 0.2 degrees celsius higher than 2015, the European Union’s Copernicus ...
Permafrost thawing below shallow Arctic lakes: StudyA regime shift in lake ice is leading to permafrost thawing below shallow Arctic lakes as a result of changing winter climate, a new study ...
Arctic regions getting greener due to climate change: NasaDue to changing climate, Arctic regions of North America are getting greener, with almost a third of land cover looking more like landscape...
New map shows areas most sensitive to climate changeScientists have developed a new method to map areas most sensitive to climate variability across world, by using information gathered by sa...
Global warming 'tipping points' identified by international team of scientistsThe scientists analysed the climate simulations on which the recent 5th Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports are based.
- Loss of large predators damaging ecosystems
The decline of large predators such as lions, wolves and bears is threatening the Earth’s delicate ecosystems, changing the face of landsca...
Warming Arctic turning greener, finds studyScientists have rung another warning bell about changes in the fragile ecosystem of the Arctic, saying that vegetation found in areas sever...