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Since 2016, about 23,000 Plastic Pirates pupils have surveyed German rivers for litter; their data found plastic and cigarette butts among the most common itemsOver seven years, German students spearheaded a monumental investigation into river litter, with thousands lending their efforts. Their fin...- China deploys 'robot employees' in Beijing to patrol city parks, curb inappropriate behaviourBeijing has deployed seventy-two robot employees in its municipal parks this summer. These robots perform cleaning, patrolling, and visitor...
- Not Shark or Seal: Penguin's biggest predator on this island is a 20-gram animal and South Africa is now planning a 550-tonne poison solutionSouth Africa is preparing a large-scale operation to eliminate mice on Marion Island. Helicopters will drop 550 tons of poison bait across ...
- In 1968, an American scientist built a perfect "mouse utopia" with unlimited food, water, and shelter, but overcrowding shattered the mice's social bonds until the entire population died outA 1968 mouse experiment explored societal collapse in a resource-rich environment. The population exploded initially, then slowed dramatica...
- Australia, in the late 1800s, introduced foxes for a hunting hobby, and scientists are still tracking the damage more than a century laterIntroduced for sport in the 1800s, European red foxes have become a devastating ecological crisis in Australia. These adaptable predators r...
- In 1960, Spain planted an invasive tree thinking it was a great idea, and now it's hammering local birdlife because the ecosystem can't keep upNew research from Spain reveals a stark difference in birdlife between native forests and eucalyptus plantations. While species numbers rem...
- Tick-safe backyard checklist: 7 Normal things that quietly turn your yard into a tick magnetYour backyard might be a tick haven. Moisture, leaves, and shaded spots create ideal conditions. These small creatures thrive in yard edges...
- India should go for younger cheetahs habituated to human presence: Experts tell govtYounger cheetahs habituated to human presence and management vehicles are the preferred candidates for relocation to India, according to in...
- IIT-Guwahati study finds compacted clays can prevent viral contamination from entering environmentTo study the behavior of viruses in clays, the researchers used a safe virus called the Newcastle disease virus (NDV) as a substitute for t...
- India's cheetah project progressing well beyond initial projections: Namibia's Cheetah Conservation FundPrime Minister Narendra Modi released the first batch of eight spotted felines from Namibia into a quarantine enclosure at Kuno in Madhya P...
- What will happen to the ride-hailing business model? LinkedIn co-founder Chris Yeh answersTOI spoke to Yeh, who is also an investor now, during his recent visit to India about where the blitzscaling philosophy works and where it ...
- 414 million plastic pieces found on Indian Ocean islands: StudyAn estimated 414 million pieces of plastic - including nearly one million shoes and 370,000 toothbrushes - have been found washed ashore on...
- 414 million plastic pieces found on Indian Ocean islands: StudyPlastic pollution is a well-documented threat to wildlife and its potential impact on humans is a growing area of medical research.
- How India is trying to solve its plastics waste problemAs the plastic waste menace increases in scale around the world, scientists, entrepreneurs and engineers have begun to come up with solutio...
- Best way to beat pollution? Let every city get a ‘Central Park’To offset the adverse effects of pollution and overpopulation, similar forms of extreme opposites need to be practised in Indian cities.
- World Heritage-listed island most polluted place on EarthSydney, May 16 (IANS) A remote island in the South Pacific is the most polluted place on the planet, Australian research said on Tuesday.
- Everyday plastics spell doom for the oceansThe ubiquitous plastic that is easy to use and easy to discard and forms part of our everyday lives is unwittingly spelling doom for the oc...
- Citizens should take initiative to ensure cleanlinessA land of filth, no matter how talented its people and how wonderful its natural resources, will never earn the respect it deserves.
- Road-building companies, hit by crushing competition at home, should explore greener pastures abroadAsk a foreigner about his perception of Indian roads, and chances are he will tell you they are bumpy, littered with potholes and don't all...
- Invest in human capitalIndia should take advantage of its huge population base by giving top priority to human resource development.
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