How will Earth take its last breath? New research gives a detailed description of how life on planet will meet its endA new study, employing NASA's planetary modeling, predicts Earth's oxygen will vanish in roughly one billion years, much sooner than previo...
06 Jun, 2025, 09.58 PM IST
Tariff wars will hamper climate efforts: COP30 CEOAna Toni, CEO of COP30, warns that tariff wars impede the adoption of green technologies and hinder climate change mitigation. She highligh...
23 May, 2025, 10.03 AM IST
Earth’s ‘twin’ is not dead but very much ‘alive’; NASA's latest discovery explainedNASA's recent analysis of Magellan spacecraft data suggests Venus may possess a dynamic surface, challenging the long-held belief of a stat...
11 May, 2025, 05.19 PM IST
Are climate meets worth slash & burn?Brazil, host of COP30, is reportedly clearing sections of the Amazon to build a highway for the eco-conference. This decision has faced cri...
24 Mar, 2025, 11.51 PM IST
How NASA's new washing machine-sized instrument will help protect Earth from asteroidsNASA's Near-Earth Object Surveyor mission aims to detect and track asteroids and comets that pose a threat to Earth. The infrared space tel...
01 Sep, 2024, 01.55 PM IST
UN chief urges fossil fuel ad ban as heat records pile upHumans are as dangerous to Earth as the meteorite that drove dinosaurs to extinction, the UN chief said Wednesday, urging an end to fossil ...
06 Jun, 2024, 04.50 PM IST
Planet overheating, ban fossil fuel ads: UN chiefUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated humans are as destructive as the meteor that caused the dinosaur extinction, urging a ban on o...
05 Jun, 2024, 10.47 PM IST
UN chief recalls his message to G20, tells world leaders it's time for global compromise to deal with current challengesAddressing the world from the iconic green podium in the UNGA hall, Guterres said that in the face of all the challenges that are confronti...
19 Sep, 2023, 08.53 PM IST
A $50 billion UK investor has a heat warning for portfoliosImpax Asset Management Group Plc found that many of its portfolio companies are not aware how extreme heat can hit their valuations.
13 Jul, 2023, 09.47 AM IST
With robots and AI, a “five-star hotel” to help honeybeesBeewise, a 4-year-old startup based in Oakland, California, offers a particularly inspiring example of how robotics and AI might radically ...
19 Dec, 2022, 09.54 AM IST
Brave New World: Corporate bond spreads continue to support higher equity marketsI believe the US companies will invest massively outside of China to secure supply chains for electric vehicles.
09 Apr, 2021, 10.09 PM IST
UN: Warmer world in 2020 busted weather records, hurt peopleThe WMO report found that worsening global warming is being seen in all seven key climate indicators, but it said the problem is more than ...
02 Dec, 2020, 07.38 PM IST
World leaders, virtual meeting 1.0: Was anybody listening?As the prerecorded speeches droned on, even the most interesting of leaders appeared kind of two-dimensional. The biggest signs of life cam...
01 Oct, 2020, 04.31 PM IST
This light-sensing camera with more than 1,000 sensors can detect signs of alien lifeConsidered as one of the highest-performance cameras ever, it can also detect elusive dark matter.
22 Nov, 2019, 06.07 PM IST
- Ministers in Paris to reboot climate talks hit by squabbling
Foreign and environment ministers and other high-level officials from 45 countries are set to gather in Paris Monday seeking to re-energise...
20 Jul, 2015, 03.39 PM IST
- Tips for '08: Darling fired, UBS sold & more of Greenspan
Recovery of the dollar, free air tickets and Paris Olympics could also be in the offing.
28 Dec, 2007, 06.15 AM IST
- ePlanet plans $500-m fund for India, China markets
Early stage-focused venture capital firm ePlanet Ventures is planning to raise its second global fund worth $500 million in the next three ...
29 Jan, 2007, 01.02 AM IST