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How leftover wheat straw stopped China’s shifting desert sands and helped bring vegetation backA simple straw checkerboard system developed at Shapotou in China’s Tengger Desert helped protect the Baotou-Lanzhou railway from shifting ...- Easy weight loss: Walking on sand or grass, which is better? Difference in calories burned is more than two timesWalking is a simple way to burn calories, but the surface you walk on can change how much energy your body uses. Research shows that walkin...
- In 1990, U.S. conservationists repurposed thousands of discarded Christmas trees to slow coastal erosion. Thirty-six years later, the unusual experiment produced thriving wetlands, healthier wildlife habitats, and stronger natural defenses against stormsHow Recycled Christmas Trees Are Saving Louisiana’s Coastline: Louisiana has lost over 2,000 square miles of coastline since the 1930s. But...
- ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or IBC - Part 69: Can new businesses bridge the gap before EVs reshape the core?This old auto ancillary manufacturer has integrated plants, a long operating history, and stable group ownership. FY26 brought higher reven...
- Breaking Snooze: Inside the booming sleep economyIn the wake of a global sleep epidemic, it was only a matter of time before an entire ecosystem emerged around the promise of better sleep....
- 23,000-year-old footprints found in New Mexico reveal when first humans came to America: Early settlers arrived during Ice age; evidence rewrites America's origin storyScientific analysis of 23,000-year-old footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico has strengthened the case for an unexpectedly ...
- He shot a wolf for fun. Then something in its dying eyes turned a hunter into America's greatest conservationistAs the animal lay dying, Aldo Leopold looked into its eyes and saw what he later described as a “fierce green fire” fading away. In that mo...
- The Colosseum was more than a gladiator arena: its underground system powered one of Rome’s greatest spectaclesThe Colosseum was more than just a gladiator arena. Its hidden underground system, the hypogeum, was a marvel of Roman engineering. This co...
- Why Some Sand Dunes Can Get as Loud as a ConcertCertain desert sand dunes produce a deep, sustained sound, reaching up to 100 decibels, due to synchronized grain movement during avalanche...
- Why Some Sand Dunes Make Loud Humming Sounds, and Most Don’tCertain desert dunes produce a deep, steady sound. This phenomenon occurs when dry sand slides down a dune's steep slope. Millions of grain...
- GRAP-III imposed in Delhi-NCR: Construction, diesel cars banned and more, check what's closedDelhi reimposes GRAP Stage III restrictions due to severe air pollution, with AQI reaching 349. The ban includes non-essential construction...
- State ports plan a sea change in capacity, submit Rs 2 lakh cr expansion proposals to CentreState government-controlled ports in India plan to invest over Rs 2 lakh crore to expand cargo handling capacity to 10,000 million tonnes a...
- Has Morocco carried out its first drone strike in Western Sahara?A Polisario official later told AFP that Bendir had been killed by a Moroccan drone after taking part in a military operation near a sand b...
- Global insurers exit $8.9 trillion coal-based investmentsCoal exit policies were announced by 18 of the world’s biggest insurers controlling more than 46% of the reinsurance market and in excess o...
- Why the hourglass will never lose relevanceHourglasses might seem likely to have become as obsolete as sundials with the advent of regular clocks and, even more, with digital time be...
- Two-day rainfall poses flood threat to Kashmir ValleyThe officials claim that out of 399 crore only 196 crore were spent in last four years till march 2018, of which dredging was a major compo...
- VizExperts offers tech solution to defense forces to execute complex security operationsWhen armed forces are flown to unknown terrains, it is crucial for them to have accurate info of their own assets as well as their enemies'...
- Government to come out with sustainable sand mining policy: Prakash JavadekarThe Centre will soon come out with a national policy on "sustainable" sand mining, said Union Minister for Environment and Forests Prakash ...
- Dumping of construction material: National Green Tribunal seeks DPCC replyNGT has issued notice to Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on a plea seeking action against illegal dumping of construction material...
- CPI-M wants TN CM to convene all-party meet on Tata projectThe CPI-M's Tamil Nadu unit has urged Chief Minister M Karunanidhi to convene an all party meeting to discuss the Tata Group's proposed Tit...
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