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China is using a bacteria to turn desert into fertile soil in just 10 months- A university student uncovered a tiny footprint in Alaska that survived for centuries underground, and helped scientists understand prehistoric childhood
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- In 1994, two visitors hiking through the Badlands noticed bones weathering from the ground and uncovered an ancient watering hole filled with fossilsHikers in 1994 stumbled upon fossils in Badlands National Park. This accidental find revealed the Big Pig Dig, an ancient watering hole. Ov...21 May, 2026, 08.37 PM IST
- Meet the 2-billion-year-old giant that stretches 14km long, towers nearly 3km into the sky, and hides a hairy carnivoreMount Roraima, a flat-topped mountain on the Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana border, is an ancient and otherworldly place. Its isolation has ...20 May, 2026, 01.25 PM IST
- What construction workers discovered beneath a South Dakota housing site became one of North America’s richest mammoth fossil localitiesIn 1974, construction workers in Hot Springs, South Dakota, unearthed a significant Ice Age fossil site. The discovery revealed numerous ma...13 May, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
- Why is the UAE, OPEC’s third-largest oil producer, leaving OPEC? Will Iraq or Kuwait leave next, and what it means for oil prices and the cartel’s futureWhy is UAE leaving OPEC, will Iraq or Kuwait leave next? Nearly 3.5 million barrels per day are now at stake. The Organization of the Petro...28 Apr, 2026, 07.39 PM IST
- Word of the Day: PsammophileAs readers and writers continue to explore expressive and lesser-known terms, Psammophile offers a refreshing departure from the ordinary, ...20 Apr, 2026, 02.38 PM IST
- Microplastics in India’s agriculture: A growing problem demanding urgent actionA new roadmap by NAAS emphasises national monitoring, improved waste management, and biodegradable alternatives to combat the growing crisi...11 Apr, 2026, 06.52 PM IST
- Kanchan trees, nature-based solution to riverbank erosion in MajuliIn the village of Pathorichuk, Majuli, Assam, local residents have discovered a remarkable way to combat riverbank erosion by planting Kanc...26 Jul, 2025, 02.36 PM IST
- Rising water spread, coastal erosion: CSE's environment report on India paints grim pictureAccording to the report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), the seven states and Union Territories which are under threat are ...05 Jun, 2022, 05.08 PM IST
- Mountain erosion may add CO2 to atmosphere: Study13 Apr, 2018, 05.06 PM IST
- Forest fire: What Uttarakhand's needs to changeScientists warn that the black carbon from the fires may melt glaciers, cause a delay in the monsoons and pollute rivers.08 May, 2016, 11.40 AM IST
- Calamities claimed 4,200 lives, damaged Rs 44,000 crore property51.86 million people were affected due to floods and soil erosion by rivers over the last three years with the calamities claiming 4226 liv...03 Mar, 2016, 06.03 PM IST
- KVKs in Jharkhand should work for areas facing soil erosion: GovtAgriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today called upon KVKs in the state to work for rehab of areas facing the threat of soil erosion.26 Aug, 2014, 05.14 PM IST
- Study waves to resolve erosion: IIT-M expertsThe Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) is all set to take up a study on the movement of waves or tidal movement in the Bay ...09 Feb, 2014, 02.39 AM IST
- Soil erosion due to flood: Supreme Court asks Centre, Assam to respondSupreme Court asked the Centre and Assam govt to respond to a plea that the failure of effective flood management in the state was leading ...29 Oct, 2012, 04.30 PM IST
- ASSOCHAM advocates soil fertility index to secure agriculture sector Industry chamberASSOCHAM today called for evolving a soil fertility index for agro regions across the country to secure agriculture sector.29 Jul, 2011, 01.00 PM IST
- Coir to help prevent Japan soil erosionThe local coir industry believes export orders will swell in the next few weeks as Japan gets back on its feet.22 Mar, 2011, 02.28 AM IST
- Pranab grants a Rs 200-crore facelift to GoaRs 200-cr stimulus package may give boost to Goa's tourism sector.05 Mar, 2010, 02.29 AM IST
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