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One of the front-line defenses individuals have against the spread of the coronavirus can feel decidedly low-tech: hand-washing.In fact, it was…
Wolverines (Gulo gulo), the mustelid carnivores of the world’s boreal forests, are making a comeback in southern Finland after having been wiped…
The Sundarbans, on the southern fringe of West Bengal, may soon struggle to provide quality drinking water to its human and non-human residents.…
After a fortnight of bitter struggle, nearly 200 countries agreed a new goal to raise money to tackle the climate crisis at the 29th Conference…
Member countries of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Heads of Delegations and partners of the Global Framework…
Nearly half of the environmental incidents caused by big energy companies are going unreported in their sustainability reports, a study publishe…
Pandemics. Quarantine. Vaccines. These concepts have been at the forefront of our minds for over three years now. Having lived through the heigh…
A group of Hungarian scientists have confirmed a long standing astronomical speculation—the Earth has three natural satellites or moons and not…
More than a million Rohingyas could become sitting ducks in the path of ‘Super Cyclone’ Mocha, a climate expert told this reporter even as the s…
A new battery technology by a Finland-based company that uses sand to store thermal energy may aid clean energy solutions. The innovation comes…
Groundwater must be protected at all costs since it is key to global food production and food security, delegates underlined at the end of the U…
Over 17,000 cases of measles have been reported largely from Somalia, Yemen, Nigeria, Afghanistan and Ethiopia in January and February of 2022,…
Seismologists in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were still reporting earthquakes around the Mount Nyiragongo volcano a week after it eru…
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In the geological blink of an eye, our existence may have been only for a short period. But the impact of human existence and actions on the pla…
Eight western lowland gorillas has been infected with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, the first known…
Public health efforts — already under strain from outbreaks such as the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic — can be planned and disea…
In times of emergency, the rule of law and democracy no longer go hand in hand. The UN Secretary General Antonio Gueterres warned on April 23 th…
Scientists and researchers across the world have been vigorously examining ways to curtail the spread of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). S…