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21st February, 2012
Stark warning emerges from science summit
VANCOUVER, Canada: A stark theme emerged from an annual scientific get-together in Vancouver: the world must be helped to believe in science again or it…
VANCOUVER, Canada: A stark theme emerged from an annual scientific get-together in Vancouver: the world must be helped to believe in science again or it…
21st February, 2012
Animal diseases increasingly plague the oceans
VANCOUVER: When dead sea mammals started washing ashore on Canada’s west coast in greater numbers, marine biologist Andrew Trites was distressed to find that domestic…
VANCOUVER: When dead sea mammals started washing ashore on Canada’s west coast in greater numbers, marine biologist Andrew Trites was distressed to find that domestic…
19th February, 2012
Tiny shrimp leave giant carbon footprint: scientist
VANCOUVER: Measured by environmental impact, a humble shrimp cocktail could be the most costly part of a typical restaurant meal, scientists said Friday. If the…
VANCOUVER: Measured by environmental impact, a humble shrimp cocktail could be the most costly part of a typical restaurant meal, scientists said Friday. If the…
25th February, 2011
50 million ‘environmental refugees’ by 2020, experts say
WASHINGTON: Fifty million “environmental refugees” will flood into the global north by 2020, fleeing food shortages sparked by climate change, experts warned at a major…
WASHINGTON: Fifty million “environmental refugees” will flood into the global north by 2020, fleeing food shortages sparked by climate change, experts warned at a major…
21st February, 2011
Global warming may increase water-borne diseases
WASHINGTON: Climate change could increase exposure to water-borne diseases originating in oceans, lakes and coastal ecosystems, and the impact could be felt within 10 years,…
WASHINGTON: Climate change could increase exposure to water-borne diseases originating in oceans, lakes and coastal ecosystems, and the impact could be felt within 10 years,…
21st February, 2011
Scientist finds Gulf bottom still oily, dead
WASHINGTON: Oil from the BP spill remains stuck on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, according to a scientist’s video and slides that demonstrate…
WASHINGTON: Oil from the BP spill remains stuck on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, according to a scientist’s video and slides that demonstrate…
21st February, 2011
Space weather could wreak havoc in gadget-driven world
WASHINGTON: A geomagnetic space storm sparked by a solar eruption like the one that flared toward Earth Tuesday is bound to strike again and could…
WASHINGTON: A geomagnetic space storm sparked by a solar eruption like the one that flared toward Earth Tuesday is bound to strike again and could…
21st February, 2011
Planet could be ‘unrecognizable’ by 2050, experts say
WASHINGTON: A growing, more affluent population competing for ever scarcer resources could make for an “unrecognizable” world by 2050, researchers warned at a major US…
WASHINGTON: A growing, more affluent population competing for ever scarcer resources could make for an “unrecognizable” world by 2050, researchers warned at a major US…
