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ALA lists top 25 US towns on air pollution
It is disappointing that more than half of the U.S. population lives in polluted counties where smog or soot reaches unhealthful levels, according to the American Lung Association's (ALA). But, all Americans need not get disappointed. Some towns here...
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Help cut global warming, stop shopping at supermarkets!
True, a nearby supermarket makes our hectic life easy. But, do you know they contribute hugely to climate change? The Campaign group of Friends of the Earth informs this urging people to buy food from local shops as a solution tom this and cut...
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What is responsible for 400 dolphins' mystic death?
It is really not only shocking but disappointing to spot hundreds of dead dolphins along the shore of Zanzibar's northern coast. But, what washed up these 400 harmless creatures to death is not immediately clear. But, this much can be predicted that..
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Blame global warming for increasing cyclone frequency
Darwin received its biggest scare as Cyclone Monica smashed through it last week. You can blame global warming for more future super cyclones in Australia. Scientists and environmentalists are concerned about it. The Australian Conservation...
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Amphibians endangered: More than 120 species already gone extinct in 25 years
It is since 1980, more than 120 species of amphibians gone extinct! The entire populations of amphibians are dramatically getting wiped out. A devastating fungus is reportedly responsible for this precarious position the amphibians have reached. The..
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First fossil with sound-producing skeletal structure discovered
This 35-million-year-old fossil is no ordinary discovery in the field of paleontology. This unique species, Thyrohyrax may have used a balloon-like structural chamber, shaped their bizarre jaws to produce sound. To make this finding, Duke University...
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Alpine glacier shrinking to disappearance!
A remnant of the last Ice Age, the Aletsch glacier has its rivers retreated 3.4 kilometers (2.1 miles)! And this is since peaking at a length of 23 kilometers (14 miles) in 1860! This alarming shrinking of the alpine glacier is estimated by Hanspeter...
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Can UK become a low carbon society by 2050?
'Decarbonizing' is a dream of every next city. And hence it is the same with UK. This dream brings seventeen Tyndall Centre projects together, which integrates technologies, management strategies, policies and behavioral change to provide guidance to...
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Illegal logging threatens Borneo's medicinal plants
The 'ayurvedic' branch of medicine survives on medicinal plants, which in turn heal a wide range of serious diseases. But, what if these pants are lost from the earth? Yes, deforestation in Borneo is leading to such worries! Blame illegal logging for...
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Britain's nuclear waste to go 'deep disposal'
The British government has come up with a solution to Britain's nuclear waste. It is likely to recommend on much of the waste that should be buried in deep disposal sites. Draft recommendations are to be released by a government advisory body. It is...
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Eight weird tree sculptures carved by nature
Plants and trees have excellent flexibility. They are capable of creating strange works of unintentional art that you just watch them bewildered. There are artists who have given meaningful shapes to trees such as of tables and mirrors. Tree sculptures ar
The Big Question: Are vertical farms really green?
Why we are asking this nowThe concept of vertical farming is receiving a number of positive as well as negative feedback, right from its inception. Many agriculturalists and socialists have analyzed the usefulness of this concept in the practical world. I
10 Innovative curtains designed to conserve energy
Curtains are primarily meant to avert sunlight and heat from entering our rooms. Draping over the windows and doors curtains secure us. Here we talk about ten innovative curtains that can conserve energy in various ways. There are curtains embedded with s
What’s Next: Future homes to eschew apocalypse
As we know it The claims of an apocalypse-like situation may be wrong. But, it can't be denied that millions of people around the world die every year because of natural disasters like earthquake, flood, tsunami and tornado. The world faces about 600 disa
