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Butterflies: A vital natural indicator of an ecosystem's state
A butterfly with its colorful and bright wings, while romanticizing nature in its own rights, welcomes spring in the process bidding the long sticky summer goodbye. Fluttering energetically over the lawn, these butterflies can do a lot besides...
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Mystic shiny clouds creeping out of the Arctic may answer global climate change
Despite thousands of researches in the lab, decoding mysteries both of the Earth and the Universe, the nature seems to be still vastly unexplored. And, many findings that remain unanswered may link to a well known fact - decoding which may change...
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Air pollutant-tracking interactive Google Earth mapping tool developed
Be it smog, acid rain or CFC's, air pollution or ozone depletion in the stratosphere, air pollution has long been threatening both human health as well as the ecosystems of our planet. Though one can have an excuse of survival by exploiting his...
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War-razed Israel's northern forests getting replenished
Man has gained its 'merciless' image from the environment he lives and thrives on. To let their ends meet, humans have over-devastated forests - with the northern forests in the war-wretched Israel hard to avoid. The Hizbullah's rockets during...
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Illegal bluefin tuna fishing continues despite EU conservation plans
The illegal markets across the world are flourishing, be it of rhino horns or tiger bones and skin or rare bred of exotic fishes, right under the much-claimed supervision of the concerned authorities. So, is the condition with the critically...
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Plan to lease degraded forests draws flak
Environment Ministry's plan to lease India's degraded and ruined forests to pulp and paper companies have drawn sharp criticism from environmental activists who say that this decision will leave millions of forest dwellers and tribals homeless and...
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Sulawesi: Indonesia's richest forests lost by 80%
Sulawesi forests harbor a hoard of endemic species: More than 60 percent of its mammals and more than one third of its birds are found nowhere else on the planet. Scientists have, poorly studied the rich biodiversity this island offers. While the world...
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Women more vulnerable to air pollution than men: Study
If you think, that polluting vehicles and factories are the 'only' worst exposure to the killing poisoned air, then you are wrong. Even people, especially women in the developing countries living indoors are among the most exposed. With India emerging.
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Spider web: A natural 'plant survey' tool!
With the climate changing, the need to understand regional habitats and their adaptation is growing importance. And the most prominent and effective indicators are the plants and trees. But, such elaborate survey of every plant species, finding...
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Russia may lay a claim to energy-rich area in the Arctic
Since 1937 Russia is extensively exploring the Arctic region and the same efforts seem to be fruitful as recently Russian geologists have claimed that 1.2m sq km (463,000 sq miles) of Arctic region has abundant energy resources. The Arctic region.
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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
