70% of yearly change in winter pollution in north India explained by western disturbances: Study
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Scientist surveying California creek finds 10,000-year-old mastodon tooth
While investigating a creek for frogs, a scientist stumbled upon a remarkable ancient mastodon tooth, estimated to be over ten thousand years old. Paleontologists have confirmed its belonging to a long-extinct species of Pacific mastodon. The fossil will soon be analyzed at Stanf...
Original design marks Pedro Franco’s debut at CASACOR SP 2022
Pedro Paulo Franco. Contemplation (at Time). Rebuilding the future by valuing the marks of the past is the philosophy embedded in the oriental technique of kintsugi and also in the 100 m² project that Pedro Franco developed for his debut at CASACOR. The reflection on time appears...
Methane leak formed 1km plume; bacteria and worms built a bed within 2 years
A South China Sea drilling incident caused a significant methane leak in 2018. Ocean scientists observed an ecosystem rapidly responding to the underwater gas release. Bacteria and worms quickly formed a methane-munching 'worm bed' within two years. This new biofilter degraded me...
5 Orangutans Found In Odisha May Be Victims Of Wildlife Smuggling: Indonesia
Following the rescue, the Indonesian government said it was closely monitoring the case and coordinating with Indian authorities to establish the animals' origins and facilitate their return.
Gareth Cliff’s Mumbai insult ignores Durban’s own plastic pollution crisis
On August 29, broadcaster Gareth Cliff reposted a clip of Mumbai's Juhu Beach carpeted in plastic after a monsoon high tide and added a single line: he never wanted to go to India, "what a disgusting place".
Neon signs are striking in the environments of CASACOR São Paulo 2018 - CasaCor
Neon signs are striking in the environments of CASACOR São Paulo 2018 CasaCor
55 CCTV cameras checked, black SUV key to Odisha orangutan probe
Police have also recovered face masks from a black polythene bag in the area and suspect they may have been used by those who released the orangutans in the forest
Fact Check: Are Kalimantan Forest Fires Caused by Natural Coal Evaporation? - Tempo.co English
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Several posts on Facebook [archive] and Threads claimed that forest fires in Kalimantan are natural events. This content circulated as forest fires affected various regions, including Kalimantan.
VP Gibran Inspects Forest Fire Response in Central Kalimantan - Tempo.co English
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka arrived in Palangka Raya City on Thursday, September 10, to assess the situation and the response to forest and land fires (karhutla) in Central Kalimantan.
Fires Threaten Bornean Orangutan Habitat: How Is Indonesia Responding? - Tempo.co English
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry sees the impact of forest fires on the Bornean orangutan wildlife as a serious issue. It is aware that fire and haze have the potential to damage vegetation and reduce the availability of food, nesting sites, wa...
Class 11 student kidnapped by senior in SUV over one-sided love, rescued from forest
An 18-year-old Class 11 student returning home from school was allegedly kidnapped in an SUV vehicle by a senior student in a case of one-sided love.
Just 18 black-footed ferrets survived in 1986; about 400 are now back in wild
Once believed to be extinct, the black-footed ferret is making a stunning comeback across the American plains. In 1986, only eighteen of these animals survived, a dire moment in their history. Through dedicated captive breeding and reintroduction efforts, their population has inc...
Fire | UFFINGTON STATE FOREST - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Fire | UFFINGTON STATE FOREST ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Israel released 28 wild donkeys in desert; 44 years later, they created an oasis
In an effort to rejuvenate the parched landscape of Israel's Ramon Crater, wild donkeys were brought back into the ecosystem. These resilient animals played a crucial role by creating waterholes, which became essential for desert wildlife. Additionally, their droppings helped spr...
Online and undercover: saving trafficked wildlife in Thailand - Bangkok Post
A veterinarian holds a six month-old leaf monkey that was intercepted by the Wildlife Crime Intelligence Unit at Suvarnabhumi airport. (Photo: AFP) BANGKOK - Nawee Changpirom has spent years working to rescue trafficked wildlife in Thailand, but even he can sometimes hardly belie...
Meet the birders behind Kerala Bird Atlas 2.0
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Iceland to submit bill that could ban whaling in its waters
The country is one of just three that still permits commercial whaling, while its government has faced mounting pressure to ban the practiceIceland will submit a bill in February 2027 which could permanently ban whaling in its waters, a move that would leave Norway and Japan as t...