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This photo shows a city truck is spreading salt on Q Street in Lincoln, Neb. Scientists are starting to raise concerns about road salts impact on the environment, especially drinking water, because lakes and streams near roads are showing elevated levels of sodium and chloride. (Photo: AP)

Salt threatens US waters

Researchers say tons of sodium chloride crystals, more than 20 million nationwide each year; are rising the salinity of...

29 Jan 2018 2:53 PM IST

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Ocean plastics raise risk of coral reef disease

Coral reefs are already under stress due to global warming.

26 Jan 2018 2:15 PM IST

The lower oxygen levels are making marine life far more vulnerable, the researchers said.

Low oxygen levels, coral bleaching getting worse in oceans

A study revealed that severe bleaching outbreaks are hitting coral reefs four times more often they used to a few...

8 Jan 2018 4:27 PM IST

Researchers found that the chocolate enriched with olive oil was associated with significantly increased EPC levels (Photo: Pixabay)

No more chocolates as cacao plant may soon go extinct

Scientists from University of California are teaming up with Mars company to try and save crop before it is too late.

2 Jan 2018 12:56 PM IST

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Seychelles swaps debt for groundbreaking marine protection

The government signed a bill restricting nearly all human activity in the waters around Aldabr.

23 Feb 2018 7:50 PM IST

Taiwan to ban disposable plastic items by 2030. (Photo: Pixabay)

Taiwan to ban disposable plastic items by 2030

The island started recycling plastic and pushing to reduce single-use plastic items more than a decade ago.

23 Feb 2018 1:41 PM IST

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Vivienne Westwood, plus-size models protest at London Fashion Week

The protest soon took the Twitter by storm and trended under #IneosVthePeople.

19 Feb 2018 4:41 PM IST

They have managed to create solar cells using a simple inkjet printer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Sun helps society in Kandivali cut power bills by 50 per cent

The move came after the society resolved to move to a cleaner energy that also does not create a hole in the pockets.

17 Feb 2018 4:44 AM IST

The social side of being human

Social worker, motivator and enterprising business woman, Manju Mathew's hope is to spread joy with her charitable...

15 Feb 2018 12:29 AM IST

Mangrove eco-systems are rich in biodiversity and provide a number of ecological services (Photo: AFP)

Mangrove forest cover in India increased by 181 sq km according to...

They also play a major role in protecting coastal areas from erosion, tidal storms and tsunamis.

12 Feb 2018 8:48 PM IST

Maharashtra stood fifth among the states in diversion of forestland for other purposes.

1,067.2 hectares of forest land diverted last year

However, environmentalists have refuted the forest department's claims.

9 Feb 2018 5:45 AM IST

Anxiety level mediated the link between imagining exposure to air pollution and unethical behaviour. (Photo: Pixabay)

Air pollution may lead to unethical behaviour: study

The findings published in the journal Psychological Science suggest that this association may be due to increased...

8 Feb 2018 12:34 PM IST