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Water contamination can cause infections of the eye, skin and the gastrointestinal tract. (Photo: representational/Pixabay)

America's beaches are dirtier than ever before

Recent studies showed high levels of contamination in the beaches in the US.

25 July 2019 7:02 PM IST

When the nets are full of garbage, they are put in special garbage-collecting trucks. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Australia finds innovative way to stop plastic waste from entering...

Australian authorities found an innovative filtration system to keep the plastic away from the oceans.

25 July 2019 3:40 PM IST

This paper shows the truly stark difference between regional and localised changes in climate of the past and the truly global effect of anthropogenic (manmade) greenhouse emissions. (Photo: AFP)

Record breaking: World temperature rose faster in late 20th century

20th-century warming 'unmatched' in 2,000 years.

25 July 2019 9:43 AM IST

Cities that are all currently lying in the cold zones in the northern hemisphere will get considerably hotter. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Major cities to drastically heat up by 2050

Global heating to increase temperatures by over 3 degrees Celsius in coming three decades.

20 July 2019 12:52 PM IST

The operation would involve hundreds of snow cannons, powered by 12,000 wind turbines, spraying sea water which would fall as snow over an area the size of Costa Rica. (Photo: AFP)

Scientists come up with terrible solution to avoid catastrophic...

Can trillion-tonne snow cannons save us from sea-level rise?

18 July 2019 10:14 AM IST

The Arctic is heating up three times faster than other parts of the planet. (Photo: AFP)

Unprecedented arctic heat wave hit northernmost settlement

'Arctic heat wave' hits world's northernmost settlement.

17 July 2019 9:53 AM IST

The phenomenon of higher temperatures in areas with a lot of buildings and pavement is known as the urban heat island effect. (Photo: ANI)

Green vegetation can reduce deadly urban heat

Vegetation can help cool potentially deadly urban heat islands: Study.

15 July 2019 10:19 AM IST

According to Winterich, the definition of a recyclable is an object with future use, and yet many of us still view recyclable material as trash. (Photo: ANI)

Thinking about recyclables turning into new products, influences...

Awareness of product transformation boosts recycling: Study.

15 July 2019 10:14 AM IST

In other Arctic regions, such as Alaska, hundreds of ancient artefacts have recently emerged as the permafrost, the layer of earth that is frozen all year, thaws due to rising temperatures. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Global warming affecting archaeological sites of Greenland

Climate change threatens Greenland's archaeological sites: study.

12 July 2019 10:31 AM IST

As summer temperatures surge, more people in northern Europe will purchase air conditioners, adding to the strain on electric grids and possibly creating a vicious cycle. (Photo: AFP)

Unprecedented climate conditions to hit world's major cities by 2050

Researchers examined climate of world's 520 major cities using 19 variables that reflect variability in temperature and...

11 July 2019 10:02 AM IST

If greenhouse gas concentrations remain on the current path, the melting ice from Greenland alone could contribute as much as 24 feet to global sea level rise by the year 3000, which would put much of San Francisco, Los Angeles, New Orleans and other cities under water. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Global warming to melt the ice sheet by the year 3000

Greenland may become ice-less by the year 3000: Study.

8 July 2019 9:55 AM IST

Several species of Caribbean corals have long fossil records showing that they have persisted through major changes in Earths history. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Caribbean corals can survive under the rising carbon dioxide levels

Researchers suggest that some corals can survive in acidified ocean conditions.

8 July 2019 9:49 AM IST