Climate change may lead to improved oxygen levels in oceans, says study
Tropical Pacific winds may be aiding oxygenation, suggest researchers
Climate-related weather events to break records in US this year, data shows
The country is on its way to record 17 billion-dollar extreme weather events in 2020, having lost $46.6 billion till September
Carcinogen in cola drinks: Indian subsidiaries of PepsiCo, Coca-Cola fail to act
Soft drinks giants contemplate tweaking production in the US
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Blue whales face risk from ship strikes
Shipping lanes intersect with feeding areas of the world’s largest mammal
Five Earth-like planets discovered by NASA
NASA launches satellite to track CO2
The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 will measure global distribution of carbon dioxide; monitor plant health
Voyager 1 set to cross new frontier
NASA says spacecraft floating in heliosheath, and on the verge of crossing over to the interstellar space
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GHGs: US states sue government
NASA’s NuSTAR clicks first solar image
Picture is the most sensitive solar portrait ever taken in high-energy X-rays.
Surface water did exist on Mars at one time, NASA’s Curiosity rover finds
Findings based on Curiosity’s study of a mound arising out of a crater on the Martian surface
Most Earth-like planet yet spotted by NASA's Kepler
NASA scientists call it Earth cousin and not twin because it circles a star smaller and dimmer than our sun
Rapid privatisation has worsened health care services in poor and middle-income nations: study
But public sector, too. needs quality improvement, say researchers from University of California
Cow manure to to help PG&E generate power
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Pattern in radio waves: First contact, is it?
The periodic radio waves hitting Earth from a neighbouring galaxy are unlikely to be from aliens, but the possibility cannot be ruled out
Natural source of fire retarding chemical identified
Presence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers, used in insulation among other things, in the environment was till now attributed to human activity
Switching to public transport could cut 40% of vehicular emissions by 2050
Moving away from cars will bring significant environmental, financial, health and social benefits, says a report
MGNREGS won't subsidise rural toilets, says Gadkari
New study shows the small improvement achieved in sanitation between 2001 and 2011 not enough to improve health outcomes
Trio win physics Nobel for studying universe's expansion
The laureates studied several dozen exploding stars, called supernovae and made the discovery
Ozone: good news and bad news
Hole in the ozone layer is healing, but ground level ozone is destroying crops that could feed a third of India’s poor