Lost memory could be retrieved
New breakthroughs on where memories are stored could lead to treatments for Alzheimer’s disease
Wildlife translocation programmes benefit if they incorporate human dimensions: Study
However, despite the recognised importance of human dimensions, these factors are still largely missing from many conservation initiatives
‘Climate change can triple flood damage by atmospheric rivers’
Climate scientist Tom Corringham talks to Down To Earth about bomb cyclones, atmospheric rivers and how global warming can …
US’ California grappling with “exceptional drought”
Unprecedented measures, including emergency funding and restrictions on water use, being taken by the state
Aerosols increase cloud formation, impact water content of clouds
The impact of aerosols on cloud formation could be double of what was estimated by the latest IPCC report, indicates a study
Earth has lost half of its ecosystem
Two-thirds of land-based ecosystems must be sustained to support life on the planet, says study
Smoke from world’s worsening wildfires is killing more than 33,000 people every year
Japan accounted for the highest number of annual deaths, at 7,000, in its 47 cities; the study was carried out in 749 cities across 43 …
Smoke from wildfires may have added over 700 COVID-19 deaths to US toll
More than 19,742 COVID-19 cases are associated with spike in PM 2.5 levels due to wildfires
Spike in deaths, mental health concerns: Report flags consequences of wildfires
Between 1997 and 2016, the global mean carbon dioxide emissions from wildfires were approximately 22% of carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels
Wildfires are burning holes in our pockets
The cost of fighting wildfires this year is predicted to go over budget by hundreds of millions of dollars
Forest fires now more frequent across the globe
Given strong relationship between climate and fire, these fires are expected to occur more frequently, says US climate assessment report
In 2018, natural disasters cost the world $225 billion
Extreme weather-related disasters caused 89 per cent of the economic loss in Asia Pacific region
Molting seals add mercury to seawater, reveals study
Mercury, the most toxic metal, is easily absorbed and accumulated in marine organisms
US must brace for more lightning strikes in the future
Scientists predict that lightning strikes will increase by 50 per cent due to global warming
‘People share more personal information with health apps than with doctor’
Smartphone apps are changing the way people manage health. They help people monitor symptoms and tailor treatment accordingly. But the data …
Blasting out Earth’s location with the hope of reaching aliens is a controversial idea – two teams of scientists are doing it anyway
Two international teams of astronomers are planning new attempts at alien communication; one is using a giant new radio telescope, and the …
Volkswagen fraud puts spanner on clean diesel route
The scam has exposed gaps in emissions regulations across regions. India will have to speed up its technology roadmap to clean up diesel and fix …
Data on plant ‘sweat’ might help predict wildfire severity
NASA studies data from space station instrument; Water-stressed plants help identify areas with greater fire risk
Indonesian frog species displays unique reproductive behaviour
Limnonectes larvaepartus is the only species of frog known to give birth to live tadpoles
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
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
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