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Amphibians at risk even from low pesticide concentrations

Delayed report on Tripura toxic spill

EU, California announces first-ever fuel standards

Trans fats in food may worsen memory

Earlier researches had revealed that the artificial fats are bad for heart

Public, Congress demand emission laws in US

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US states protest anti-GHG bill

Tibetans breathe easy in high altitude with gene from extinct human species

Unusual gene variant prevents blood from congealing

California wildfires

Another atmospheric river storm is battering California

Emergency declared in the US state; Third such storm to affect it since December 26

US-based economists win Nobel Prize for groundbreaking work with ‘natural experiments’

Their approach has revolutionised empirical research, says Nobel committee

California, Los Angeles sue Coca-cola

California lifts kangaroo goods ban

A small moon found floating around Neptune

Scientists confirm small moon Hippocamp may have broken away from a larger one

Israel-Lebanon conflict has not spared marine life

California approves emissions cut, sidelines Bush

Climate change may lead to improved oxygen levels in oceans, says study

Tropical Pacific winds may be aiding oxygenation, suggest researchers

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