A hybrid car, at your doorstep
The California Air Resources Board -- the world's trendsetter of air pollution standards -- was clearly being quite ambitious while mandating …
Reverse brain drain can be a strain
At that annual ritual called the Indian Science Congress, the Union minister of science and technology read out the prime minister's speech. It …
California wildfires: NASA captures vast plumes of carbon monoxide
Extremely high carbon monoxide concentrations of greater than 350 parts per billion by volume (ppbv) captured by NASA's Atmospheric Infrared …
NASA images show the gravity of California wildfires
Nearly 14,000 lightning strikes in the United States’ California caused nearly 900 fires to burn through 1.5 million acres of land as of …
Southern California forest fires
Here are some of the different uses of the forest fires that raged in southern California, USA, this month: The Washington Post reported that the …
California dreaming
California is famous for environmental awareness campaigns. Last month, the government banned the purchase of sports utility vehicles by the state.…
A wildfire recovery guide for California
Many good-intentioned people take wrong steps after a fire because of ignorance. The California Native Plant Society has released a guide for …
Rain drain
By leaching essential nutrients from top soil, acid rain threatens forests in more ways than previously thought
Information superhighway
There is one in our genes. And scientists are surprised at the distance signals can travel along DNA strands
Peppered by pain
Latest findings in tests with rats could lead to the development of new pain-killing drugs
Droughts in Western US fuel emissions, here’s how
Between 2012 and 2016, a drought-induced spike in fossil fuel generation cost California more than $5 billion in damages
Atmospheric rivers over California’s wildfire burn scars raise fears of deadly mudslides
Wildfire burn scars are particularly risky because wildfires strip away vegetation and make the soil hydrophobic — meaning it is less able …
Reaping rainwater
The innovative use of stormwater drains to harvest water has meant a new lease of life for water-starved Chennai
How to reverse global wildlife declines by 2050
Biodiversity loss is a disturbing threat with few parallels. Of the nine greatest threats to the world ranked by the World Economic Forum, six …
Hydrogen fuel is hostile to stratospheric ozone
By using hydrogen fuel cells -- the best alternatives to fossil fuels -- we may be heading towards another environmental disaster
A changing climate, growing human populations and widespread fires contributed to the last major extinction event − can we prevent another?
The past teaches us that the ecosystems we depend upon are vulnerable to collapse when stressed by multiple intersecting pressures
Biomonitoring breastmilk
In april this year, California became the first us state to introduce a bill to biomonitor breast milk. Activists and researchers hope that once …
California drought: valleys sinking faster than ‘ever before’
Increased subsidence in fifth consecutive year of drought can damage surface and underground infrastructure
Climate change will cause a cascade of catastrophes in the future: study
New study says that if something isn't done to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, people could be forced to cope with three to six …
Is America redeeming itself vis-à-vis its First Nations?
The country appointed its first Native American poet laureate and apologised for the genocide of aborigines in its largest and richest state on …
The Microsoft way
Wherein an Indian firm using pirated Microsoft software here is sued in the US by California state for using unfair trade advantage
Scientists tag Loggerhead sea turtle off the US west coast
Adult turtles have been tagged earlier. Small transmitters have been recently made so that they can be attached to juveniles also
Climate change and wildfires – how do we know if there is a link?
Global warming does not cause wildfires. Rather, global warming exacerbates the conditions and raises the risk of wildfire
Cancer-stricken man first to win case against Monsanto’s weed killer
A California court awarded a compensation of $289 million to him as he got cancer from using Monsanto's herbicide
Fog can be deadly, says study
Fog water contains 20 times more monomethylmercury, the most neuro-toxic form of mercury, than rain water