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Nailing melamine
Sponge it clean
All at sea
Nitrogen? Warming?
Enough of carbon talks. Heres a new element with potential
Billions of dollars, 50 years later
Small pox vaccine might have countered HIV
Thar she blows: An ice-free Northwest Passage has enabled the Gray Whale’s return to New England
Last seen in the age of commercial whaling, an ice-free Passage enabled the species to travel from Pacific to Atlantic
US-China fight over fishing is really about world domination
In sending its fishermen far and wide, Beijing has, wittingly or not, followed America’s lead
Fourth industrial revolution: World Economic Forum advocates it; others fear corporate takeover; who is right
Technology can never exist in isolation; it has to exist within social realities, say critics of 4IR
Many provinces experiencing highest emissions since 2003: Scientist monitoring Canadian wildfires
Experts say climate change escalated the fires with the fumes spilling over into to the United States
Wildfires: New York City’s orange skies raise environmental questions
The dystopian orange skies are due to the flames that have been raging north of the US-Canada border
Roasted North: Why record-shattering heatwaves are burning the northern hemisphere
The heatwaves in the northern hemisphere are now frequent, early, intense and last longer as seen in Siberia last year and North America this year
Dragon in the room: Why China’s target of carbon neutrality is misleading
China contributed 27% to the world’s overall global emissions in 2019, surpassing the United States
Biden’s climate summit: Major polluters ramp up climate ambition
The summit has put climate back on the agenda and forced leaders of major economies to confront the scale of the task ahead
Joe Biden has a long list of qualified female VP candidates. So, who will he pick?
Choosing a vice president is the first presidential decision Biden will make in his campaign. It will say a lot about him and his presidency if …
Yoga: Modern research shows a variety of benefits to both body and mind from the ancient practice
With its focus on controlling breath, holding postures and meditation, yoga increases how much a person pays attention to the sensations of their …
How Putin’s war and small islands are accelerating the global shift to clean energy, and what to watch for in 2023
International Energy Agency revised its projection of renewable energy growth upward by 30%
Fingers crossed: Experts cautious about variant evolution in the wake of China’s COVID-19 tsunami
Any new variant that emerges from the current surge in China may not have the same lethal ability as past ones. But one cannot rule out …
Special Relationship: New Anglo-American energy partnership is Western fossil fuel hypocrisy at its best
Instead of filling the gap left by Russian fossil fuels with renewables, the UK has signed a deal with its traditional transatlantic ally which …
US homes, businesses worth $1 trillion at flood risk
Climate change is making sea levels rise, which is putting 2.5 million properties along the coast at a risk of chronic flooding
Monkeypox in UK: 7 cases reported, 1 with travel history
All seven cases in the UK till now are of the West African clade, a milder version of the virus
Native Hawaiian sacred sites have been damaged in the Lahaina wildfires – but their stories will live on
Lahaina is considered the earthly home of Kihawahine, a Native Hawaiian goddess; it was also the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom under Kamehameha …
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
Lethal hypocrisy of US Special 301 Report
Patent protection in the US is a convoluted and expensive business and yet it pulls up other countries that have robust systems
Environmental stewards: Sacred Hopi site in Arizona awarded ICOMOS Water and Heritage Shield
The Hopi consider the Sípàapu on the Little Colorado river to be the place from where their ancestors emerged from another world …