Trump Administration files notice to withdraw from Paris agreement

The notice has no legal weight and does not begin the process of departure from the landmark climate agreement

More evidence of rampant use of non-therapeutic antibiotics in poultry farms in the country

India has started to address the misuse of antimicrobials in food animals, but needs to do much more

Shipwreck records and tree rings unveil Caribbean hurricane history—and clues to the future

In an attempt to better understand hurricanes, researchers recreate hundreds of years of hurricane records with Spanish shipwreck logs and tree …

US following Biden’s climate plan may trigger action elsewhere too

The effect of getting the US back on track can be magnified by its example and its role on international negotiations against climate change, …

US to regulate use of antibiotics in bees

As per new FDA rules, beekeepers can get antibiotics only after they are prescribed by a veterinarian

Is Trump doing what his people want?

Seven in ten registered voters of the United States want the country to participate in the Paris Agreement 

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

I compete with birds

When Peter Kaestner is not holding visa interviews at the US Embassy in Delhi, he prefers nurturing his ambition of spotting all the 10,000 …

East and West: Extreme weather strikes on opposite sides of globe in Brazil, Texas, Vietnam & Indonesia

75 dead in Brazil floods; evacuations in flood-hit Houston; heat dries up Vietnam while 14 die in Indonesia due to floods and landslides  

US oil & gas lobby pushes massive ad campaign promoting fossil fuels

The “Lights on Energy” campaign pushes message that dependence on oil & natural gas is a matter of survival for Americans and …

African countries need to seize opportunities created by US-China tensions

This will require a great deal of imagination and courage

Heatwave grips US too, ‘excessive heat warning’ for some areas

Biden announces measures to combat climate change  

Amid germophobia

Triclosan in handwash can impair muscle contraction

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Magazine>> Revival • USA

Cosmic dance

MOVIE>>ASTROPHYSICS ÔÇó US

Tree coagulants

Why trees don’t bleed to death on being injured

Sizing up trees

A safer, cheaper device to measure tree circumference

Nano fix

Autoclave uses nanoparticles, sunlight to sterilise hospital equipment

An app beats court

APP>> Gay Rights • Russia/USA

Bitter is better

Eating bitter food can help cure repiratory diseases

Sneaky side-effects at a click

US scientists develop database for adverse drug reactions

Earth on verge of mass extinction

Event will be human-induced, warn scientists

Sour taste

The aftermath

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