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Climate change could become main driver of biodiversity decline by mid-century: Study
"By including all world regions in our model, we were able to fill many blind spots and address …
PTI
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Pesticides are leaving lasting behavioural changes through generations of fish, study finds
Even minute pesticide exposures during development can trigger lasting behavioural changes in fish.…
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First successful IVF rhino pregnancy could save the Northern White Rhinoceros from certain extinction
In a groundbreaking feat, scientists have achieved the world's first in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) p…
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Jeff Bezos has a vision to colonize space with a trillion people. We asked experts to put it to the test.
Jeff Bezos dreams of a future where a trillion humans live in the solar system. But experts are ske…
Ellyn Lapointe
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Octopus DNA gives scientists a glimpse into Antarctica's ancient past, and a possible highly unstable future
By studying the DNA of separate octopus populations, they stumbled upon a remarkable truth: around …
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WATCH: Rare giant squid with ‘headlight’ tentacles spotted attacking underwater camera!
The Dana octopus squid is a deep-sea creature known for its considerable size and unique biological…
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Newly-discovered beetle named after beer company due to its bottle opener-shaped penis!
To capture the imagination of the public, the researchers have created a functional stainless steel…
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Starfishes are just one big head and no limbs, say scientists
While the starfish may appear to boast numerous "arms" extending from its central body, recent rese…
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Climate-smart villages to come up in Tamil Nadu to protect state's agriculture against climate change
The impacts of climate change-fuelled changes not only affect individual farmers' livelihoods, but …
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$1.5 billion startup says it's getting close to bringing the woolly mammoth back from the dead with elephant cells
Colossal Biosciences, valued at $1.5 billion, said it can create a mammoth-like, gene-edited creatu…
Marianne Guenot
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About 90% of Himalayas will face year-long drought at 3 degrees warming says new study
About 90 per cent of the Himalayan Region will experience drought lasting over a year if global war…
PTI
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The steps that could help address biodiversity loss could also help fix the climate crisis
Panelists who took part in an Insider panel said issues like biodiversity loss and the climate cris…
Catherine Boudreau
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Shipwrecks are now protecting sea turtles, dolphins and other crucial marine creatures from bottom-towed fishing
Bottom trawling is a method of industrialised fishing that remains steeped in environmental controv…
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Window to address climate change closing rapidly: IUCN seven Commissions ahead of COP28
The window of opportunity to address climate change and biodiversity loss is closing rapidly, the I…
ANI
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Remnants of life in ancient rocks reveal Earth had a rich ecosystem 3.4 billion years ago
Researchers found chemical signatures in rocks that provided an unprecedented insight into the biod…
Marianne Guenot
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Alaska's once crystal-clear rivers now resemble dirty orange soda, puzzling researchers
Rivers and streams in Alaska are turning orange and acidic. The cause may be warmer summers and mel…
Jenny McGrath
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More than 25% of biodiversity is under our feet — but we're destroying it. A biotech startup that's raised $56 million has a plan to help save our soil.
Humans rely on healthy soils for 95% of our food. The women-led startup Trace Genomics uses DNA dat…
Amanda Paule
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Scientists have finally figured out what happened to the lost continent ‘Argoland’ that went missing 155 million years ago
While most separated land fragments can be explained, some, like the enigmatic Argoland, have puzzl…
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"Mutilation of tree of life": Human activity wiped 71 branches of species from Earth, 35 times faster than expected
We're not just losing animals by the species anymore; it's by the genus now. Examining 34,600 land-…
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Scientists thought this tiny, blind mole was extinct for over 85 years, but they were wrong
De Winton's golden mole was thought to be extinct for over 80 years. A new study used DNA analysis …