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Cyclone Remal devastates major Bengal tiger habitat in Sunderbans; 100 freshwater ponds washed away

The Sundarbans regularly endures intense monsoon storms, but the scale and duration of Cyclone Rema…

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The Earth's 'blood pressure' is too high, and we are inching closer to a heart attack: new report warns

A new report card has shown that we have breached six of nine planetary boundaries, putting enormou…

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53% of largest lakes worldwide losing water storing capacity due to global warming and unsustainable human consumption

Globally, freshwater lakes and reservoirs store 87 per cent of the planet's water, making them a va…

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World's largest freshwater fish, a 300-kg stingray, discovered in Cambodia

The record-breaking stingray, which measured over 13 feet from snout to tail, was hooked by a …

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A dolphin 'bullied' by other dolphins refuses to leave a freshwater creek in Virginia. Staying there could lead to its death.

For three weeks, the dolphin has found shelter in Bennett's Creek, a freshwater creek in Suffolk, V…

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Video shows fishermen pulling out a 13-foot stingray, the world's largest freshwater fish

The world's largest freshwater fish was found in Cambodia's Mekong River. The stingray stretched 13…

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The Earth's Freshwater Reserves Are Disappearing

In many parts of the world, in particular in the dry, mid-latitudes, far more water is used than is…

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Paul Krugman Explains The Difference Between 'Saltwater' And 'Freshwater' Economists

New York Times columnist and Princeton economist Paul Krugman spoke with our own Henry Bl…

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Scientists Discovered Massive Freshwater Reserves Underneath The Ocean Floor

Lead author Vincent Post, from Australia's Flinders University, said that an estimated 500,000 cubi…

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A Tesla driver says he crashed his brand new Cybertruck after the brakes stopped working

A Tesla owner crashed his brand new Cybertruck in his first few hours of driving it. He says the br…

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Video shows a stray alligator swimming near Florida's flooded streets after Hurricane Helene displaced it

Hurricane Helene has caused a lot of destruction and displaced wildlife, including this alligator. …

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Luxury “floating” beach unveiled in France; Critics term it an “ecological aberration”

The luxury “island” features a restaurant, bar lounge, and freshwater swimming pool. Crafted at a c…

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Groundwater temperatures could rise several notches by 2100, making it too hot to drink for millions!

Groundwater, the Earth's largest source of unfrozen freshwater, is under threat. As our planet heat…

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Florida residents were shocked to see a manatee swimming in their human-made lake. A biologist thinks she knows how it got there.

Residents living near an artificial lake in Florida noticed a manatee swimming in it. Manatees typi…

Jenny McGrath   


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I hiked a mountain in the Andes to celebrate my 40th birthday. The hallucinations and violent vomiting that followed had not been part of the plan.

To celebrate her 40th birthday she wanted to hike the ninth highest mountain in the Bolivian Andes.…

Elizabeth Lavis   


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Oceans without sharks would be far less healthy, finds new research

In a newly published study by Florida International University, Florida, scientists surveyed decade…

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A living computer? This AI made from interconnected "mini-brains" requires a million times less power than ChatGPT!

To put this into perspective, training a single large language model like GPT-3, a precursor to the…

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Hundreds of thousands of fish died in a single reservoir in Vietnam, another sign of how climate change is strangling the economy

Hundreds of thousands of fish died last month in one reservoir in southern Vietnam. An extended dro…

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Best beaches to visit in Goa in 2024

Goa is renowned for its stunning beaches, vibrant culture, and lively atmosphere. Each year, thousa…