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Satellite data may predict floods almost a year in advance

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 8, 2014, 09:45

Based on satellite monitoring of the gravitational field of a river basin, researchers have found a new way to predict which rivers are prone to dangerous flooding 11 months in advance.

New duck-billed dinosaur footprints found in US

Last Updated: Monday, July 7, 2014, 17:55

Duck-billed dinosaurs not only lived in multi-generational herds but thrived in the ancient high latitude, polar ecosystem as paleontologists have discovered a remarkable new track site filled with duck-billed dinosaur footprints in Denali National Park, Alaska.

IBM signs up to help fight China`s war on smog

Last Updated: Monday, July 7, 2014, 09:08

IBM Corp has signed an agreement with the city of Beijing to use advanced weather forecasting and cloud computing technologies to help tackle the Chinese capital`s persistent smog.

Global initiative seeks answers to eco-challenges

Last Updated: Monday, July 7, 2014, 09:00

A unique global initiative which aims to mobilise experience and expertise to help find solutions to some of the world`s most pressing environmental and social challenges was launched here Sunday.

Your old smartphone can help save forests

Last Updated: Sunday, July 6, 2014, 17:55

What if your old smartphone could hide in a forest, listen to poachers and illegal loggers and report incidents directly to the authorities?

Secret to slow ageing found... for flowers

Last Updated: Saturday, July 5, 2014, 17:07

Your bouquets could now remain fresh for much longer as researchers have found a technique that could slow down ageing of flowers by up to half, a finding that could lead to unravelling secrets on how to prevent cell decay in other organisms.

This `water bear` can survive even in space!

Last Updated: Saturday, July 5, 2014, 16:16

A tiny new species dubbed `water bear` has been discovered in Antarctica and members of this species can survive in space, researchers said.

Pay heed to water use in climate change mitigation: Experts

Last Updated: Saturday, July 5, 2014, 13:24

Besides cutting greenhouse gas emissions, technology, policies or plans that aim to slow down climate change should also take environmental factors such as water usage into account, say researchers.

Whales help in `boosting` our ecosystem

Last Updated: Friday, July 4, 2014, 18:11

It turns that ocean`s largest and subtle creatures, whales, are more crucial for balancing our ecosystem than actually known.

Fish consuming vast quantities of plastic ocean waste

Last Updated: Friday, July 4, 2014, 13:09

Australian scientists are concerned that fish are eating hundreds of thousands of tonnes of plastic floating in the ocean and this waste is ending up in sea food, a media report said Friday.