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The climate in the UK has warmed over the last forty years, and many species, including butterflies, have shifted their distributions northwards, a new study has found.
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Guarding dogs can significantly reduce conflict between livestock and large carnivores, such as cheetahs or leopards, scientists have found.
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 19:27
Salt-affected soils are estimated to absorb 1.26 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide annually which may solve the mystery of the "missing carbon sink", Chinese scientists believe.
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 22:21
A report reflecting the concerns of people about the fallout of the implementation of recommendations of the Kasturirgangan committee on the ecology of the Western Ghats shall be submitted to the Centre, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said Wednesday.
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 17:48
Lay emphasis on topics covering plant physiology, genetics, ecology, among others for better results, says Aakash Chaudhry.
Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2013, 18:55
Ants and bees are surprisingly more genetically related to each other than they are to social wasps such as yellow jackets and paper wasps, scientists have discovered.
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 22:23
The Karnataka government will implement the second phase of the Karnataka Sustainable Forest Management and Biodiversity Conservation Project, aimed at expanding forests, over the next eight years.
Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 18:42
The tribunal, while listing the matter for further hearing on October 11, said, "We do not like to adjourn, but we are doing it for second time on your request."
Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 18:08
Scientists have developed a new technique to detect and monitor algae in aquatic systems.
Last Updated: Saturday, July 6, 2013, 10:22
Noting that forest land was being acquired by the wind power industry on a larger scale, an environment report has warned that this could have an adverse impact on the local ecology.
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 18:16
Against the backdrop of the Uttarakhand disaster, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday stressed that the ecology and biodiversity should be protected while carrying out development projects.
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 14:31
The hydropower projects in Himachal Pradesh -- in private and public sectors -- are not only gobbling up forests but also damaging natural resources, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has found.
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