India Needs to Foster Research and Innovation in Environmental Science – The Wire Science
India’s reformed research agenda must respond to the current situation and keep environment and climate front and centre.| science.thewire.in
India and a few other countries, however, had raised concerns about a shorter timeline of four years, which is the least between IPCC assessments so far.| The Wire Science
'It should really worry us.'| The Wire Science
India’s reformed research agenda must respond to the current situation and keep environment and climate front and centre.| science.thewire.in
Research suggests that in heavily human-altered landscapes, wolves might be adapting by suppressing their howl. While potentially helping conserve wolf populations, this could have adverse impact on their behaviour and habitat.| science.thewire.in
Featured photo: Seratobikiba/Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0. Tribal communities in the Araku Valley of Andhra Pradesh “signed away” their rights to carbon credits through a local NGO intermediary named the Naandi Foundation. While the tribal communities undertook plantations on their private land spread across 6,000 hectares – an area of the size of almost 150…| science.thewire.in
A 70-hour week would translate to five 14-hour days for workers. The effect on sleep habits and, consequently, people's health would be profound.| science.thewire.in
Our quest for the perfect slumber lies in the intricacies of REM sleep, circadian harmony, and the impact of modern technology.| science.thewire.in
Lowering the screening age, increasing health awareness and improving access to screening services can improve breast cancer outcomes for poor women.| The Wire Science
Many cancer treatments are designed to kill cancer cells. For the most part, they do a good job initially. But when cancer returns, the prevailing thought is that some cancer cells have eluded the treatment.| The Wire Science
Dealing with fibroid pain becomes easier as researchers find new signalling pathways associated with the fibroid cells.| The Wire Science
These “eggs” were actually cocoons of platyhelminthes, commonly known as flatworms.| science.thewire.in
Poor and lower-caste women shoulder the worst impacts of climate change in the Sundarbans. The area also highlights key lessons on building climate resilience.| The Wire Science
Featured image: Marco Verch/Flickr. CC BY 2.0. As climate change causes more extreme weather events, increased rainfall and rising temperatures, it’s increasing the spread of infectious diseases. While this claim might sound like scaremongering, it is not a prediction – it’s already happening now in our cities, as exemplified by news reports of the streets of Paris being…| science.thewire.in
Many states and private players could have ambitions to reach the Moon. However, this is not an easy task.| science.thewire.in
Hype around ultra-processed food may be causing unnecessary anxiety among people who already struggle with food or worry about their health.| science.thewire.in
Photo: Christopher Michel/Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0. Throughout 2023, the area of ocean around Antarctica covered by sea ice was so far below the norm that scientists have struggled to communicate their shock. This month, as the sea ice shrinks to its smallest point of the year, it is once again tracking well below its…| science.thewire.in
In March 2022, Antarctica experienced an extraordinary heatwave. A major global research project was launched to unravel the reasons behind it and the damage it caused. The results give the global community a chance to prepare for what a warmer world may bring.| science.thewire.in
Every January millions of people across India’s Ganges plain find themselves caught in fog – cloud at ground level. This cloud then mixes with smoke from open fires lit for heating and cooking and vehicle exhaust, turning the fog into a toxic smog that shrouds the country for weeks. Besides air quality deterioration, it also…| science.thewire.in
New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that the “halo-orbit insertion of its solar observatory spacecraft, Aditya-L1, was accomplished at 16:00 Hrs (approx) on January 6, 2024 (IST).” “The final phase of the manoeuvre involved firing of control engines for a short duration,” it added. This mission aims to observe the Sun’s…| science.thewire.in
The virologist speaks to Karan Thapar about vulnerable populations, booster doses and precautions as COVID-19 cases rise.| science.thewire.in
Behavioural scientist Cory Clark argues that scientists are often afraid of offending their peers’ political views.| science.thewire.in
We identified why North Africa greened approximately every 21,000 years over the past eight million years. It was caused by changes in the Earth’s orbital precession – the slight wobbling of the planet while rotating. This moves the Northern Hemisphere closer to the sun during the summer months.| science.thewire.in
Using the safe and sensible CRISPR technology that has the power to help the 300,000 babies born with sickle cell disease each year and the nearly 10 million people estimated to suffer from this genetic disorder globally.| science.thewire.in
Hydrogen can revolutionise clean energy, transport, decarbonise industrial processes … and cook your dinner.| science.thewire.in
Hong Kong: It has been nearly a year since ChatGPT exploded into the public consciousness, sparking in equal measure excitement and anxiety about the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). This is precisely why for most people, AI refers only to large language models like ChatGPT. But even before such models were accessible to the public, AI…| science.thewire.in
