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NYUAD scientists develop AI tool to speed discovery of life-supporting mic
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Scientists at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have developed a powerful new artificial intelligence tool called LA⁴SR that can rapidly identify previously overlooked proteins in microalgae - tiny organisms that produce much of the Earth's oxygen and support entire aquatic ecosystems.
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J-K: Fishery Department initiates fish seed stocking to boost local fishin
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Fisheries Department in Anantnag district of South Kashmir has initiated a significant project to stock fish seeds in various streams and rivers, which aims to enhance the local aquatic ecosystem and provide substantial benefits to the local community, especially fishermen.
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Study finds how virovory is enough to fuel physiological growth
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that a type of Halteria, which are tiny ciliates that live in freshwater habitats all over the world, may consume large quantities of infectious chloroviruses. For the first time, the team's laboratory tests have also demonstrated that a virus-only diet, or "virovory,"
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Shiv Nadar IoE Hacks concludes; Team 'Compos' Grab Top Honours and move on
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Delhi-NCR [India], November 7 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, DCR-NCR recently concluded the Shiv Nadar IoE Hacks, a collaborative pitch led sustainability challenge allowing students to share innovative solutions for aquatic ecosystem conservation.
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China's CPEC damaging environment in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Gilgit Baltistan [PoK], June 11 (ANI): Although Pakistan termed the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, CPEC as a game-changer for the country's ailing economy but the fact of the matter is that Chinese mega projects are showing an adverse impact on Gilgit-Baltistan's environment leading to un
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HCL and UNLEASH partner to develop solutions for Aquatic Ecosystem Conserv
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 20 (ANI/BusinessWire India): HCL Group and UNLEASH, a global innovation program for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), announced a year-long collaboration to mobilize youth and develop innovative solutions to promote aquatic ecosystem conservatio
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Study suggests how algae in global ocean might get impacted by climate cha
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Norwich [UK], September 16 (ANI): Global warming is likely to cause abrupt changes to important algal communities because of shifting biodiversity 'break point' boundaries in the oceans, according to research from the University of East Anglia and the Earlham Institute.
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Centre notifies amended rules for identified single use plastic items
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): The Central Government on Friday notified Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, prohibiting identified single-use plastic items. This amended rule will curtail the adverse impacts of littered plastic on both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
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Human alterations to aquatic ecosystems increase methane emissions
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 11 (ANI): Atmospheric methane has tripled since pre-industrial times. It traps heat far more effectively than carbon dioxide and accounts for 25 per cent of atmospheric warming to date, and much of that methane is coming from aquatic ecosystems, with human activities c
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Aquatic ecosystems source of half of global methane emissions: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 7 (ANI): Direct human alterations to natural aquatic ecosystems can increase methane emissions, a new study has found.
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Escobar's feral hippos destroying Columbia's aquatic ecosystem: Study
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bogota [Columbia], Feb 2 (ANI): The aquatic ecosystem of Columbia is being ravaged by the invasive hippo populations that are descendants of the animals that were owned by the feared drug kingpin Pablo Escobar.
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