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Study reveals Climatic change doesn't necessarily bring evolution in speci
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a study published in the journal named 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences', researchers observed that long-held theories of climate change being drivers of evolutionary upheaval in species are not fully accurate.
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Ants shed light on predicting evolution after hybridization
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of Helsinki found that after multiple hybridisation events between two wood ant species distinct hybrid populations evolved independently towards the same direction, suggesting hybridisation is predictable.
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12-14 cheetahs to be brought from African countries in next five year: Uni
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A total of 12-14 cheetahs are intended to be brought from South Africa, Namibia, and other African Countries over a period of five years as per the Action Plan, Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey on Thursday informed Rajya Sabha.
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Climate change initiatives should also focus on the Himalayas, Tibetan pla
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Remote areas such as the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau are too often sidelined during discussions on climate change, according to a report by the Europe Asia Foundation.
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Climate change played key role in dinosaur success story
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Climate change, rather than competition, played a key role in the ascendancy of dinosaurs through the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic periods.
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Warm water temperatures could affect local economies: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a team of researchers from York University and Queen's University, warming water temperatures could have far-reaching effects, from ecology to economy.
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CAQM Sub-Committee for invoking actions under GRAP holds emergency meeting
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"While comprehensively reviewing the overall air quality parameters, the Sub-Committee noted that the sudden spike in the overall AQI of Delhi is due to a dip in temperature, calm winds, poor mixing heights and unfavourable ventilation coefficient for dispersion of pollutants and the air qua
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Changes in Earth's orbit may have triggered ancient warming event
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Changes in Earth's orbit that favored hotter conditions may have helped trigger a rapid global warming event 56 million years ago that is considered an analogue for modern climate change, according to an international team of scientists.
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Goals, targets set in Global Biodiversity Framework should be realistic: B
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Sunday said that the goals and targets set in the Global Biodiversity Framework should be ambitious, yet realistic and practical.
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Research: Climate change resulting in itchy eyes and runny nose
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Two of the most common allergens in the contiguous United States are oak and ragweed pollens. Researchers at the Rutgers Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute have modelled how climate change may alter these two pollen distribution patterns. Your eyes may water reading the
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United Nations commemorates International Migrants Day today
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In recent years, conflict, insecurity, and the effects of climate change, war and conflict have heavily contributed to the forced movement whether within countries or across borders. In 2020 over 281 million people were international migrants while over 59 million people were internally disp
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Linking fossil climate proxies to living bacteria helps climate prediction
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Microbial skins are made out of lipids - fatty molecules - which can be preserved as fossils telling us stories about how these microbes lived in the past.
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