Nasa heads to Scottish Highlands in its search for life on Mars
BBC Newsby Steven McKenzie14d ago
- Published Nasa scientists are studying rocks in the Scottish Highlands to help them understand if there was once life on Mars.
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top 90%Fifty Billion Seedlings: Can Ethiopia Replant Its Ravaged Forests?
Yale E360by Samuel Abate; Freddie Clayton • October 114d ago
Restoration almost always fails, says a researcher, but even if 30 percent of trees planted in Ethiopia survive, “it’s still huge.” Now the country is trying to reverse this trajectory.
Regulators Release a Plan to Help Repair the Contaminated Roanoke River - Inside Climate News
Inside Climate Newsby By Lisa Sorg14d ago
PLYMOUTH, N.C.—Fall had just arrived when a nor’easter began stewing in the Atlantic Ocean, its gale-force winds carrying the pungent smell of chlorine westward, away from downtown.
Leopards return to South Africa's West Coast after 170 years
The South Africanby Nicole Burger14d ago
Leopards return to South Africa’s West Coast after 170 years A lone leopard was first spotted roaming a Cape conservation area last year.
Zabaikalsky Region Offers Bounties for Bears as Human Encounters Rise - The Moscow Times
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times14d ago
Authorities in Russia’s Far East Zabaikalsky region have introduced a bounty for bear culling in the region to curb the sharp rise in dangerous encounters with humans.
Rising seas could cost Australia economic losses of $855 billion, study finds
Mongabay Globalby Bobbybascomb14d ago
Rising sea levels due to climate change could damage hundreds of thousands of properties and millions of hectares of land along Australia’s coastline by 2100, according to a recent study.
Global drought framework stalled as impacts worsen
Down To Earthby Shagun14d ago
The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP17 in Mongolia ended without agreement on a global drought framework.
Crete severe weather: Floods, landslides, power cuts, closed schools
Euronewsby Ioannis Karagiorgas14d ago
Heavy rain and thunderstorms have turned roads into torrents, causing landslides and power cuts, while authorities and civil protection are on high alert.
Prolonged dry spell, brown disease hit cotton yield in Yadgir district
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau14d ago
A prolonged dry spell and severe moisture deficiency have dealt a heavy blow to cotton cultivation across Yadgir district in Karnataka this kharif season.
Bengaluru Twin-Tunnel Road Project Hits Legal Hurdle Over Hebbal Lake Wetland
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital14d ago
Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's pet twin-tunnel road from Hebbal to Silk Board in Bengaluru could run into legal trouble, as diverting Hebbal Lake land for it allegedly violates Supreme Court orders...
Bihar floods worsen as swollen Gandak breaches embankments across districts
National Heraldby NH Digital14d ago
Bihar floods worsen as swollen Gandak breaches embankments across districts Saran, Gopalganj, Muzaffarpur and West Champaran face flooding, with residents forced to move to higher ground and relief...
Precursory movement for the Langtang Lirung landslide in Nepal
Eosby Dave Petley14d ago
Examination of Planet Labs satellite imagery before the collapse of the slope suggests that there were surprisingly few signs of incipient failure.
Legal system fails to keep pace with India’s growing exotic pet industry
Mongabay Indiaby Aditi Tandon14d ago
- India has strengthened its legal framework to regulate the exotic pet trade, but implementation remains fragmented.
Maharashtra formally recognises women farmers regardless of land ownership [Commentary]
Mongabay Indiaby Aditi Tandon14d ago
- Women have increasingly taken up the role of managing and maintaining the agricultural lands, often with more responsibility but without a corresponding rise in control, assets or decision-making...
UPDATED: Tinubu pledges to lower food, transport costs through support for farmers
Premium Timesby Abdulkareem Mojeed14d ago
President Bola Tinubu has pledged to reduce the cost of living in Nigeria by lowering agricultural production costs, improving food supply chains and expanding support for farmers, as his...
Electricity Minister makes BIG six-month load reduction promise
The South Africanby Garrin Lambley14d ago
Electricity Minister makes BIG six-month load reduction promise Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says South Africa is on track to eliminate load reduction by March 2027.
Block vehicle licence renewals, registration & pollution certificates over unpaid traffic fines: Supreme Court
Hindustan Timesby Utkarsh Anand14d ago
Block vehicle licence renewals, registration & pollution certificates over unpaid traffic fines: Supreme Court The court also directed that vehicles with outstanding e-challans be blacklisted on...
Brumby advocate challenges legality of wild horse removal in NSW alps
ABC News Australiaby Adriane Reardon14d ago
In short; Brumby advocate Carmen Jackson has questioned the legal authority to remove wild horses using passive trapping in Kosciuszko National Park It is the only control method currently in use...
London Aquarium accused of ‘dither and delay’ over new penguin enclosure
Daily Express :by Steph Spyro14d ago
MPs and celebrities have accused London Aquarium of “dither and delay” over its failure to deliver a full proposal for its new penguin enclosure.
Gen-2 joined green crackers | Explained
The Hinduby Jacob Koshy14d ago
Story so far: On September 30, the Supreme Court ruled out a nationwide firecracker ban and accepted CSIR-NEERI’s recommendation for a “limited and conditional relaxation”.