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Now Micro Plastics Can Increase Earthworm Mortality & Contaminate Soil

According to recent studies, the presence of micro plastics can inhibit earthworm growth and even cause them to lose weight, which might significantly & adversely affect the soil ecology. Researchers from College

Nikitha Sebastian

October 10, 2022

Activism

Dr. Vandana Shiva, A Vocal Eco-Revolutionary

Born on 5 November,1952, at Dehradun,Uttarakhand, Vandana Shiva has a doctorate in physics from Western Ontario University. She is the founder of Navdhanya, meaning nine seeds. In 2004 she also founded Beej

Govind Tekale

October 7, 2022

Health·Nature·News

Researchers Now Find Microplastics Even In Small Terrestrial Mammals

Researchers say that exposure to plastic directly harms not only marine ecosystems but also terrestrial systems. The paper was published in Science of The Total Environment by the lead author Emily Thrift

Tista Karmakar

October 4, 2022

Plastic·Pollution·Robotics

Scientists Develop A Next-Gen Robotic Fish That Can Remove Microplastics From Oceans

A research which was cited by Yuyan Wang, Gehong Su, Jin Li, Quanquan Guo, Yinggang Miao, Xinxing Zhang from Sichuan & Xi’an in China and was published by ACS Publications. It reveals

Sakshi Bafna

September 29, 2022

Activism

Climate Activism Is Good For Health – Dr. David Suzuki

Dr. David Suzuki, the thoughtful environmentalist of Canada was born on 24 March 1936, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He got his BA degree in Biology from Amherst College, Massachusetts where he

Govind Tekale

September 22, 2022

Design·Technology

Sea Ice Mimicking Polygon Floes To Reduce Ocean Temperatures – Project ARCSTAR

Climate change is regarded by the World Health Organization as the greatest threat to global health in the twenty-first century. Climate change in its current iteration includes global warming and its impacts

Jonathan Santosh

September 19, 2022

Nature

Protecting The Yangtze Finless Porpoises During Extreme Drought in China

Climate change has caused drastic changes in weather conditions all over the world. China is not an exception. Poyang Lake , China’s largest freshwater lake, is facing the dry season 100 days

Govind Tekale

September 15, 2022

Nature

Migratory Monarch Butterflies – Now At The Edge Of Extinction

Monarch Butterfly A.K.A Danaus plexippus, a beautiful tiny creature, is at the extinction threshold. The migratory monarch butterfly known for its spectacular annual journey of up to 4,000 km across the Americas,

Govind Tekale

September 1, 2022

Health

Study Shows Lung Cancer Risk In Non-Smokers Due To Air Pollution

The International Agency for Research on Cancer has linked outdoor air pollution and pollutant particles containing 2.5 micrograms/meter of diameter as carcinogenic matters. The researchers said that prolonged exposure to those carcinogenic

Tista Karmakar

August 29, 2022

Nature·Science

Data Deficient Species More Prone To Go Extinct

In a bid to safeguard biodiversity, both theoretical and practical initiatives have been taken by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which has a database of most of the life

Sakshi Bafna

August 24, 2022