New research published in Nature today (Wed, Nov 2) reveals that the world’s largest tropical peatland turned from being a major store of carbon to a source of damaging carbon dioxide emissions as a result of climate change thousands of years ago. Around the time that Stonehenge was built, 5,000 years ago, the climate of … Read more
Researchers have developed a three-dimensional model that shows how exposure to cadmium might lead to congenital heart disease. Affecting nearly 40,000 newborns a year, congenital heart disease is the most common type of birth defect in the United States. The model was created by scientists at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part … Read more
Delhi has 14 million registered vehicles and an annual addition of 0.5 million vehicles a year Vehicles contributed the most to pollution in Delhi during Diwali week according to an analysis released by think tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) November 2, 2022. The findings of the report came the same day as the … Read more