environmental protection

AI In Environmental Science: AI can reveals hidden hazards of chemical mixtures in rivers: Study

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AI In Environmental Science: AI can reveals hidden hazards of chemical mixtures in rivers: Study

Representative image (Picture credit: ANI) LONDON: Artificial intelligence can provide important insights into how complex chemical mixes in rivers affect aquatic life, paving the path for more effective environmental protection. A novel methodology developed by academics at the University of Birmingham shows how advanced artificial intelligence (AI) approaches can assist in discovering potentially dangerous chemical … Read more

China’s Xi Jinping puts culture and ecology front and centre in visit to historic Gansu

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China’s Xi Jinping puts culture and ecology front and centre in visit to historic Gansu

Chinese President Xi Jinping put the national focus on cultural and environmental protection as part of a four-day trip to a historic heartland in the northwest. During his inspection tour of Gansu province from Tuesday to Friday, Xi called for improved conservation and management of the region’s landscape, from mountain and forest areas, to farmland … Read more

Why CSIR scientists are turning up at work in wrinkled clothes every Monday

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Why CSIR scientists are turning up at work in wrinkled clothes every Monday

Scientists at Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) are doing their bit for the big climate goal with an unusual Monday strategy, Times of India reported on May 8. Under a new plan, CSIR scientists are coming to work on Mondays in unironed, wrinkled clothes in a move to to add to India’s energy … Read more

Australia should prepare for ‘megadroughts’: Report

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Australia should prepare for ‘megadroughts’: Report

NEW DELHI: New research from the Australian National University suggests that Australia should prepare itself for ‘megadroughts‘ lasting over 20 years due to human-induced global heating. These megadroughts, defined as prolonged periods of below-average rainfall, have recurred every 150 to 1,000 years in the continent’s history. Dr Georgy Falster, the lead researcher, pointed out that … Read more