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Researchers have found the property of coherence in certain atoms which can be used as lasers
Researchers have found the property of coherence in certain atoms which can be used as lasers
Speculation is rife that tea production in Nepal may decline as poor rainfall until this time of the year has resulted in the inadequate growth of tealeaves. Although tea estates located in the
when it comes to heavy metals pollution in central Europe, slovakia takes the top spot. A study of contaminated mosses has revealed that the toxic level of metals including cadmium and lead is much
Droughts in west Africa over the past 20 years may have been caused by the destruction of rainforests in countries such as Nigeria, Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, and further deforestation in the region
Ecologists reveal that trees are precise indicators of environmental health, as they show specific symptoms with an increase in air pollution
Plants help preserve the environment in various ways
alarmed by rising levels of smog in Paris, the French government recently announced new rules to improve air quality in the city. Air quality is determined by the amount of sulphur dioxide, ozone and
Those who have had fewer respiratory diseases when young are the ones who are more susceptible to asthma
The Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) held a series of meetings at the UN Environment Programme headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, from March 14-19, 1997.
Research on microorganisms is carried out in several stages comprised easy operations
Although providing milk to the new-born is the exclusive role of mothers, Charle Snowdon and his team from the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Centre, US, have reported that the hormone
It is dangerous and expensive to reclaim munition sites (dumping sites for disused ammunition). However, John Huges of George R Brown University in Houston, Texas, us, has unveiled the potential of
...are the local wetlands in Assam on account of short sighted flood control measures and unsavoury fishing practices
Experts in this island nation are of the opinion that air pollution from industries and oil refineries should be closely monitored to establish any adverse effects on crops and vegetation, animals
Faulty air quality monitoring models being used currently give a clean chit to British air
At least 217 people have succumbed to spinal meningitis over the past two months in Togo, Burkina Faso and Ghana, according to a recent World Health Organization (who) report. who said in a statement
Curtains and drapes will soon be turned into pollution control systems. They will be made of thin graphite sheets, which when hung inside a room or factory will absorb most atmospheric pollutants
Apathy towards China s environmental degradation may seem a thing of the past. But the damage that has already occurred places a daunting task before the Chinese
latest figures released by the health department of China show that deaths due to air pollution are increasing every year. Nearly 1,000 more people died of respiratory diseases in 1995 than in
A recent monitoring of suspended particulate matter (SPM) in Kathmandu, Nepal, by a Japan-based agency has alarmed the government. According to N H Rajbhandari, a senior meteorologist, the annual