Global warming will impact life on Earth in many ways, but the extent of the change is largely up to us Global warming is the unusually rapid increase in Earth’s average surface temperature over the past century primarily due to the greenhouse gases released as people burn fossil fuels. The global average surface temperature rose …
London: Researchers have created a plant-based, sustainable, scalable material that could replace single-use plastics in many consumer products. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge in the UK, created a polymer film by mimicking the properties of spider silk, one of the strongest materials in nature. The new material is as strong as many common plastics …
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Bengaluru: The first experimental long-range drone flights in India are due to take off later this month in parts of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and Punjab, said government officials and company executives, who expect successful trials to pave the way for drone-based deliveries of medicines, e-commerce orders and food, among other things. These drones that are …
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She says that chocolate doesn’t have to be a guilty pleasure Simsanté chocolate has been launched by a Leicester mum A mum-of-two, who is a qualified nutritionist, has launched what she describes as “the first ever superfood chocolate.” Made from only natural ingredients, the Simsanté range of chocolate has been created by Simrin Singh, who, …
Odisha has the most lightning activity but West Bengal has the highest lightning density, explains the report. Image courtesy: HT Photo Lightning kills more people than cyclones in India, says the Earth Networks India Lightning Report, 2019. And it could increase as much as 12% with every 1 degree increase in global warming. According to …
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