Trump’s recent ban on Immigration has invited a nation-wide rage and now a group of tech giants like Apple, Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Microsoft have recorded an amicus brief in a Washington state court contradicting Donald Trump’s official request on…
Operation Oliva launched to ensure safe mid-sea breeding of Olive Ridley turtles
In a huge move the Indian Coast Guard has launched ‘Operation Oliva’ as part of its mission to ensure safe mid-sea breeding of Olive Ridley turtles and to intercept intruding fishing vessels. The operation has been launched along the sea…
Water on Earth was likely formed by chemical reactions deep within planet’s mantle
A new study published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters has suggested that Earth’s water may have have originally been formed by chemical reactions deep within our planet’s mantle. This new theory by a team of researchers led…
On World Wetlands Day 2017 care for the wetlands and do what you can
Wetlands are one of the most important part of the ecosystem as they provide some of the most important services in environment to humans including fresh water supply, flood control, and climate change mitigation. These bodies are also important for the…
Donald Trump’s immigration ban concerns scientists over future of environment
Donald Trump’s immigration and travel ban will have a number of repercussions and one of them will be on the future of our environment, scientists have said. The Royal Society of New Zealand, the country’s leading science organization, has expressed…
Scientists identify 83 new DNA changes that strongly affect human height
What affects height in humans? It’s the DNA – but more precisely changes to the DNA and according to a team of scientists they have identified 83 new DNA changes that strongly affect human height. According to Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits…
Revolutionizing agriculture through an efficient fertilizer
Researchers have developed a simple yet efficient way of developing fertilizer that they claim will possibly revolutionize agriculture. Published in the American Chemical Society journal ACS Nano, the study by researchers in Sri Lanka described a nanoparticle-based “slow release” nitrogen fertiliser…
Escalating Food Demand Driving Global Agriculture Robots Market
Automation of any production system helps increase the quality and quantity of the yield. Agricultural field is no different, wherein different operational tasks such as seeding, capturing images, harvesting, spraying water, and milking among others can be swiftly done by…
Internet of Things (IoT) Platforms for Energy Intelligence Solutions to Leverage Demand across Sectors
The incessantly evolving world economy and growing population have given rise to a high demand for energy worldwide. With the rising consumption of energy and the scarcity of resources, the global energy power generation industry is focusing on enhancing its…
Exploration confirms existence of a ‘lost continent’ under Mauritius
There is a lost continent in the Indian Ocean beneath the island of Mauritius and scientists have finally managed to confirm its existence. The island is believed to be left-over of the break-up of the supercontinent, Gondwana, which started about…