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Greta is Time’s Person of The Year

The Swedish teenager who came on the world stage two years ago has become the face of protests against climate change. And Time magazine has recognised her efforts. Greta Thunberg has been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2019. The 16-year-old is the youngest person to be chosen by the magazine in a […]
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Meet the 18,000-year-old puppy

Russian researchers have discovered the body of a canine in eastern Siberia that’s been completely preserved and frozen with its nose, fur and teeth intact. Researchers from Sweden’s Centre for paleogenetics used radiocarbon dating on the specimen’s rib bone and found the specimen to be frozen for 18,000 years.  They have named the specimen as […]
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2019 maybe warmest decade!

This year closes out what is expected to be the hottest decade ever recorded, according to a new report by the UN. The United Nations called the past decade one of “exceptional global heat,” and stated that 2019 is likely to be the second or third warmest year on record, due to greenhouse gases from […]
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Underwater speakers to save dying reefs

Coral reefs are fascinating, but because of pollution and degradation, they are vanishing. As pollution increases, fish stop coming to reefs, and this makes them die.  Now scientists may play reef sounds underwater to attract fish to the dying reefs. This would revive them. Reefs become ghostly quiet when they are degraded, as shrimp and […]
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Kids make bus shelter of plastic bottles

A group of students from Canacona’s Satyavati Soiru Higher Secondary School built a bus shelter totally of used plastic bottles.  After years of pleas when the government refused to take notice of their demand of building a bus stop near their school at Dapot-Mashem, these 16-year-olds erected their own bus shelter.  As a statement to […]
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Pasta straw anyone?

Everyone loves a good pasta. Be it made in Pesto, Alfredo or Marinara sauce, those cheesy twisted or straight flour sticks just make our moods go yum! But what about sipping soda or milkshake from pasta? Confused? Don’t be. Bucatini is a kind of pasta which actually works like a straw. You can easily sip […]
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Italy schools to teach climate change from next year

We all know the importance of nature, but how many actually do anything about it? Well, at least a few people are taking the initiative. From next year, Italian school students in every grade will be required to study climate change and sustainability, in an attempt to position the country as a world leader in […]
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Breathe Delhi, breathe!

Delhi has been having a hard time breathing these past few days. Post Diwali, the air quality of the national capital dipped so low that people had to wear masks, even at home.  Just this week, the Air Quality Index of Delhi reaches above 600. This means the air we breathe is harmful to us. […]
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Greta and Arnold enjoy bike ride

We can confirm that Greta Thunberg and Arnold Schwarzenegger are friends.  The action star and former California Governor posted pictures of their meeting to his Instagram page, showing the pair on a bike ride around Santa Monica and meeting his daughter Christina.  He wrote: ‘It was fantastic to see my friend and one of my […]
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11,000 scientists agree about climate emergency

Even the most intelligent have come together to declare a climate emergency. A new report by 11,258 scientists in 153 countries from a broad range of disciplines warns that the planet “clearly and unequivocally faces a climate emergency,” and provides six broad policy goals that must be met to address it. The study, called the […]