Month: December 2017

Recent research, however, is casting new light on the importance of the southernmost continent. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Why Antarctica Is So Important in a Warming World

Chris Fogwill, Chris Turney and Zoe Robinson 08/12/2017

The Antarctic Treaty was signed 58 years ago, protecting...

Detail from The Red Balloon Paul Klee, 1922. Courtesy Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Credit: Wikimedia

How a Wandering Mind Spurs Creativity

Julia Christensen Guido Giglioni and Manos Tsakiris 08/12/2017

History is full of examples of the relationship between...

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Under Shivraj Chauhan, Madhya Pradesh Saw Income Growth but Still Lags Behind on Health, Education

Sanjukta Nair 08/12/2017

The state also has the third highest rate of...

Residents of Beijing and surrounding areas will be allowed to burn coal this winter. Credit: Pixabay

China Reverses Coal Ban After Gas Shortage Leaves Residents Freezing

Li Jing, Climate Home News 07/12/2017

After an anti-air pollution drive left many without heat,...

The Art of Living Foundation paid only Rs. 25 lakhs of the fine the National Green Tribunal imposed on it for damaging the Yamuna floodplain. Credit: PTI

National Green Tribunal Holds Art of Living Responsible for Damage to Yamuna Floodplains

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 07/12/2017

The Tribunal has also directed that the Rs 5...

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Residents Exposed to Methyl Isocyanate in Bhopal Gas Disaster Continue Showing DNA Damage

Sarah Iqbal 07/12/2017

New tests conducted on those exposed to the chemical...

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Siang River Turns Muddy in Arunachal Pradesh; Suspicion on ‘Chinese Hand’

The Wire Staff 07/12/2017

China, however, denied any role in muddying the waters...