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Three-Hour Partial Lunar Eclipse on July 16-17 Night

Around 3:01 am on Wednesday, 65% of the moon's...

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First Global Scientific Eating Plan Forgets the World’s Poor

Silvia Alonso, Isabelle Baltenweck, Lora Iannotti and Paula Dominguez-Salas 01/03/2019

The authors do not explain how the world’s less...

While Kuala Lumpur boasts islands of artificial rainforest, one of the fastest growing urbanized agglomerations stretching 2,245 sq.km around it, with 7.4 million people, has lost all ancient rainforests to destructive palm oil plantations. Credit: IPS

The Urbanisation of Malnutrition

Manipadma Jena 27/09/2017

Poor shelter, lack of sanitation and hygiene in slums,...

In 2015, 95 TWh of electricity was wasted in Yunnan, comparable to the total hydropower generated in mainland Southeast Asia. (Photo by International Rivers)

Hydropower Boom in China and Along Asia’s Rivers Outpaces Regional Electricity Demand

Darrin Magee and Thomas Hennig 02/05/2017

Will the expansion of hydropower shift the region towards...

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Threatened Himalayas: What do we Know?

Omair Ahmad 16/04/2017

As scientists prepare for IPCC’s sixth assessment report, they...

A schoolboy rows his boat past partially submerged huts in a flooded paddy field after heavy rains in Balimukh village

Climate Change Linked to Surge in Japanese Encephalitis in Northeast India

Azera Parveen Rahman 14/10/2016

Doctors and health experts say the rise in the...