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Research claims dolphins and turtles can be saved by illuminating fishing nets

Researches have concluded that attaching LED lights to fishing nets can prevent turtles, dolphins, and marine birds from getting trapped in fishing nets.

11 minutes ago

By Agrima Tikader

Tornadoes may be accurately predicted using low-frequency sound: Study

'Infrasound' may be used to predict tornadoes in advance.

8 days ago

By Rishabh Jain

Same-sex behaviour benefits a species as a whole: Yale Study

The study casts aspersions on conservative beliefs that same-sex behaviour will have detrimental effects on the survival of a species.

14 days ago

By Rishabh Jain

Australian PM denies climate link as smoke chokes Sydney

The blazes that have scorched swathes of countryside continued to spread and the country's largest city was cloaked in hazardous smoke.

15 days ago

By AFP News

Climate Change

Climate impacts 'to cost world $7.9 trillion' by 2050

The Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Climate Change Resilience Index measured the preparedness of the world's 82 largest economies.

16 days ago

By Patrick Galey

Climate Change GDP

Dutch flaunt Brexit booty with European Medicines Agency opening

The 300-million-euro ($330 million) building was built in less than two years after Amsterdam won an EU-wide contest to host the agency.

17 days ago

By Danny Kemp

Brexit European Union Netherlands United Kingdom

Melissa Ray: Mother, 39, with same cancer gene as Angelina Jolie allows her double mastectomy surgery to be live-tweeted to help inform women considering the same

Three pounds of dead muscle and petroleum jelly removed from Russian Popeye's arm

Doctors had to remove pounds of dead muscle from the arm of an ex-soldier who is popularly known as "Russian Popeye."

17 days ago

By Agrima Tikader

Russia

Undeclared wheat causes cake recall from UK supermarkets

The presence of undeclared wheat in Welsh Cottage Cakes Spelt & Fruit Cake has sparked a recall due to gluten allergy scare.

18 days ago

By Agrima Tikader

United Kingdom

Stingray-shaped spacecraft may help explore Venus

The design is essential to exploring Venus' atmosphere.

21 days ago

By Rishabh Jain

Venice faces more floods as 'State of Emergency' declared

The water was expected to reach 1.5 metres (5 feet) mid-morning on Friday.

21 days ago

By Alexandria Sage with Ella Ide in Rome

Italy

Fungal contamination causes paracetamol recall

Clinics, doctors and pharmacists have been asked to return suspected tainted batches of M&A Pharmachem paracetamol to suppliers.

23 days ago

By Agrima Tikader

NHS United Kingdom

Humans are closer to extinction than you may think

There is a 1 in 14,000 chance that human beings will go extinct in the coming year.

24 days ago

By Agrima Tikader

Climate Change

Scientists redefine which planets could be home to alien life: Study

The extensive study goes on to reveal that planets with thin ozone layers may not be habitable.

24 days ago

By Jaskiran Kaur

HIV rates on the rise among menopausal women in the UK

Five times more menopausal women, aged 45 to 56, in the UK have HIV today than a decade ago.

24 days ago

By Agrima Tikader

United Kingdom Sexual health

Approval of cannabis-based medicines for epilepsy and multiple sclerosis not enough

Two cannabis-based medicines have been approved. However, campaigners say that thousands of patients who need cannabis-based drugs are left waiting.

25 days ago

By Agrima Tikader

NHS United Kingdom

NASA reveals world's thickest glacier melting at an alarming rate

Satellite images indicate that the Taku glacier is melting 80 years faster than scientists' estimations.

28 days ago

By Agrima Tikader

Climate Change

Elon Musk: Sustainable city on Mars will need 1000 Starships, 20 years time

Musk has repeatedly vouched for establishing a human civilization on Mars.

28 days ago

By Rishabh Jain

Origin of life on Earth and aliens might have occurred the same way: Study

Researchers suggest where to look for extra-terrestrial life.

28 days ago

By Jaskiran Kaur

'Help! What is this?' Net users take to Reddit for STD diagnosis

People are increasingly turning to strangers on social network Reddit to diagnose their sexually transmitted diseases.

Nov 6, 2019

By AFP News

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