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The tipping point phenomenon has led to the collapse of local ecologies before, said Simon Willcock, an interdisciplinary researcher at Rothamsted Research in the UK. One good example is the Sahara Desert, which has gone from lush to dry in…

July could turn out to be a landmark month for heat as the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says it is watching temperatures for new records despite weeks of record-breaking heat already. A heatwave engulfing the northern…

Scientists have devised a new technique for finding and vetting possible radio signals from other civilizations in our galaxy -- a major advance in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) that will significantly boost confidence…

<!-- -->Extreme heat can have devastating impact on humans. (Representational Pic)Climate change has emerged as one of the most pressing global challenges, with rising temperature being a prominent consequence. The Earth's climate is…

Yuriy Korpan is 39 years old but looks a decade older, his face worn as he returns from a week of combat near Bakhmut.The Ukrainian infantryman, a father of three, was fighting to retake Bakhmut, a city which fell entirely into Russian…

TOKYO : Japan and Saudi Arabia are expected to agree on joint investment to develop rare earth resources during Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit to the Middle East starting Sunday, Nikkei reported.Kishida plans to visit oil…

The Indian government on Wednesday approved the selling price as well as the royalty on lithium and rare earth elements (REEs), thereby enabling the first auction of their recently-discovered blocks, and kept royalty at “reasonable” rates…

After the successful launch of Chandrayaan-3 on GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle on Friday, Director of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) S Somanath said that landing is one important step for further exploration. …

That much is clear from the very first scene, when a woman, facing the camera, hands in her pockets, speaks in a support group for mothers like Gia. “It’s my journey; it’s nobody else’s journey. Nobody is going to walk with these shoes I…

Scientists at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) have developed a radar technique that lets them image hidden features within the upper few feet of ice sheets. The researchers behind the technique said that it can be…