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Melting of ice sheets rapidly increase methane in environment, stu
Updated : 6 days, 22 hours ago IST
Oslo [Norway], April 30 (ANI): Melting of the Arctic ice sheets caused rapid methane release from the ocean floor during the last two deglaciations, according to a new study led by scientists at The University of Tromso - The Arctic University of Norway.
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Global carbon emissions set for second-biggest increase in history
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Paris [France], Apr 26 (ANI): Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions are on course to surge by 1.5 billion tonnes in 2021 - the second-largest increase in history - reversing most of last year's decline caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report s
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NASA's Perseverance Mars rover extracts first oxygen from Red Plan
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI): The growing list of "firsts" for Perseverance, NASA's newest six-wheeled robot on the Martian surface, includes converting some of the Red Planet's thin, carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere into oxygen.
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New research could help scientists better estimate Earth's carbon
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Washington [US], April 13 (ANI): A team led by University of Minnesota researchers have discovered that deep-sea bacteria dissolve carbon-containing rocks, releasing excess carbon into the ocean and atmosphere. The findings will allow scientists to better estimate the amount of carbon dioxid
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Human alterations to aquatic ecosystems increase methane emissions
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Washington [US], April 11 (ANI): Atmospheric methane has tripled since pre-industrial times. It traps heat far more effectively than carbon dioxide and accounts for 25 per cent of atmospheric warming to date, and much of that methane is coming from aquatic ecosystems, with human activities c
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Researchers find reflecting sunlight could cool Earth's ecosystem
Updated : 4 weeks ago IST
Minneapolis (Minnesota), [US], April 8 (ANI): Composed of climate scientists and ecologists from leading research universities internationally, a team of scientists found that more research is needed to understand the ecological impacts of solar radiation modification (SRM) technologies that
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SCNL reaffirms sustainability commitment to reduce carbon emission
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New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Satin Creditcare Network Ltd (SCNL) has reaffirmed its commitment as an environmentally conscious and responsible organisation towards the reduction of carbon emission.
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SBTi validates UltraTech's carbon dioxide emission reduction targe
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 12 (ANI): UltraTech Cement on Friday announced the validation of its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions reduction targets by Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
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Scientists turn to computers to understand C4 photosynthesis durin
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], October 17 (ANI): After COVID-19 pandemic led to shutdown of laboratories across the world, a team of researchers from the University of Essex turned to computational approaches to understand what makes some plants better adapted to transform light and carbon dioxide into yi
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During COVID, scientists turn to computers to understand C4 photos
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): When COVID closed down labs in March, a team from the University of Essex turned to computational approaches to understand what makes some plants better adapted to transform light and carbon dioxide into yield through photosynthesis.
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Study reveals face masks unlikely to cause over-exposure to CO2, e
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 4 (ANI): During the COVID-19 pandemic, the wearing of face masks has become a highly political issue with some individuals falsely claiming that wearing face masks may be putting people's health at risk. New research findings contradict statements linking wearing fac
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Face masks unlikely to cause over-exposure to CO2, even in patient
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 2 (ANI): New research findings contradict statements linking wearing face masks to carbon dioxide poisoning by trapping CO2.
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