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World’s longest evolution experiment started 37 years ago, but has already seen 80,000 generations

  E. coli experiment started in 1988 to see evolution in real-time. Photograph: (CDC) Story highlights The "Long-Term Evolution Experiment" (LTTE)…

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Thousands of glaciers to melt each year by midcentury, study finds

  Scientists say up to 4,000 glaciers could melt annually if global warming is not curbed. The melting Rhone Glacier…

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The Fossil That’s Rewriting History: A New Twist on Evolution’s Origins

A remarkable fossil discovery in New South Wales has forced scientists to rethink the origins of a group of freshwater…

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Where does sand sing like a musical instrument?

Some deserts around the world produce a natural phenomenon called "booming dunes," where dry sand grains rub and vibrate to…

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Your city looks clean, but the 2025 Global Air Pollution Report says otherwise

      Polluted air contributed to 7.9 million deaths worldwide, or about one in every eight deaths. Those numbers…

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Are rainforests now a cause of, rather than the answer to, climate change?

A new study finds that Africa’s forests, responsible for one-fifth of global carbon removal, are beginning to generate carbon as…

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Ladakh’s dying glaciers leave villages without electricity

    Hydropower is an important source of electricity in Zanskar. | Picture courtesy: Safeena Wani On the slope towards…

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The deep ocean is fixing carbon in ways no one expected

A new study reveals that unexpected microbes are quietly fixing carbon in the dark depths of the ocean.    …

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This Highway Has A Hidden Feature To Protect Wild Animals From Accidents. It Is Not In Delhi Or Mumbai

  The colourful highway is designed to slow down vehicles and protect wild animals crossing the route.      …

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Making agriculture more resilient to climate change

Researchers across MIT are working on ways to boost food production and help crops survive drought.   As Earth’s temperature…

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