Ecosystem

Ecosystem being created in world and India to make social media accountable: Union IT minister

Queried on ways to make social media accountable, the IT minister said the first step is self-regulation

World Environment Day 2021: What is ecosytem restoration, and the various methods to achieve it

Ecosystem restoration, the theme of this year's World Environment Day, refers to a series of activities that transform or restore a degraded ecosystem to its natural form

Brazil's Amazon forest released more CO2 than it absorbed over the last decade: Study

If the region were to become a source of CO2 rather than a "sink", tackling the climate crisis will be that much harder.

Machine learning finds use in creating sharper maps of 'ecosystem' lines in the ocean

The research could complement ongoing efforts to better manage fisheries and detect species shifts due to climate change with satellites.

Deep sea mining shouldn't begin before full assessment of environment impacts are made, says Ocean Panel report

Seafloor nodules contain battery metals needed to fuel the transition to clean energy, but trawling for them can disrupt ecosystems that we don't know about.

Mass extinction that killed 70 percent of Earth's animals might've taken place in a different time period

A warming climate, rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and increase in ocean acidification may have contributed to the extinction.

The digital revolution could unlock a green transformation of the global economy

Solutions to global problems like climate change, instability of financial markets need cooperation of all countries.

Microplastics in soil are stunting growth of earthworms, key players in healthy soil and ecosystems

While researchers have association this weight loss with microplastics, they're yet to understand the specific reasons for it.

Fossils of flightless bird three times the size of ostrich was found in Taurida cave

The bird exists around 2 million years ago and weighs as much as an adult polar bear at 405 kg.

Flipkart sets up data centre in Hyderabad; move to help firm strengthen marketplace e-commerce business

The centre will further enhance Flipkart's ability to bring in more sellers and MSMEs to the platform and cater to more consumers in the country.