Scientists built 10 giant chambers around a Minnesota peat bog and warmed it by up to 9°C; within 3 years, every warmed plot switched from storing carbon to releasing it

Pic credit: Misha Krassovski/ORNL,U.S. Dept. of Energy Swamps and peatlands play an important role in the global carbon cycle and, consequently, in the global climate. Scientists wanted to know if there was a link between climate change and carbon loss in peatland ecosystems. Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory looked at…

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Chhattisgarh tops Jal Shakti ministry campaigns for rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge | India News

Chhattisgarh is top performing state in Jal Shakti ministry campaigns NEW DELHI: Chhattisgarh has emerged as the top-performing state in Ministry of Jal Shakti’s ‘Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari and Catch the Rain campaigns’ for community-led rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge. Five districts of the state—Surajpur, Mahasamund, Balod, Balodabazar-Bhatapara and Kabirdham—have also secured places among the…

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Meet Ho-Yeung Chan, the student who accidentally discovered a new sea slug smaller than a grain of rice |

Thecacera sesama. Image Credit: Ho-Yeung Chan An accidental encounter by a student during a recreational dive has led to the formal description of a ‘tiny new sea slug’ from the waters of north-eastern Taiwan. ‘Ho-Yeung Chan’ first noticed the animal while diving and later helped establish that it belonged to a species previously unknown to…

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Russia-Ukraine Conflict: EAM Jaishankar meets Zelenskyy in Kyiv: Talks focus on bilateral cooperation, Russia-Ukraine conflict | India News

External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his visit to Kyiv, with discussions focusing on bilateral cooperation and possible approaches to ending the ongoing conflict, Jaishankar said.“Pleased to call on President @ZelenskyyUa today #Ukraine,” Jaishankar said in a post on X.He said he also briefed Zelenskyy on his discussions…

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African Migrants: Five African migrants dead after boat carrying over 100 people drifts for weeks in Atlantic Ocean

Rescuers help a migrant disembarking from a Spanish coast guard vessel at the port of Arguineguin, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain (Picture credit: Reuters) At least five African migrants died after a boat carrying more than 100 people ran into trouble in the Atlantic Ocean while attempting to reach Spain’s Canary Islands, authorities…

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Rs 5,070-crore bet: Can ‘floating solar’ power India’s next renewable leap? | India News

India’s floating solar push could unlock vast water bodies while boosting clean power, storage and energy security. (File photos) India’s solar energy expansion is entering a new phase, with floating photovoltaic projects emerging as a potential answer to two of the country’s biggest renewable energy challenges: limited land availability and the need for more reliable…

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BCCI meeting decoded: Devajit Saikia reveals big plans for injuries, SENA tours and 2027 World Cup | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has drawn up a roadmap to address India’s recent overseas setbacks, mounting player injuries and preparations for the 2027 ODI World Cup, with secretary Devajit Saikia revealing details of Thursday’s high-level review meeting in Mumbai.The meeting, attended by head coach Gautam Gambhir, Test and…

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Legacy Lodge Arizona: SkyMall founder and former Arizona state sen. Bob Worsley built an off-grid Arizona family ranch with an 18,952-sq-ft lodge shipped in on 20 semitrucks and a 1,250-year-old tree; now it’s for sale at $9.475M, ‘ready for the zombie apocalypse’

Pic credit: HUB Media (Stephen Garner & Collin Thompson) Bob Worsley, founder of SkyMall and a former Arizona state senator, is selling his family ranch in the mountains of Heber, Arizona.The 35-acre off-grid mountain estate was made for a special goal: to make memories. The vacation home was a secluded shield for his kids and…

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A retired Kodak finance worker picked moss from a New York log and found an animal no one had seen before; a year later, scientists confirmed it as a new tardigrade species

Judy Dobles collected moss near Cumming Nature Center that led to the discovery of a new tardigrade species. (Photo: Finger Lakes Public Radio) Judy Dobles, a retired worker from Kodak’s finance department, was walking a trail at the Rochester Museum & Science Center’s Cumming Nature Center in Naples, New York, when she made a discovery…

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