Disease outbreaks increase with deforestation, new study finds
The study says that monoculture plantations are also likely to increase infectious disease outbreaks. Changes in land use are a significant factor in the emergence of infectious diseases caused by zoonotic viruses
Abel Prize 2021 awarded for enriching link between mathematics and computer science
László Lovász and Avi Wigderson have been awarded for helping develop the field of computational complexity that mainly studies the speed and efficiency of computer algorithms
A weakening Gulf Steam could bring about extreme weather conditions
If the Gulf Stream crosses its tipping point, it will continue to weaken even if we have managed to stop global warming, says the author of a study that appeared in Nature
Research shows humans began consuming milk even before evolving to digest it
A study that appeared in the scientific journal Nature shows that people in today’s Kenya and Sudan were consuming milk products at least 6000 years ago
Carbon emission data during pandemic lockdowns provides insights on challenges ahead
Carbon emissions saw a significant dip due to the global lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, even this forced decline will be nowhere close to enough to meet the aims of the Paris Agreement
Global warming emergency: 2020 joins 2016 as hottest year ever
The rise in temperature in 2020 was recorded despite a fall in global emissions due to the pandemic-induced lockdown and the absence of El Niño, which leads to a rise in temperature, that occurred in 2016
One year of COVID-19: The known and the unknown
The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of developing a vaccine has been unprecedented. However, there is still a lot to be understood about the disease and the virus which causes
World’s largest iceberg fractures into two, sends alarm bells ringing for South Georgia Island
If the iceberg collides with the South Georgian landmass it will create havoc for the biodiversity of the island, according to the European Space Agency, which recorded the fracture of the iceberg