Global coral reefs will vanish at alarming rates: UN
A 1.5 degree centigrade of global warming above pre-industrial levels will make 70-90% of tropical coral reefs disappear, and at 2% degree of
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COP27 adds ‘loss and damage funding’ to its agenda
For the first time, the UN Climate Change Conference has agreed to introduce “loss and damage funding” as an agenda item, Egypt Foreign
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Europe warming twice global average, says WMO
HQ Team November 6, 2022: Europe has been warming twice the global average over the past 30 years —the highest of any continent
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‘Climate change may kill 250,000 yearly starting 2030’
In the two decades starting 2030, climate change may result in 250,000 new deaths yearly from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhoea and heat stress, the
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Moderate coffee intake during pregnancy can impact child height, study
Even low coffee intake during pregnancy can impact a child's height in early childhood
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Tiny pollutants in air can cause sudden heart attacks, finds study
Small particles in air pollution can cause sudden cardiac arrests in some people going about their normal lives, says research.
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Certain fibers can worsen IBD symptoms, says study
Fiber-rich diet can irritate the guts and worsen IBD symptoms, says study
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Stress can activate hormone that leads to hair loss
HQ Team November 4, 2022: Scientists from the Harvard Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology in Cambridge, MA, in a mice experiment, discovered that
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Cipla’s board rejects plan to transfer US-based operations
HQ Team November 4, 2022: The management of Cipla, an Indian drug maker, has rejected a plan to transfer its US-based operations based
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Ebola outbreak in Uganda spreads to new districts
An Ebola outbreak in Uganda has spread to seven districts, according to the World Health Organisation.