Blue-green algal blooms in Lough Neagh could have a profound ecological impact and present potentially significant environmental and public health risks, researchers at Queen's University Belfast (QUB) have found.

Bird cages are being placed along beaches to help protect a threatened bird. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and Natural England are working together to install the cages along the coast in Cumbria to protect ringed plovers.

Azerbaijan, host of the UN COP29 climate summit, announced recently that it will launch a new climate fund that will aim to mobilize $1 billion to support developing countries’ new national climate targets.

Climate change is already impacting all aspects of human life and nature, including sports and the performance of athletes. Driven by human-caused climate change and the natural El Niño weather event, 2023 was the hottest year on record, which could be surpassed in 2024.

Recent scientific studies have revealed that Earth’s shape is undergoing subtle changes, and the length of our days is gradually increasing.

A Mediterranean-inspired garden has been planted at a North Yorkshire stately home to suit the changing climate, the National Trust said.

A recent study—funded by the Centre’s Science & Engineering Research Board—has found alarming levels of microplastics in the coastal waters and sediments of Digha and Puri, two of eastern India’s most popular beach destinations.

Maharashtra has the most electric buses, with Delhi coming a close second in data released by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Maharashtra had 2,111 electric buses and Delhi has 2,011 as of July 19 this year.

A recent study conducted by the Centre for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) revealed that about 1 to 5 per cent of Visakhapatnam could be submerged by 2040 due to rising sea levels.

At least 21 Indian gaur have been killed in the past three years in train accidents on the Hosapete-Vasco Da Gama and Khanapur-Miraj routes, with doubling of tracks and speeding by loco pilots being cited as two major reasons for the deaths.

In a positive turn for wildlife conservation, the number of tiger deaths in India has significantly decreased, with 81 reported fatalities from January 1 to July 29, 2024, compared to 114 during the same period last year.

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The Delhi Government has launched an early initiative to address the anticipated rise in air pollution during the winter season.