Lucas Woodley ’23 from Harvard critically examined the effectiveness of tax credits in reducing carbon emissions from electric vehicles (EVs), challenging conventional beliefs. Many EV owners, influenced by their driving habits, might
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Scientists from the University of California San Diego, in collaboration with their Australian colleagues, have engineered a bacterium with the capability to detect the presence of tumor DNA in a live organism.
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Antarctica’s surrounding sea ice has reached a record low for this time of year, a stark contrast to the record-high extent observed as recently as 2014. According to the National Oceanic and
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The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has reported that the total number of climate change litigation cases worldwide has doubled since 2017. In its publication, the Global Climate Litigation Report: 2023 Status Review,
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The Centre for Biological Diversity has initiated legal action against the National Marine Fisheries Service. The lawsuit is a response to the Service’s alleged failure to provide safeguards for 20 endangered coral
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In a recent development, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed before the Uttarakhand High Court, drawing attention to the inhumane treatment of equines deployed on pilgrimage routes to Kedarnath, Yamunotri, Gaumukh,
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On the 19th of June 2023, NASA’s X-59 aircraft was successfully advanced from its construction site to the flight line at the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California, marking a crucial
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A group of conservation advocates has asked the federal judge to not allow the lithium exploration project on the border of Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Southern Nevada. This motion for
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The ISRO’s mission to the moon, Chandrayaan 3, launched at 2:35 PM IST on Friday, July 14, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The mission’s main objective is to achieve
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Prevalent in the southwestern US, parts of Mexico, and Central and South America, Coccidioides, a form of fungus, can potentially cause severe infections, ranging from pneumonia to meningitis, when its spores are
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