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Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo promises to dive into Seine days before Olympic Games
At the time of making its bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, organisers in Paris promised free public transportation,…
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Should Paris Olympics organisers dump Toyota Mirai as the official car?
Organisers of the 2024 Paris Olympics are looking ahead to hosting the “greenest-ever Games”, aiming to cut the carbon footprint…
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Singapore approves 16 insects as safe for human consumption: Is it the right thing to do?
Singapore has approved 16 species of insect as safe for human consumption, including crickets, grubs, moth larvae and one species…
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Nato member states’ 2023 military spending produced 233 million metric tonnes of greenhouse gas
Leaders from member countries recently gathered for the 75th anniversary of Nato in the US. But a report from international…
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The role of sunscreen in coral bleaching and overall marine pollution
Sunscreens are necessary to protect human skin from damaging UV radiation. But certain chemicals in the barrier can have negative…
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Climate change made Hurricane Beryl an unprecedented natural disaster
Tearing through the Caribbean islands earlier this month, Hurricane Beryl has killed at least 11 people. It made landfall on…
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What Happens in the Brain When We Die?
Scientists still don’t know much about the dying process – When a person dies, his or her physiological functions cease.…
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This Indian state resorts to palm tree planting as climate change makes lighting deaths more frequent
Odisha in the eastern part of India is one of the most badly affected states by lightning strikes during the…
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Top 5 indoor air purifying houseplants for improved health and cognitive performance
More than a century ago, Florence Nightingale proclaimed the importance of open air and bedroom ventilation for tuberculosis patients. But…
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Ambani pre-wedding festivities put emissions of Elon Musk and Taylor Swift to shame
Beginning in January last year, the pre-wedding celebration of Anant Ambani, the son of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, to Radhika…
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