Everything you need to know about toxic algae blooms
Green pond scum floating on a lake is not just unsightly. As animal lovers have learned the hard way, it can be deadly.
Environment
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When snakes strike, lives shatter
On June 15, 2015, four-year-old Chepchirchir Kiplagat's life changed forever. Bitten by a snake as she slept, she permanently lost the use of the left side of her body.
Plants & Animals
Mar 19, 2019
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Kanpur leads WHO blacklist of cities with worst air pollution
Residents of Kanpur reacted with dismay Wednesday after the Indian city was found to have the worst air quality in a global World Health Organization survey that urged the nation to clean up its act.
Environment
May 2, 2018
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Alpine air at work? Delhi eyes novel ways to battle smog
Political apathy over the poisonous smog choking India's capital has led many like businessman Kamal Meattle to take matters into their own hands, with an office building he says pumps air as fresh as from the Swiss Alps.
Environment
Jan 9, 2018
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Doctors say no to sport in Delhi as cricketers choke in smog (Update)
Unprecedented scenes of Sri Lankan cricketers wearing face masks have reignited debate about hosting major sports in heavily polluted New Delhi, where doctors are increasingly vocal about the health risks posed by smog.
Environment
Dec 5, 2017
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Weedkiller glyphosate, controversial but still most used
It is the most popular weedkiller in the world but concerns about the toxicity of glyphosate have led to growing demands for restrictions.
Biotechnology
Nov 9, 2017
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Thousands of schools close as smog envelopes India, Pakistan
Schools closed across large swathes of north India on Thursday as pollution hit hazardous levels for the third day, with growing calls for urgent government action to tackle what doctors are calling a public health emergency.
Environment
Nov 9, 2017
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Schools shut amid health emergency as smog blankets India's capital
A public health emergency was declared as choking smog blanketed New Delhi on Tuesday, with authorities ordering the temporary closure of all primary schools in the world's most polluted capital city.
Environment
Nov 7, 2017
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Doctors warn of health emergency as smog blankets India's capital
A public health emergency was declared in New Delhi Tuesday as a choking blanket of smog descended on the world's most polluted capital city.
Environment
Nov 7, 2017
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Nations battle cyberattack damages; UK focuses on hospitals
Teams of technicians worked "round the clock" Saturday to restore hospital computer systems in Britain and check transport services in other nations after a global cyberattack that hit dozens of countries crippled the U.K.'s ...
Security
May 13, 2017
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