The Madhya Pradesh forest department has asked the Centre for an "alternate" site for cheetahs currently introduced at the Kuno National Park, which has seen the death of two felines in less than a month, with officials citing lack of logistical support and space.
Chandrayaan-1, India's first moon mission, has sent five new pictures of the craters on the lunar surface.
A new study has made a surprising find that cities trap more carbon dioxide than rain forests. According to a report in the National Geographic News, compared to tropical rain forests, cities store more carbon -- acre for acre -- in their trees, buildings, and dirt.
In their review of studies, published in the journal Aerosol and Air Quality Research, the scientists specifically drew focus on relative humidity, which is a measure of water vapour in the air compared to the total saturation of vapour that can exist in the air at its current temperature.
When I met him last year for his 75th birthday, he seemed frail. There was a sense of urgency. I will miss Stephen. His passing fills me with sadness.
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