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When a species disappears, the impact can extend far beyond the loss of a single organism. Species are connected through food webs, pollination, seed dispersal, competition and other ecological relationships. The disappearance of an…

Artificial light has transformed modern life, but it is also changing the natural environment after sunset. Light pollution brightens the night sky, reduces the visibility of stars and can interfere with the behaviour and biological rhythms…

Weather prediction is fundamentally challenged by the chaotic behaviour of the atmosphere, where tiny uncertainties in initial conditions can grow rapidly with time. Scientists are now exploring whether quantum computing—particularly…

India's latest Environmental Performance Index ranking offers a serious warning about the country's environmental challenges. Ranked 176th among 177 countries, India records particularly weak performance in environmental health, air quality…

The Sun is constantly releasing an invisible stream of charged particles known as the solar wind. Flowing through the entire Solar System, it interacts with planetary magnetic fields and atmospheres, creates the auroras and helps shape the…

Hidden beneath the ocean's surface is a microscopic world that plays a planetary role. Phytoplankton produce roughly half of Earth's oxygen, form the foundation of marine food webs and help move carbon from the atmosphere into the deep…

The 1999 Super Cyclone changed Odisha forever. From inadequate preparedness and limited evacuation capacity, the state has built a disaster-management system based on early warnings, cyclone shelters, specialised response forces, community…

Assam is once again confronting the devastating reality of floods, as rising rivers submerge villages, homes and farmlands, disrupting lives across the state. Behind the numbers are families displaced from their homes, farmers losing crops…

Earthquakes occur when enormous stresses within the Earth's crust are suddenly released, sending seismic waves through the planet. Using sensitive instruments called seismometers, scientists can detect these waves, locate an earthquake's…

Hidden beneath the Atlantic Ocean lies one of Earth's most powerful climate engines—the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). This vast network of ocean currents transports heat, regulates rainfall and supports marine…