Cancer death rates in the US have been falling steadily for the past 25 years
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, following heart disease. However, a new report from the American Cancer Society indicates that the overall cancer death rate in the country has dropped continuously from 1991 to 2016 by a total of 27%. “The continued decline in the cancer death rate over the past 25 years is really good news and was a little bit of a...
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This Indian officer cleared 1.3 million tons of trash from 100 acres in just 6 months
Back in 2014, Indore, the commercial capital of Indian state Madhya Pradesh, fared poorly in the Swachh Survekshan (cleanliness ranking exercise taken up by government). That is when the municipal authorities and residents joined hands to undertake a cleanliness drive and declared war against garbage. However, even as their efforts bore fruit and Indore turned into a remarkably clean city, the 100-acre garbage...
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This newspaper is changing its travel section to cut down flying by writers
Travel sections in most newspapers are super popular and rake in good money. Many of us envy travel writers who get to visit some of the most beautiful places on Earth, that too on someone else’s money. However, there are a few people who actually look into the environmental impact of the travel section – and Danish newspaper Politiken head is one of them. The newspaper is all set to drastically curtail...
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Iguanas reintroduced to Galapagos Island after almost 200 years
The last time iguanas were spotted on Galapagos Island was almost 200 years ago. The species then disappeared due to invasive predators such as feral pigs, rats, and dogs preying on their eggs. Now under an intensive park restoration project, the reptile has just been reintroduced to the island once again. “The presence of living land iguanas on Santiago Island was reported for the last time in 1835, during the...
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Hydrogen powered trains to run in the UK by 2022
Now this is a great bit of news for the environment! Taking a step towards cleaner and greener future, British railways are all set to welcome hydrogen-powered trains within the next three years. French rail multinational Alstom and UK rolling stock operating company (ROSCO) Eversholt Rail Group recently unveiled the design for a new hydrogen fuel cell train for the UK market. These fuel cell trains – nicknamed...
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This 11-year old saved a man from drowning by pulling him from the bottom of the pool
An 11-year-old boy of Indian origin, Advaik Nandikotkur, is being hailed as a hero after he saved the life of a 34-year-old man who had sunk to the bottom of an indoor pool at his apartment complex in Minnesota. When Advaik’s mother noticed a man in the deep end, about eight feet down, floating with his hands stretched out and his mouth and eyes wide open, she urged him to jump in and save him. There were...
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Here’s Brooklyn’s zero-waste grocery store
Every trip to the supermarket or grocery store usually ends up with a lot of unnecessary plastic packaging waste. Therefore, it is becoming highly imperative that retailers come up with plastic-free packaging options. We know it is possible since one store in Brooklyn is doing just that! At Katerina Bogatireva’s zero-waste store Precycle, people buy food from bulk containers and avoid all plastic. The...
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This Indian teacher crossed rivers and mountains for 16 years to teach students
Meet Ushakumari – an ordinary teacher with extraordinary zeal and determination to impart education to her students, determination that makes her cross a river and treacherous mountains every day in order to reach the school located in a remote tribal area in the state of Kerala. Ushakumari’s daily journey to the school, begins at 7.30 in the morning, as she rides on her bike to travel till Kumbikkal...
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Despite instances of religious violence, mosque and church built side-by-side in Nigeria
In Nigeria, instances of religious violence have increased considerably over the course of last year. Clashes between the Muslim and Christian communities have become commonplace. That is why when the construction of a mosque began next to a Living Faith church in the suburb of Kudanden, the residents were quite nervous. However, in this part of the country, worshipers are determined to work together. “The...
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Put abandoned Christmas trees to good use : Turn them into paint and food sweeteners!
Every year, thousands of Christmas trees are abandoned once the festive season gets over. Most of them find their way to the landfills, where their leaves (pine needles) take much more time to decompose as compared to other leaves. Now Cynthia Kartey, a PhD student from the University of Sheffield’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has found that useful products can be made from the...
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