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Study finds America's 10 percent wealthiest persons responsible for 40 percent of nation’s total greenhouse gas emissions

A new study, led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, reveals that the wealthiest Americans, those whose income places them in the top 10% of earners, are responsible for 40% of the nation’s total greenhouse gas emissions.

Act now to slow climate change and protect the planet, urges UN chief

New York: The ozone layer – a fragile shield of gas that protects the Earth from the harmful rays of the sun – is “on the road to recovery”, the UN chief said on Thursday in his message for the World Ozone Day.

Ground-breaking clean air protocol to guard human health and the planet, enters into force

New York: European and North American countries will take a major stride in cleaning up the atmosphere next Monday, 7 October, through the implementation of an amended legally binding treaty to limit the amount of emissions polluting the air.

Multi-planet system found through crowdsourcing

Washington, Jan 12 (IBNS): A system of at least five exoplanets has been discovered by citizen scientists through a project called Exoplanet Explorers, part of the online platform Zooniverse, using data from NASA's Kepler space telescope. 

‘Monster’ planet discovery challenges formation theory

London, Nov 4 (IBNS): A giant planet – the existence of which was previously thought extremely unlikely – has been discovered by an international collaboration of astronomers, with the University of Warwick taking a leading role.

Scientists discover new planet orbiting star Proxima Centauri

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS): Scientists have discovered an earth-sized planet orbiting a star closest to Earth's solar system, according to media reports on Thursday.