In the 18th and 19th century, Britain was abuzz with cranking steam engines, rattling power looms, and clattering machines. Amidst this daily ding, the world was witnessing a defining movement in human history—the Industrial Revolution—that soon spread to the rest of Western Europe. Powered by coal, the production of most things transitioned from hand to machine, spurring a rise in population and air pollution. For the next two centuries, London became infamous for its soot and smog, which turned fatal for about 12,000 people. Now, a new study has shown that this mal air has left its trace in the lofty Himalayan glaciers, thousands of kilometres away from Europe.
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Researchers find familial dissimilarities in proteins from two species of Mycobacterium.
In a new study, an international team of researchers have found that large dams have heavily fragmented fish population across the world. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study assessed about ten thousand species of fish worldwide affected by around 40,000 existing dams and 3,700 upcoming dams worldwide. The findings reveal that fish habitats are most disconnected in the United States, Europe, South Africa, India, and China. The proposed dams are poised to further worsen fish habitat connectivity in tropical watersheds like the Amazon, Congo, Mekong and Salween.
Study details how floating plastic debris can affect physical processes in the oceans
Researchers show that the shape of dried paint or ink deposit is related to the concentration and size of particles in these colloids.
ಪಂಜಾಬ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಚಳಿಗಾಲವು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭವಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದಂತೆ, ಲಕ್ಷಾಂತರ ಹೆಕ್ಟೇರ್ ಭತ್ತದ ಗದ್ದೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಭತ್ತವನ್ನು ಕೊಯ್ಲು ಮಾಡುವ ನೂರಾರು ಯಂತ್ರಗಳ ಸದ್ದನ್ನು ಕೇಳಬಹುದು. ಇನ್ನು, ಮಹಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರದಲ್ಲಿನ ವಿದರ್ಭದ ಹಳ್ಳಿಗಳು ತಮ್ಮ ಹಿಮದಷ್ಟು ಬಿಳಿಯ ಹತ್ತಿರಾಶಿಯನ್ನು ಲೆಕ್ಕವಿಲ್ಲದಷ್ಟು ಮೂಟೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ತುಂಬಿ ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆಗೆ ಕಳಿಸುತ್ತಿರುತ್ತವೆ.
Diabetes is a chronic, life-threatening disease affecting over 8.8% of the Indian population. These individuals often need specialised medical care and support to keep the blood glucose levels in check and ward off complications. Hypertension, a condition where the blood pressure is high, is also chronic and is known to affect about one in three adults in India. As both these conditions are chronic and life-threatening, they pose a significant burden on India’s healthcare system. But, what happens when they coexist in an individual?
A recent study, published in the Journal of Human Hypertension, highlights the plight of individuals in India, with both hypertension and diabetes.