A new World Health Organisation (WHO) study has estimated that the health impact of environmental noise in western Europe could be up to 1.6 million healthy life years lost annually through ill health, disability or early death.

Deep-water fish living along the Irish-UK continental slope remove more than a million tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere each year, according to a recent study. Continental slope ecosystems play an important role in carbon sequestration, which should be considered before exploiting deep-water resources, say the researchers.

The center of the Milky Way galaxy is currently a quiet place where a supermassive black hole slumbers, only occasionally slurping small sips of hydrogen gas. But it wasn't always this way. A new study shows that 6 million years ago, when the first human ancestors known as hominins walked the Earth, our galaxy's core blazed forth furiously. The evidence for this active phase came from a search for the galaxy's missing mass.

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Seagrass meadows are worth around €78 million every year to commercial fishing in the Mediterranean, a new study estimates. Their annual value to recreational fishing is even bigger, at an estimated €112 million. The researchers say that marine policies should consider the socioeconomic effects of the loss of seagrass, which provides habitat for many fishery species.

The Akshaya Patra Foundation reduced the process time taken from planning the menu to delivery to schools by using mobility solution and automation.

The video-conferencing app has seen a global usage during the coronavirus lockdowns.

Unacademy said that basic information related to 11 million learners had been compromised but no sensitive information such as financial data, location, or passwords had been leaked

The advent of new rules for social media applications - like Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp - could spell the end for privacy in the Indian internet space. Despite push back from major internet companies, the Indian government is all set to go ahead with the new regulations. The rules are a bid to quell the spread of fake news and trace anti-social elements in the Indian internet ecosystem faster.

Facebook said that when people saw those warning labels, 95% of the time they did not go on to view the original content. To date, the social media giant also removed hundreds of thousands of pieces of misinformation that could lead to imminent physical harm.

There are more than 30,000 microwave ovens, AC and washing machines which needs repair at a time when Indians are locked indoors and doing household chores themselves due to the lockdown.

The new construction will add to Google’s existing data-centre complex in Hamina on the south coast of Finland.

A method for developing more cost-effective agri-environment schemes is outlined in a recent study. The procedure can be used over large areas, accounts for hundreds of management regimes and several different endangered species. The model is one of the first to account for the timing of measures and, when applied to Saxony in Germany, proposed savings of over €3 million, while also improving some conservation outcomes.

Globally, more than 3.2 million premature deaths per year are attributed to exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5). A new study estimates that 2.1 million premature deaths could be avoided if countries achieved the WHO guideline for PM2.5. Even meeting their closest WHO interim concentration targets could avoid 750 000 (23%) deaths attributed to PM2.5 per year.

The Sydney District Court today sentenced two men to a combined 17.5 years imprisonment over a 2018 seizure of almost 115 kilograms of cocaine.

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Scientists can only guess at how they have avoided extinction for so long.

Pike Research forecasts huge boost in NGV market — but there will only be 26,000 natural gas refueling stations worldwide.

The small Maine-based co-op, which has struggled to gain a hold in the marketplace, received $3 million in much-need investment.

Portland authorities faced a tough decision this week: Drain a reservoir or provide residents with tap water that a teen peed into?

Tesla is losing money, but its IPO is likely to succeed because it's the sexiest automaker on the planet, and everybody wants some of the fairy dust.

Manchester's City of Trees scheme will plant one leafy specimen for every resident.

According to the GOP's favorite media mouthpiece, the Keystone XL pipeline would have created thousands, no- tens of thousands, no- hundreds of thousands, wait-

An odd, fruity equation provides perspective on the amount of radioactive water leaking into the Pacific.

Scientists say Zealandia meets all the requirements to qualify as a continent, even though 94% of it is underwater.

Toyota has donated 4,500 free trees for this March's giveaway for New York City residents.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is responsible for creating or saving one million green jobs.

Chris Burley and Ei Ei Khin have an ambitious goal: Grow 1 million wildflowers to help threatened honeybee populations.

Radium, a naturally-occurring radioactive element that's also a known carcinogen, can be found in water systems across the U.S.

Actor says his oil separation technology coupled with special boats can effectively stop an oil slick from reaching shore.

Tennessee Valley Authority announces plans for economic development projects in Roane County, the site of last December’s coal ash spill.

Air pollution may be responsible for more than 2 million deaths around the world each year.

Air pollutants are linked with heart disease, lung disease and other serious afflictions that have long-term impacts.

Just like 'Jurassic Park,' except with flowers instead of dinosaurs.

The discovery offers new insights about dinosaur plumage, hinting at a 'chestnut brown' creature that couldn't fly.

Wildlife biologist Steve Barlow has invented a nest box that can be added to utility right-of-way markers across the U.S. and Canada.

While "Million Dollar Baby" earned critical acclaim and a Best Actress Oscar for Hilary Swank, it also took a toll on her health.

Add $350 million to the already invested $350 million, and EV network start-up, Better Place, seems to have plenty of fuel to bring the world an EV network that

Tesla Motors raised $266 million during its IPO with shares selling for more than the $14 to $16 target range.

Microsoft co-founder's donation will fund research into Alzheimer's and other conditions.

The cost of supporting a person with autism over that individual's lifetime can be as high as $2.4 million, a new study estimates.

Another tragedy highlights the need to protect these precious insects.

The Mars InSight lander, developed to peer deep into the red planet's interior, is slated to launch on the morning of May 5.

The backwoods genius of 'Billy Bob's Gags to Riches' lives high off low-brow novelties.

The Environmental Voter Project has a plan to awaken a sleeping giant in American politics.

Funding for the newest Breakthrough Prize is announced as the awards for life sciences and physics are given at a California ceremony.

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $29 million in Recovery Act funding for weatherization training centers in 27 states.