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Dehorning Rhinos Reduces Poaching by Nearly 80%: Study

Dehorning Rhinos Reduces Poaching by Nearly 80%: Study

Removing the horns of rhinoceros has been found to be an effective way to drastically reduce poaching of the endangered mammals. A new study by an international team of researchers found that dehorning results in 78 percent less poaching while using a tiny fraction of the total protection budget. “Despite decades of conservation efforts, poaching […]

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    2025 Global Energy Investment to Reach Record $3.3 Trillion, Driven by ‘Clean Technologies’: IEA Report

    2025 Global Energy Investment to Reach Record $3.3 Trillion, Driven by ‘Clean Technologies’: IEA Report

    An increase in spending on clean energy is expected to drive record global energy investment of 3.3 trillion in 2025, with 2.2 trillion of that in “clean-energy technologies,” according to the latest report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Despite economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, the World Energy Investment 2025 report shows China leads the […]

    Study Links Air Pollution and Pregnancy Risks at the Molecular Level

    Study Links Air Pollution and Pregnancy Risks at the Molecular Level

    In a new study, scientists have found a link between exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in air pollution and increased risk of various negative pregnancy outcomes from the molecular level. While other studies have linked air pollution exposure to certain pregnancy risks, this study is the first to define how these risks can increase […]

    A 500MW Wind Energy Plant Launches in Egypt

    A 500MW Wind Energy Plant Launches in Egypt

    Renewable energy company AMEA Power has commissioned a 500-megawatt wind energy plant in Ras Ghareb, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt. The plant will be the largest wind power site in Africa. With this commissioning, AMEA Power will bring a total of 1 gigawatts of clean energy to Egypt, as the company also announced the commissioning of […]