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Animals are contaminated with hazardous forever chemicals on every continent except Antarctica, according to a new report.Creatures ranging from tigers and polar bears, to red pandas and voles, to plankton in the sea, are likely accumulating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by eating fish, drinking water, or simply breathing air, and it could put them at risk.PFAS can be found in tons of manufactured goods, from food packaging and clothing, to firefighting foam and (formerly) Teflon pans.Though they're useful…

Main combined model inputs and outputs. (a) Fine-scale (10 km) resolution of the dominant movement corridors ('superhighways') derived from Crabtree et al. (2021). Credit: Quaternary Science Reviews (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2023.107971 New research has revealed that the process of 'peopling' the entire continent of Sahul—the combined mega continent that joined Australia with New Guinea when sea levels were much lower…

The European Union is sick of talking about climate change; now it wants to act. The world’s second-largest economy is attempting to become the first climate neutral continent by 2050 while slashing its emissions 55 percent by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. To reach these milestones, the bloc’s executive arm, the European Commission, unveiled the Green Deal in 2019—a proposal to radically redesign Europe’s energy, food, and transport systems. “This is Europe’s man on the moon moment,” said European Commission president…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Across the planet, water makes up 71% of Earth's surface. The remaining space is covered by land—continents and islands. Before Earth's land formed the seven continents in the present day, all the planet's landmass was joined together as a single, supercontinent known as "Pangaea." Millions of years…

All around the world, governments are investing in public transport to reduce car use and create a greener world. And, now, Eastern Europe is going all in with the rail infrastructure project Rail Baltica. Rail Baltica aims to integrate the Baltic States within the European rail network. It’s one of Europe’s most substantial investments to improve mobility and travel options, and it’s the largest Baltic-region infrastructure project in the last 100 years. The project includes five European…

Europe is heating up faster than any other continent in the world, a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) finds. Since 1991, temperatures in Europe have risen more than twice as fast as global average temperatures. That’s brought extreme swings in weather, from devastating floods to deadly heatwaves.The consequences are brutal, despite Europe having more resources than many other parts of the world to cope with climate change. For example, three in four people in Europe have access to early warning…

In the language of climate change, we often talk about mitigation—how we can reduce harmful gases in the atmosphere that cause global warming. But there is another pressing climate concept, especially in Africa, called adaptation. Adaptation is about coping with the negative effects of global warming, such as destruction of property by floods or food insecurity caused by severe drought. Africa is the most vulnerable continent to the effects of global warming, and adaptation is a critical step for it and other developing…

African Continent is an important topic of world geography. In every government exam like SSC CGL, BANKING, RAILWAYS, and some other related exams, some questions were asked about this topic. So Further we are presenting a practice set of some exam-oriented questions based on the topic African Continent. These questions are based on the analysis of the previous year’s question papers. So these questions will help in the upcoming government exams.Que 1. Which of the following straits is called the gateway to the…

The river is an important topic from the exam’s point of view. Here we are presenting some exams-oriented questions based on the topic of Rivers Of the African Continent. This topic belongs to the world geography section. These questions are based on the analysis of the previous year’s question papers on government exams like SSC CGL, RAILWAY, BANKING, and other related exams. These questions will enhance the knowledge of the candidates preparing for the upcoming exams. Que 1. In which of the following countries is the…

African Continent is an important topic from the exam’s point of view. This topic belongs to the world geography section of the general knowledge syllabus. In every government exam like SSC CGL, RAILWAY, BANKING, and some other related exams, some questions were asked about this topic. So further we are giving a practice set of some exam-oriented questions based on the topic African Continent. These questions will help the candidates in the upcoming government exams. Que 1. Which of the following continent is the largest…