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Phys.org 

Volunteers track Parisian pollution with the help of tree bark

Along the streets of Paris, more than 40,000 tall, leafy plane trees provide picturesque backdrops, offer shade to city dwellers, and improve air quality, among numerous other benefits. Since 2016, some of these trees have also served as low-cost, passive biological sensors for Ecorc'Air, a crowdsourced science initiative that monitors levels of fine-particle pollutants associated with road traffic.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

India needs Rs 30 lakh cr investment for 500 GW renewables by 2030

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi announced that Rs 30 lakh crore is needed to achieve India's target of 500 GW renewable energy by 2030. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 4th RE-INVEST 2024 summit in Gandhinagar, focusing on future trends and technologies in renewable energy.

Phys.org 

Crown-of-thorns starfish thrive in degraded coral habitats

Research into one of the most persistent coral predators on the Great Barrier Reef has revealed a troubling paradox in reef ecosystems: the crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) appears to thrive in the very conditions of coral degradation it helps create.

RT (Daily news) 

Three dead in attack on Israel-Jordan border

Jordanian trucker shot and killed three Israelis at Allenby Bridge crossing between Jordan and Palestinian West Bank and was killed by IDF
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Horse And Hound 

Rider who won medal at Paris Olympics leaves Britain to move back home: ‘It’s really sad’

Kazuma Tomoto and Vinci De La Vigne JRA at the Paris Olympics. Olympic team bronze medal-winner Kazuma Tomoto moves back to Japan tomorrow (10 September) after nine years based in Britain. “I am a member of staff for the Japan Racing Association and they decide everything – I can say nothing,” said Kazuma. “The original plan was to go back to Japan after Paris, but I hoped […]