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United Nations Global Compact

United Nations Global Compact: Nord Security, home to NordVPN, NordLayer, NordPass, and NordLocker, recently joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) community. United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) is a call to companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with Ten Principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Launched in 2000, […]

LIGO Detectors

LIGO Detectors: Scientists have found evidence to suggest that the universe is replete with low-frequency gravitational waves ripples in the fabric of space-time, predicted by Albert Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity more than 100 years ago. Gravitational Waves were first detected in 2015 using an experiment involving Laser Interferometer Gravitational Observatory (LIGO) detectors. But those […]

American Bald Eagle : Removed From The Endangered Species List

American Bald Eagle : Removed From The Endangered Species List The American bald eagle was removed from the endangered species list in 2007, marking a significant milestone in its conservation. The bird’s population has steadily increased since then, with a 2021 report stating that the number of bald eagles in the wild has quadrupled since […]

Short-Lived Halogens : Contributions To Cooling The Environment

Short-Lived Halogens : Contributions To Cooling The Environment The recently published report of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology said that halogens’ contributions to cooling the environment could increase to 18-31 per cent by 2100. Key findings of the report: Oceans, along with absorbing carbon dioxide and moderating the climate, also cool the planet by releasing […]

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