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Cooperative catalysis ensures the beneficial chiral product

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If nothing ever changed, there’d be no butterflies  

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Will recent political instability affect Haiti’s earthquake response? An expert explains

Haiti experienced a powerful earthquake after the assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse, an event that underlines precarious …

Trees that survived California’s drought give scientists hope for climate change

What we found is that the ones that were green, like this one, were more water-use efficient than their dead counterparts: Conservation biologist …

Fracking, mining, murder: the killer agenda driving migration in Mexico and Central America

Are high levels of violence and displacement in Central America and Mexico caused by natural resource exploitation?

Bob Dylan, the protest singer and social critic, wins Nobel Prize for Literature  

Dylan has been awarded the prize "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition"

The history of chocolate: when money really did grow on trees

Chocolate consumption continues to grow; but current trends have deep roots in chocolate’s past

Satellite data alerts help stop Africa forest cover loss: Study

Tree felling dropped by an average of 18 per cent in Africa relative to the average 2011–2016 levels

Inquiry into Quebec’s asbestos mining legacy reveals shocking findings

It has witnessed deaths, lack of compensation and safety and lower penalties in contrast to other Canadian provinces

‘The United States’ Indian Wars never ended’

Down To Earth speaks to Ruth Hopkins, writer of Dakota and Lakota Sioux origin, about various issues concerning Native Americans today in the …

Huanglongbing: Curse of the yellow dragon

As it goes global, here is a primer on what exactly is Huanglongbing, a deadly disease affecting citrus trees

Hurricane Michael confirms above-average storm season in US

2018 Atlantic hurricane season has witnessed 14 named storms, 7 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes so far

7.5 billion and counting: How many humans can the Earth support?

Data suggests that the Earth can support at most one-fifth of the present population, 1.5 billion people, at an American standard of living

Earthquake of magnitude 8.1 strikes Mexico; at least 15 killed

Its epicentre was 123 km (76 miles) southwest of the town of Pijijiapan, at a depth of 33 km

Demand for energy-dense food declines in Mexico following tax imposition

Households with low socio-economic status purchased 10.2 per cent less taxed food than expected

Why choosing the right surgeon matters even more than you know

It’s conventional wisdom that there are “good” and “bad” hospitals — and that selecting a good one can …

Lost fish

Book>> Four Fish by Paul Greenberg  • Penguin • Rs 450

Centuries before Americas hosted sophisticated agrarian civilisations

Book >> 1491, New Revelations Of The Americas Before Columbus by Charles C Mann Vintage Books 2006

Soil mapping in sub-Saharan Africa for better use of fertilisers, improving food security

UN's FAO to digitally map soil nutrients in central American countries too

Microbes hold the key

Bacteria could play a crucial role in restoring fertile prairies in North America

City scan

How happy are people living in cities?