Increase in temperature will cause more suicides in US, Mexico: study
Climate change could be linked to a total of 14,020 excess suicides in the US and 7,460 excess suicides in Mexico by 2050, says a new study
'Three of us were killed last year, but we continue to protect our forests'
Guardians of the Amazon, a tribe in the forests sent this message to the Brazilian government to help them protect an uncontacted tribe and their …
California’s burning woods are an alarm US can’t ignore
One of the deadliest wildfires in California was triggered by several factors—all pointing to changing climate
Will America’s trillion-dollar investment in new infrastructure withstand tomorrow’s disasters?
Communities are increasingly keeping climate change in mind as they plan roads, sewers and energy grids for the future
Microplastics on agricultural lands may threaten farm productivity: study
Between 110,000 and 730,000 tonnes of microplastics are transferred to agricultural soils in Europe and North America every year
Human actions make Amazon rainforest more vulnerable to fire
Rainforests don't normally burn, but in 2015 Brazilian rainforests experienced 19,739 cases of fire
Brazil to use nuclear technology to fight spread of Zika
A cobalt-60 gamma cell irradiator is expected to be transferred to the country to produce sterile mosquitoes
Consumer behaviour has not led to reduced energy consumption
A new study shows that in OECD countries, including the US, reduction has been due to energy efficiency improvements
Hydroelectric dams reduce tropical forest biodiversity, says study
Studies have shown that dams displace indigenous communities, affect the flow of rivers and increase greenhouse gas emissions
A second too long
The world has been adding an extra second at regular intervals to keep pace with the slowing Earth. Will the practice be stopped as the US says …
We create jobs-for the US
Modi government still has no clear strategy for creating employment for the hordes of the jobless young in India
Perfect model
Biologists use a variety of animal models for experiments. But a mouse or a fruitfly cannot truly represent a human being. Jessica Bolker, …
Mobile tester for crop diseases
Michigan State University scientists have developed a portable, effective device for testing plant diseases. Called Gene-Z, it was unveiled at …
Romance and thrills in the Amazonian jungle
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Children of the earth, worshippers of nature
Rigoberta Menchu, a Guatemalan human rights activist and peasant leader, was awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Menchu was witness to the …
The US takes on a drug giant
The US government's patent lawsuit against Gilead Sciences indicates it is tired of being milked by pharma companies
Domestic industrial emissions in decline as US relies on imports
Sixty per cent of everything a US consumer bought in 2004 came from imports. In the last 15 years, imports of capital and consumer goods have doubled
US’ revised Clean Power Plan not ambitious enough
The final plan boasts of only a marginal difference in the amount of power generation-related emissions reduced until 2030
Like ‘the tolling of a distant temple bell’, Ibuse Masuji’s Black Rain remembers the horrors of Hiroshima
Black Rain records the scorching memories of the hibakusha — atomic bomb survivors — of the bombing and its aftermath
Pod of rare orcas found dead on Chile beach
Type D orcas are native to the Southern Hemisphere. Scientists are unsure of the reasons behind the beaching
How the American dream has treated demands for reproductive autonomy through history
Pre-1840, abortion was accessible and stigma-free for most
Brazilian scientists warn that the Pantanal is at risk of collapse
Once a model for sustainable land use, scientists alert world to “the tragedy of the commons” afflicting one of Earth’s most …
Cover, quality of severe depression treatment low globally: Study
Nearly 75 per cent of those diagnosed with MDD across the globe live in low and lower-middle income countries
The science of sugar: why we’re hardwired to love it and what eating too much does to your brain – podcast
‘We have this really deep-seated attraction to sugar that throughout evolutionary history was a really important advantage’
Human activity is slowly killing the world’s rivers, study illustrates
The chemical composition of major rivers such as Yangtze, Amazon, Mississippi and Congo have been altered