How the American dream has treated demands for reproductive autonomy through history
Pre-1840, abortion was accessible and stigma-free for most
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
Don’t assume Pantanal’s jaguars are safe. Here is why
Down To Earth speaks with jaguar expert and conservation scientist Fernando Tortato about the road ahead for jaguars in their stronghold of the …
‘The expectation that burden of US inaction will be borne by developing countries is unfair’
Given its economic capacity and carbon debt it owes the world, US should not emit any carbon in the future at all.
COVID-19 could complete the conquest of the Americas that started 500 years ago
By destroying Amazonia’s last uncontacted peoples, it will do what smallpox and others did in centuries past
The US makes its play
Hillary Clinton proposes a Copenhagen outcome that looks nothing like the AWG texts being negotiated by parties
US unwilling to yield an inch
President Obama delivers a profoundly (but perhaps predictably) disappointing speech in Copenhagen
Factsheet: Who is emitting what
As per the latest data, China, comprised of 19.2 percent of the world’s population, was the world’s leading emitter of …
Factsheet: Who is emitting?
As per analysis of the Washington DC-based global research organisation World Resources Institute (WRI) for 2011, China, comprising almost 20 per …
Ecuador annuls austerity decree, restores fuel subsidy
Decree 833 will be replaced with a new one that contains mechanisms to focus resources on who needs it most, said President Lenín Moreno
After Amazon fires, Brazil now faces oil spill crisis
Mysterious oil slicks have spread across 2,000 kilometres of the country’s northern coast since September, contaminating beaches and …
Amazon fires declined in September, but deforestation persists: Amazon Watch
The outbreak of fires in the rainforest declined 19.6 per cent compared to the same period last year
Indigenous leaders flags Bolsonaro's team for UN talks
Its an attempt to provide legitimacy to the controversial policies of the government that caused much harm to the environment, especially the Amazon
Will Trump’s trade war with China ever end?
It has become increasingly clear that the trade war is hurting the economies of both countries. Neither will emerge from this conflict unscathed.
Eagle Bluff: US wildfire crosses the 49th Parallel into Canada; forces town to be evacuated
State of emergency in Osoyoos to remain in place till August 5, according to Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Renewable energy capacity addition exceeded other sources in 2021
Renewable energy continued to expand steadily and well above the long-term trend, with share in total capacity expansion reaching new record …
Chile poised to grant rights to Nature; could become 2nd such country besides Ecuador
The plenary body of Chile’s Constitutional Convention formally approved the Rights of Nature within its proposed constitutional text March 25
New guidelines on abortion care will help prevent more than 25 million unsafe abortions: WHO
WHO has released more than 50 recommendations that include clinical practice, health care delivery and law and policy interventions to support …
Web of relationships: How pumas hold together America ecosystems
The predator, exclusive to the Americas, maintains ties with nearly 500 living species, find study
How our detergent footprint is polluting aquatic ecosystems
Nonylphenol, a hazardous chemical present in detergents, is known to enter water bodies and the food chains
Climate Change is real: Temperate North America sizzles under ‘heat dome’
Canada’s British Columbia and the US Pacific Northwest’s Oregon and Washington are experiencing a once-in-a-millennium event, experts say
A good way to be kinder to elephants is to stop riding them
When animal tourism resumes in Bali after COVID-19, there is an opportunity to do better by the lives of animals
US elections: Biden will surely be better than Trump; will that be enough?
The new US presidency needs to urgently enact a deep and binding full decarbonisation target by 2040 for all sectors
What is Panama disease? Are bananas at risk?
The disease and conditions regarding its spread show that depending on monoculture crops is not sustainable for our food and nutritional security