The `feeling' in nature

Andrea Wulf resurrects the forgotten intellectual explorer, Alexander von Humboldt, whose work has left a lasting imprint on our understanding of …

Finds in Tanzania’s Olduvai Gorge reveal how ancient humans adapted to change

This is a clear sign that 2 million years ago humans were not constrained technologically and already had the capacity to expand geographic range

Rooster’s call for sensory heritage

Months after a couple filed a case against a rooster crowing early morning, France has passed a law with profound ecological meaning

The Global South is on the rise — but what exactly is the Global South?

With an economic shift & enhanced political visibility, countries in the Global South are increasingly asserting themselves on the …

Nepal: dams, ill-planned development have made Sun koshi valley vulnerable

Five hydropower projects and large human settlement along Araniko highway should not have been there in the first place, says expert

Tropical climates are the most biodiverse on Earth — but it’s not only because of how warm and wet they are

Biodiversity responds not just to the type of climate but its spatial distribution

Drugs standard body proposes banning animal test for human vaccines

The proposal has been put in public domain for comments    

What really happened in Uttarakhand

Latest theory suggests combination of rain and landslides caused the disaster