Bum deal at the summit
A lot of sound and fury signifying nothing: that was the Social Development battlefield at Copenhagen
Skeletons in the closet
South Africa's racist regime was developing high-tech gizmos to eliminate unsuspecting black activists
George Floyd killing is time to say it again: Racism has no place in science
A single mutation in a gene called ‘SLC24A5’ is responsible for giving Europeans their light skin
Growing tiger attacks in Uttarakhand: Shrinking natural habitat may be reason, say experts
Two humans were killed by tigers in April in Pauri; latest tiger census shows tiger population growing, sighted out of protected areas
Large Africa study makes important breakthrough in HIV prevention
Most notable prevention for HIV is pre-exposure prophylaxis pill Truvada. The Conversation spoke to an expert about the efficacy of the pill
Yes, India can prevent trafficking; here is how
Convergence, cooperation, data, deterrence and awareness are keywords that we should remember while tackling trafficking
How much evidence is enough to declare a new species of human from a Philippines cave site?
There is no reason to expect human evolution to have been any different to the evolution of other animals
Civil society organisations should count on their huge social capital and invest it into future actions
Civil society organisations are often targets of political interference and manipulation, which can limit their ability to operate
India 2nd-most dangerous country in 2022 for those flagging concerns about corporate projects: Report
Globally, 10 human rights defenders protesting harmful business practice attacked every week in 2022
AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says AI is a new form of intelligence unlike our own. Have we been getting it wrong this whole time?
A new intelligence will require a paradigm shift in the way we talk about and manage AI systems
Deep dive: Science alone cannot provide solutions to human-elephant interactions in South India; here’s how
Government departments, nonprofits and scientists must work together to advance inclusive policies without discounting the urgency for scientists …
Climate change is the architect of new human species
Fossil records tell us that physical changes typically take 500,000 years to appear
Hathi Mitras: Chhattisgarh’s solution to tackling human-elephant conflict
Village residents known as hathi mitras or ‘friends of elephants’ dedicatedly track pachyderm movements to help prevent casualties …
India needs to triple energy generation by 2070 to achieve development, net-zero: Study
Previous estimates of India’s minimum energy intake did not consider that India would have to simultaneously attain net-zero by 2070 and a …
Landmark human rights case against 47 'carbon majors'
Petitioners in the Philippines have asked its human rights panel to investigate the role of carbon majors in causing climate change which has …
Assam’s human-elephant conflict: Legally protecting habitats, natural fencing can save the ‘gentle giants’
Elephants are part of Assam's culture & folklore but habitat loss is driving negative interactions with humans
Kerala’s gaur-human conflict debates fail to address some core issues; here is why
Gaurs had turned violent & aggressive after being shot by poachers; contentious issues, including the role of poachers, remain unaddressed
Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo gets Medicine Nobel for his contributions to paleogenomics
Pääbo sequenced of the entire genome of Neanderthals; he also discovered the previously unknown hominin, Denisova
The tomistoma does not usually attack humans but that is happening now; here is why
Attacks on humans in Indonesia may be increasing due to increasing intrusion in their habitat, study suggests
Has Odisha’s Bhitarkanika reached a saturation point for its estuarine crocodiles? Experts say yes
Human-crocodile conflict in and around the park could spike unless steps are taken to address the rising numbers of crocodiles
Analysis of tooth found in Laos proves that the Denisovans did exist beyond Siberia
Denisovans were first identified in a Siberian cave; but their genes existed in several Asian and Oceanic groups, thus intriguing scientists
Clean, healthy and sustainable environment a universal right: UN Human Rights Council
UNEP executive director calls on UN member states to consider passing a resolution on right to a clean environment, on the lines of UN Human …
Sherni: A Bollywood film that knows its environmentalism well
Every scene is finely etched in this very accurate portrayal of how India’s forest service actually works
Royal Bengal tiger that stoked panic in Bihar villages caught
The tiger had strayed 130 km from Valmiki Tiger Reserve in villages of East Champaran district, Bihar
How Tamil Nadu villagers actually view ‘rogue’ elephants
The villagers neither consider these giants as threats to their lives nor a disturbance. They just enjoy their presence instead