World Development Report: Why the world needs a new wave of migration?

There is a scarcity of people who can work and have the skills to do so

Oldest human skull outside Africa identified as 210,000 years old

It could provide new evidence that our species left Africa much earlier than previously thought

Climate change is symptom of broader issue of ecological overshoot: William Ripple

The distinguished professor of ecology speaks about consequences of record-breaking temperatures and future climate impacts on humanity

The earth now has 8 billion humans; is the notion of a ‘finite planet’ a myth?

More than numbers, humanity needs to consider how resources are produced and distributed, what is consumed, by whom, and how much

Literature from the Congo Basin offers ways to address the climate crisis

Literature offers ways to communicate about complex issues like the current global climate emergency

Closing the loop on COVID-19, wars and climate change: Maybe we were never that great

It is a strange situation waiting to happen: The attackers are aliens, but we have unleashed these aliens. We have welcomed zoonotic pathogens …

A scrapbook of wonder

Caspar Henderson inspires us to broaden the horizons of our sense of wonder

In the future, technology will lead to solutions as well as conflicts: Report

Published by the World Economic Forum, the report says that future conflicts and collaborations would be over weather manipulation tools, food …

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

One small step for India may become a big step for humanity

India's Mars mission could play an important role in space exploration of the future