Colourising conservation is a work in progress
It is up to us to ensure that human diversity is represented fairly in our endeavours to protect biodiversity
Why 'hybridisation' should not be a dirty word
A series of four articles published by Down To Earth on the concept of hybridisation and why it needs a rethink today
Yes, black Africans did construct architectural marvels
The persistent racial stereotype of blacks not having intelligence has often had tragic consequences. It is time to end it
For a day, thousands of scientists halt work to protest racism
The aim was to stop business-as-usual for a day and initiate long-term action plan — protesting, educating themselves on issues faced …
‘Who created the terms superior and inferior races?’
Down To Earth speaks to activist Binalakshmi Nepram about race in the light of the US race riots over George Floyd's death
We need to reassess vocabulary, behaviour to undo gender bias: A mathematician explains why
Mathematician Eugina Cheng speaks to DTE on her new theory of people that doesn’t look at world as a dichotomy between genders, as …
Novel Coronavirus: What’s in a name?
World bodies have to be extremely careful when naming a new disease
Healthcare algorithm in US shows racial bias
The computer algorithm reduced the number of black patients by more than half, while gave more access to the whites for high-risk health care …
Why does racism prevail? Leading scholars apply their minds
Much of what we accomplished was the act of discussion itself. Significant insights emerged from honest discussions — process was …
Mining push continues despite water crisis in Neskantaga First Nation and Ontario’s Ring of Fire
It is exactly the foundation that Canada is built on. It is one of the ways that colonialism not only survives, but thrives
‘There could be a racist backlash to the current anti-racism movements’
Race science has been used to justify colonial occupation, slavery, genocide; it became so ingrained that we still live with its devastating …
We have produced a new guide to decolonise language in conservation
We at Survival want to make people stop and think about why we use the words we do when writing or talking about environmental issues
How a South African community’s request for its genetic data raises questions about ethical and equitable research
How to ensure an equitable balance of benefits between researchers and the community they study? There seems to be no easy answer.
Why environmental racism needs to have its moment
Tribal groups comprise 40-50% of the displaced population in India, and face the brunt of environment racism
This is no apology: Congo activists on King Philippe’s words
‘Regret’ is not the right choice of word; and yes, Belgium should pay reparations to the Congo, they say
US is becoming a ‘developing country’ on global rankings that measure democracy, inequality
Racism, devotion to ‘American exceptionalism’ behind the decline; US slips to 41st position on UN’s development index
‘Increased representation of women, ethnic groups not enough to overcome biases in STEM’
Down to Earth speaks to Meena Balagopal, educational researcher and ecologist, CSU, on gender bias and racism in STEM disciplines
‘I choose to believe that a Deoli-like incident will not happen again’
Down To Earth speaks to Indian-Chinese actor and singer, Meiyang Chang on community, society and racism
In black and white: Why racism and ‘race science’ needs to be debunked
Every myth propagated by race science has been debunked over decades. But today, the rise of the Far-right parties is giving race scientists a …
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
The saddest Twitter got: Blame it on racism
Words such as ‘arrested’, ‘murder’, ‘violence’ have surged on microblogging site since the killing of George Floyd