Your phone and your brain - what we know so far

The evidence indicates that there’s still a lot of uncertainty about the long-term impacts of digital device use on cognition

If you thought global emissions had peaked you were wrong

Study warns that current emission trajectory will lead to warming well beyond 1.5 °C mark

Planet in early stages of sixth mass extinction, claims study

Study by international team of scientists says this time extinctions are being caused by human activities

Climate change, pollution to increase chances of crop slowdown in future

Agencies affected by international food availability and price may require plan differently to cope with the projected slowdown, warns study

India’s rainfall patterns changing drastically, say Stanford scientists

Longer dry spells and wetter wet spells could spell doom for the Indian agriculture, they warn

Climate change: Scientists look at 20th century data, heat extremes for early-warning signals

The study found that early-warning signals existed before global warming and were possibly due to the interplay of multiple environmental determinants

World’s protected areas do not safeguard biodiversity

New study suggests nations will have to go for a paradigm shift they are serious about protecting wildlife

India’s sanitation campaign has not improved health of people: study

Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan did not help reduce exposure to faecal germs and diseases. Will Swachh Bharat Abhiyan fare any better?

Energy in news on May 2

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments on energy

Rice yields could plummet 40% by 2100 due to climate change: Stanford University

At least 2 billion people, especially in Asia, could be affected due to the scarcity

Chemistry Nobel for discovery of receptors that help cells respond

American scientists Robert J Lefkowitz and Brian K Kobilka get recognition

Tax sugar-sweetened beverages to reduce obesity and diabetes, says study

On an average, diabetes is responsible for two per cent of total deaths in India

California drought the worst in 1,200 years

Human-induced climate change to be blamed for extreme weather

Gut microbes can cause severe malnutrition

Study on Malawian children suffering from kwashiorkor establishes the link