Biblical proportions

Sanguine approach to circulation

The physics of blood flow gives a clearer view of its physiological role

US, Australia change tack

Won’t cut CO2 emissions

25 million years of error

Scientists got the origin of flowering plants wrong

Undercover agents

What makes nematodes so good at killing crop pests

Yellowstone losing snow: Expect widespread problems for water, wildlife

Since 1950, average temperatures in the Greater Yellowstone Area have risen 1.3°C and it has lost a quarter of its annual snowfall

Libya floods 2023: Why the Loss and Damage fund should be operationalised equitably

Developing countries say all of them should be able to access the funds and not specifically some country groupings

Why lunar touchdown offers real payoff for India

If Chandrayaan-3 is successful, it will highlight how space is becoming more accessible, and demonstrate India’s continued perseverance and …

Frittering away Nehru’s momentous legacy

India initiated production of critical drugs in 1951 with the aid of UN bodies to keep out patent blocks—a model we have forgotten

Eagle Bluff: US wildfire crosses the 49th Parallel into Canada; forces town to be evacuated

State of emergency in Osoyoos to remain in place till August 5, according to Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Familiar discourse: Here is why the New York City UN water conference was mostly old hat

The world met to discuss the burgeoning water crisis after nearly half a century; but commitments on action were largely a reiteration of ongoing work

Most expensive disaster in 2022: Hurricane Ian caused losses and damages worth $100bn, says report

Floods in Pakistan, west and southern Africa and drought in Europe also feature in the list of 2022’s most expensive disasters

US Department of Energy announces breakthrough in nuclear fusion, sets path to clean energy source

The Department of Energy expects the private sector to enter the arena and provide the necessary support

Drying planet: Drought has become a truly planetary disaster in 2022

Climate change is fuelling the intensity of drought in already vulnerable regions while tightening its grip on not-so-vulnerable areas

Look back in hope: What America’s Hopi people can teach us about living sustainably

Down To Earth talks to author Daniel Pinchbeck about what the Hopi Native Americans of Arizona can teach the modern world which is warming …

July 2022 marks the 3rd hottest on record for the US

Precipitation was below average across much of the country’s west, central plains and southern parts

Roe v Wade overturned: What abortion access and reproductive rights look like around the world

In some countries, abortion can be performed later in pregnancy based on the health of the foetus

In the midst of war, Russia hits at patents

As US-EU sanctions deepen, Moscow passes a law to allow free use of patents owned by ‘unfriendly countries’

Web of relationships: How pumas hold together America ecosystems

The predator, exclusive to the Americas, maintains ties with nearly 500 living species, find study

CoP26 report card: Forests need implementation, not declarations alone

The fund pledged way below what is needed to achieve goals, 10 times being pumped into companies driving deforestation

Forced migration left indigenous Americans more exposed to climate change: Study

Present-day tribal lands in the US are exposed to more heat and precipitation as well as fires

Hurricane Ida turned into a monster thanks to a giant warm patch in the Gulf of Mexico — here’s what happened

Edies during the hurricane season can spell disaster for coastal communities around the Gulf

How our detergent footprint is polluting aquatic ecosystems

Nonylphenol, a hazardous chemical present in detergents, is known to enter water bodies and the food chains

Climate Change is real: Temperate North America sizzles under ‘heat dome’

Canada’s British Columbia and the US Pacific Northwest’s Oregon and Washington are experiencing a once-in-a-millennium event, experts say

Japan has rolled out a bevy of projects to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Are they enough?

Achieving the net-zero emissions target would require a major push to build clean energy infrastructure