‘Lack of adherence to Covid-19 protocol led to spike in Nigeria but cases declining’
Chikwe Ihekweazu, director of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, on the country's efforts to curb the pandemic and access vaccines
Looking beyond Pokemon Go: Augmented reality and virtual reality open vistas in medicine
Surgeons who experience VR simulations had improved psycho-motor skills and their performance in the operating room improved significantly
World's most efficient lithium sulphur battery developed in Australia
The battery has five times the capacity of a traditional lithium ion battery. It can retain 99 per cent of its charge even after 200 …
One tea bag can release 11.6 billion microplastics into your cup
This is higher than plastic loads previously reported in other foods such as from beer, honey, fish and shellfish, chicken, salt, bottled water, …
Israel elections: Who women vote for and how it's shifting
Will having a woman, who is also secular and leading a right-wing religious alliance for the first time, affect Israeli voting patterns?
‘World’s first e-waste microfactory will create a ripple effect on jobs, especially for local communities’
Prof Veena Sahajwalla, the Indian-origin scientist who launched the world’s first microfactory for e-waste, talks to Down To Earth about …
The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Groundbreaking Scientists and Their Conflicting Visions of the Future of Our Planet
In forty years, the population of the Earth will reach ten billion. Can our world support so many people? What kind of world will it be?
Reading for Wonder: Ecology, Ethics, Enchantment
In a world awash in awesome, sensual technological experiences, wonder has diverse powers, including awakening us to unexpected ecological …
Small is Necessary: Shared Living on a Shared Planet
Does small mean less? Not necessarily. In an era of housing crises, environmental unsustainability and social fragmentation, the need for more …
The Sustainable City
Living sustainably is not just about preserving the wilderness or keeping nature pristine.
Did WTO MC 11 achieve anything?
Members failed to remove WTO constraints on countries’ ability to feed their hungry population and improve farmers’ livelihoods
The Rights Of Nature: A Legal Revolution That Could Save the World
An important and timely recipe for hope for humans and all forms of life.
The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine
The gripping story of how Joseph Lister’s antiseptic method changed medicine forever.
Inheritors of the Earth
It is accepted wisdom today that human beings have irrevocably damaged the natural world.
Regulating the Polluters: Markets and Strategies for Protecting the Global Environment
National governments and private stakeholders have long recognized that protecting the global environment requires international cooperation.
How hard is it to imagine a world free of nuclear weapons?
The idea of global disarmament looks like a far cry with countries continuing to equip their arsenal with nuclear warheads
Big energy companies enter electric vehicle sector
Big energy companies like NTPC, Indian Oil and others have the financial bandwidth to build the EV infrastructure and take electric mobility forward
Polluting plastics die hard
By 2050, our oceans will be holding more litter than fish and an estimated 99 per cent of all seabirds will have ingested plastic. Are countries …
Can permaculture reverse climate change?
We can begin to reverse climate change by reducing CO2 emissions in our children’s lifetime
Is climate change taking a backseat in the agenda of global alliances?
It seems at the end alliances are made for trade and business expansion while climate change takes a backseat
Electric shock to diesel
It is wiser to get off the diesel route quickly and adopt electric mobility. Is India listening?
Sentient beings
Did you know trees can taste, touch, hear, smell, memorise and communicate, just like animals?
UNEP meeting tackles link between health and environment
The United Nations Environment Programme’s meeting was held to prepare for the second United Nations Environment Assembly
Money for nothing
A global tax regulatory body to finance the SDGs could have rescued the international conference in Addis Ababa. But the culture of privilege …
Every third person in world is obese, says study
Obesity is a risk factor for many health problems, including diabetes, heart diseases, stroke and some types