Three-body problem needs real, and not artificial solution
The equation that has confounded mathematicians for over 300 years needs an elegant and beautiful solution, not something where the end is there …
The Green Climate Fund must be a champion for real sustainability
Its niche has to be true sustainability — the ability to generate climate-conscious and socially beneficial results in regions …
Deforestation, agriculture triggered soil erosion 4,000 years ago: Study
Increased sediment deposits and changes in land use showed the degradation of soil during the last four millenia
Run-up to CoP25 Santiago: Are global transport emissions on course?
This is the first article in a series on global sectoral emissions and the progress on mitigation action in the build-up to 25th Conference of …
Eliud Kipchoge's sub-2hr marathon: It all comes down to 15 extraordinary seconds
Kipchoge must put one foot in front of the other, at the frighteningly fast average pace of 2m 52s per km
US not doing its bit to reduce emissions
Without strong federal funding, targets and commitment, it will be very difficult for the US to become a low carbon economy, a new CSE report says
What determines height of mountains?
Height of the mountains stops increasing after crossing a threshold, influenced by erosion of the areas between mountains, finds the study
A brief introduction to climate change and transportation
How to reconcile people's love affair with their vehicles and society's need to reduce carbon emissions?
The dark side of 'racial science'
Angela Saini exposes how some scientists even today use race to define intelligence, behaviour, predisposition to diseases and even creativity
Canada goose, a prominent symbol of North American wildlife
The species that feeds predominantly on aquatic and terrestrial vegetation has a pan-continental distribution
India writes to Nepal for joint secretary-level talks over quarantine issues
Nepal had banned Indian fruits and vegetables from entering its territory after the AES outbreak in Bihar
US researchers establish Parkinson’s origins in gut
The brain disorder is caused by a misfolded protein in the gut that climbs to the brain via a nerve
Ebola in Uganda, and the dynamics of a new and different outbreak
The 2018 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the massive West African outbreak in 2014 and 2015 share a devastating economic impact
In thunder, lightning, or... Gamma rays may warn you of the next hurlyburly
Radiation sensors can predict lightning within 10 minutes and around 2 kilometers of where they happen
‘Potentially hazardous’ space rock to fly past Earth on June 24
Named 441987 (2010 NY65), the rock has a diameter of 130 to 300 metres and will pass the Earth at a speed of more than 45,000 kilometres per …
Inflation is healthy for the economy – but too much can trigger a recession
An inflation watcher used the current US situation to break down inflation for the layperson
US Defense Department is worried about climate change. It's also a huge carbon emitter
The Department of Defense is the US government’s largest fossil fuel consumer, accounting for between 77% and 80% of all federal government …
'Oxfam’s used clothing trade in Africa opened employment, cut waste'
Second-hand clothing business has changed peoples’ lives for the better — they get a fair wage, steady employment, health care and …
Caster Semenya: the legal and ethical issues that should concern us all
There are ethical concerns about the way in which the research was conducted that led to the decision
Graphic design could be holding back action on climate change – here’s how
Knowing our audiences better and being informed about how we deploy colour, imagery, logos and other elements in the graphic design of climate …
Road to measles elimination is predictable, but can be rocky
In 2019, Ukraine, Philippines, Madagascar, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Venezuela and Brazil, recorded tens of thousands of measles …
Cyclone Idai: Rich countries are to blame for disasters like this – here’s how they can make amends
It is not only the intensity of environmental disasters that makes them devastating – poverty also has a huge bearing on how things play out
What if we could know what's going on in your brain without splicing it open
Nerve cells communicate wirelessly too. More neural pathways can explain why different parts of the brain connect quickly during complicated tasks
How childhood infections and antibiotics may increase risks of mental illness
Hospitalization for an infection might leave you at greater risk for mental illness, according to a recent study
Indigenous or not: the Uyghurs and their claim to Xinjiang
The Chinese narrative of Uyghur history shows that China has made sustained efforts to keep Xinjiang within its orbit, which has geopolitical, …