One dead in Ankleshwar factory blast

Second industrial accident in Gujarat in as many weeks

Read ‘L’ for locusts

An insect from Biblical times tells his tale of survival

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

Dahej blast: 3 dead, 32 injured in chemical factory accident

The number of casualties is expected to rise as many victims have received 70 per cent burn injuries  

What does the Bible say about locusts?

In the Bible, God afflicts ancient Egyptians with ten plagues for their sins. One of them was the plague of locusts

‘COVID-19 could have started 3-4 months before December in China’

Down To Earth speaks to Maureen Miller, infectious disease epidemiologist and medical anthropologist about the possible origins of the novel …

COVID-19: ‘It is easy to blame bats than to look at ourselves’

Bat expert Tigga Kingston flags societal behaviour, human prejudice amid increasing vilification of bats for novel coronavirus

Tremendous momentum in China to address illegal wildlife trade: Expert

Animal welfare professional Grace Ge Gabriel says that China has recognised illegal wildlife trade to be COVID-19’s root cause

Should we say good-bye to zoos?

Perhaps, the lockdown is a signal to humanity to finally let go of the outdated concept

‘Chinese food is so entrenched in our lives; COVID-19 can’t change that’

Down To Earth talks to Miranda Brown, historian of premodern Chinese food and medicine and University of Michigan professor, about Chinese …

“चीनी दवाओं में जानवरों का इस्तेमाल पूरी दुनिया के लिए खतरा”

परंपरागत चीनी दवाओं में जानवरों के इस्तेमाल पर डाउन टू �…

The Sikh Gurus' service to the sick can be a lesson for today's pandemic

Down To Earth speaks to Mohinder Singh, professor and director of the National Institute of Panjab Studies and Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan,New …

‘Chinese medicine’s use of animals a threat to entire world’

Down to Earth speaks to US scientist and doctor, David Gorski about Traditional Chinese Medicine in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic

‘The Yanomami need the world’s support to bring pressure on Bolsonaro’

Down To Earth talks to Davi Kopenawa, the ‘Dalai Lama of the Amazon Rainforest’

‘Las Casas’ defence of indigenous rights has left a deep mark on Pope Francis’

Down To Earth speaks to Carmody Grey, assistant professor of Catholic theology in the department of theology and religion, Durham University, UK, …

Wet’suewet’en protests have exposed Canada’s racist underbelly: Ruth Hopkins

Protests against proposed Coastal GasLink pipeline through First Nations land in British Columbia, has crippled rail travel 

'Australia must sign a treaty with its First People'

Aboriginal activist Lidia Thorpe says a treaty is the only way to bring closure to Australia, which is after all, a settler-colonial project

‘There is no camel community for Australia’s camels’

Down To Earth speaks to well-known camel expert Ilse Kohler-Rollefson on Australia’s recent plans to cull 10,000 camels

Indus river system among world’s most vulnerable water towers: Study

The research, which looked at 78 global water towers, said they were at risk, mostly due to the threats of climate change

जलवायु परिवर्तन का आपातकाल बहुत हद तक विकसित देशों की देन है : कैथरीन रोवेट

लोग उन चीजों के लिए मतदान करते रहे, जिनके बारे में हम सबक�…

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Global mean sea level highest-ever in 2019

The State of Global Climate 2019 says that this is yet another sign of the world being in a climate emergency

अपने ही गढ़ में क्यों ढेर हुए शेर

गुजरात के गीर राष्ट्रीय उद्यान एवं वन्यजीव अभ्यारण्य म�…

क्या सेंटीनेलिस को ‘बचाने’ की जरूरत है?

अंडमान की सेंटीनेलिस और अन्य जनजातियों की आबादी सीमित ह…

प्रदूषण से कितनी राहत देगी कृत्रिम बारिश?

राजधानी दिल्ली में वायु प्रदूषण को कम करने के लिए कृत्र�…

'Belgium does owe reparations to the Congo'

Down To Earth talks to American historian, Adam Hochschild about his book on King Leopold of Belgium whose reign is responsible for the deaths of …