New AI tool may help discover extraterrestrial life, solve long-standing debates on Earth

It can tell difference between molecules that originate from life and those that come from non-living sources with 90% accuracy

This marine bacterium could become a major threat to coastal populations in the future

Vibrio vulnificus will proliferate due to the ideal conditions resulting from warmer oceans and high rainfall 

डाउन टू अर्थ विशेष: धरती के गर्भ का रहस्य जानने की कवायद में जुटी दुनिया

दुनियाभर में अलग-अलग जगहों पर छेद (ड्रिलिंग) करके पृथ्वी…

How India’s lunar landing shapes future of space exploration, geopolitics — an expert explains

The question is, how will the rival super-space powers progress their ambitions?

2023 is on track to be warmest year on record, 2024 could see further increase in temperatures: Study

Human-induced climate change, El Nino influence likely

Sixth mass extinction more severe than estimated, 73 genera vanished since 1500: Study

Human actions fuel surge of genus extinctions; extinctions due in 18,000 years happened in last 5 decades

Human-led climate impact rapidly cooling upper atmosphere even as lower atmosphere warms

Study finds stratosphere temperatures 12 to 15 times greater than natural

DTE Coverage of Delhi G20 Summit 2023

DTE delved into the environmental angle of the negotiations at Bharat Mandapam

Six of 9 planetary boundaries have been breached because of human activities: Study

This does not imply immediate disaster but raises the risk of setting processes in motion that will likely irreversibly change overall …

UN report outlines how developing, developed countries can reduce emissions from constructions

If India uses recycled materials, it could reduce emissions in the material cycle of residential buildings by 50-70 per cent

Winners of India’s top science award announced, no women on the list

Since its inception in 1958, only 19 women scientists have been the recipients of the SSB award.  

G20 Summit: Good progress on easing debt in Zambia, Ethiopia & Ghana, says finance minister

India releases G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration stating developing countries would need $5.8-5.9 trillion up to 2030 to …

DTE Coverage of Africa Climate Summit 2023

Three-day summit ended with 'Nairobi declaration'; but not everyone is happy

Diet, lifestyle, environmental changes linked to massive cancer cases spike in under-50 adults globally

79% surge in cancer cases from 1990 to 2019, finds report

Missing green growth: 11 rich countries like Germany, UK will need 2 centuries to meet Paris goals

Emission reductions highly insufficient for Canada, Australia and 9 European countries; calling it ‘green growth’ is misleading …

Africa Climate Summit 2023: African Carbon Markets Initiative to benefit fossil fuel companies, financial brokers, says report

Initiative has already attracted investors from the United Arab Emirates which has committed to buy $450 million of carbon credits

Aditya successfully lifts off from Sriharikota to study the sun, space weather

The spacecraft will travel 1.5 million km to reach Lagrange point 1, a point in space where the gravitation pulls of Earth and the Sun are in …

Pacific Ocean weather patterns are changing — and multi-year El Nino and La Nina may become more common

Volcanic eruptions induce El Nino conditions, finds research  

Explorers of the moon

Five orbiters and one rover are currently active on the moon. Overall, countries have made 47 attempts at soft landing on the moon of which only …

Chandrayaan-3: Here is all you need to know about the moon

The moon is more than Earth’s natural satellite, having impacted its every aspect, from origin of life to climate change

Now, a bacteria that can eat methane. Can it reduce global warming? Researchers say it’s possible

Bacterial strain Methylotuvimicrobium buryatense 5GB1C consumes methane, which is responsible for 30% global warming

Study paints grim picture for northwest India if emissions keep increasing

Research suggests deadly heat stress in northwest India, Delhi to face high thermal discomfort

Gene variant in people of African origin helps control HIV, says study

Between 4% and 13% of people of African origin could be carrying a particular variant that decreases the viral load

डाउन टू अर्थ खास: ‘जहर’ बांटती एक नदी, 200 किमी दूर तक दिखता है असर

कैसे लुधियाना की एक प्रदूषित मौसमी नदी 200 किमी दूर के जिल�…

Antarctica’s sea ice is at its lowest extent ever recorded

High temperatures and warm air from north may be responsible: Experts