There are millions of girls across India, who are waiting to find their voice and realise their dreams; let’s extend a helping hand
How South Asia’s massive renewable energy potential can boost green hydrogen production
Cochlear implants can bring the experience of sound to those with hearing loss, but results may vary — here’s why
India’s G20 Presidency: It’s an opportunity to set the agenda on crucial challenges of our time
Rewilding Tasmania with emus will be good for the island state’s ecosystems
Why did the Tasmanian emus go extinct and should we reintroduce them?
How has the inside of the Earth stayed as hot as the Sun’s surface for billions of years?
Even now, moving plates keep changing the surface of the Earth, constantly making new lands and new oceans over millions and billions of years
Countdown to Budget 2023: Why investing in early childhood education should be a priority in the upcoming Budget
Just 0.1% of the GDP was spent in 2020-21 for early childhood education, thinktank analysis suggests 1.5%-2.5% of GDP expenditure
Has the free market economy added to India’s increasing PCOD burden?
About 9.13% of menstruating women in south India and Maharashtra suffer from PCOS, while 22.5 per cent have PCOD, according to UNICEF
Fukushima to release contaminated water — an expert explains why this could be the best option
After Fukushima accident, large amounts of radioactivity contaminated the ocean leading to the imposition of a marine exclusion zone and huge reputational damage to the regional fishing industry
Tigers in South Africa: A farming industry exists — often for their body parts
These big cats aren’t native to South Africa and are considered an alien species
How do you vaccinate a honeybee? 6 questions answered about a new tool for protecting pollinators
Honeybees face many urgent threats, including Varroa mites, climate change and poor nutrition, which makes this vaccine an exciting new development
Saseendran’s ‘tiger cull’: Kerala forest minister made a gaffe; but state’s human-wildlife conflict needs redressal
Removing invasive plants, restoring vanishing wildlife corridors and eco-restoration inside forests should be the solution to human-wildlife conflict in Kerala, rather than culling or sterilisation
Of Joshimath and Martin Ravallion: The sinking town shows all that is flawed in our poverty reduction discourse
Sustainable development is no longer a buzzword; it now questions the neoliberal economic development model, whose impacts are staring us in the face
India’s G20 Presidency: As a major emitter, bloc is obliged to address climate change, sustainable development
Climate finance remains an area of contention within the G20 as there is an uneven distribution of financial resources to countries that are most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change
Ancient poop offers unusual insight into animal behaviour
Fossilised scat are palaeontological treasure troves
Scientists have started steering lightning with lasers — here’s how
Lightning kills thousands of people annually; only protection we have is lightning rods, which were invented 300 years ago
Mental health: It’s not always good to talk
Silence in and around mental illness is not always bad; depressed silence can need help from mental healthcare professional as part of recovery
Lutzerath protests: Climate activism watershed or Germany’s ticket to energy security?
What the protests against Garzweiler lignite mine expansion mean for global energy politics
Joshimath crisis is a warning from the Himalayas
A development model based on local conditions and aspirations is necessary
Recycled waste glass can help solve sand shortages
Natural sand is a widely used raw material and has become the second-most widely consumed natural resource on the Earth, after freshwater
Alzheimer’s: Blood biomarker may help identify the disease ten years before symptoms start
Starting treatment before symptoms may prevent damage
Why China’s shrinking population is a big deal — counting the social, economic and political costs of an aging, smaller society
By 2040, around a quarter of the Chinese population is predicted to be over the age of 65
Oxfam’s latest report is a wake-up call on the ever-increasing gulf between India’s haves and have-nots
India should adopt a pro-people and nature-friendly economic model to reduce its inequalities
Can India double its renewable energy capacity by 2027?
Solar PV can account for 75% of this growth, onshore wind 15% and biomass and hydropower aiding the rest
Angola’s peatlands trap carbon and clean the region’s water — how we mapped this newly found landscape
High quality peatland extent data are only available for a small selection of countries and regions
