The scientific community has rolled out plans to remove hurdles in the shift to open access publishing. Will this ensure equitable access?
Vaccine Watch: 5 dead in Serum Institute fire; UAE okays Sputnik
1.9 billion in Asia-Pacific cannot afford healthy diet: UN report
Robots to retrieve radioactive remnants from Fukushima, other retired nuclear plants
Infectious diseases bigger global threat than climate change: World Economic Forum report
5 of the top 10 risks in terms of impact and likelihood are, however, all environmental
Anthropogenic emissions cause distinct regional impacts on extreme fire weather: Study
By 2080, greenhouse gases are expected to raise the risk of extreme wildfire by 50%, according to the study
Diet to save: Our food system is fuelling climate change; are we ready to switch to a new diet?
A growing body of scientific evidence suggests our dietary habits are putting way too much pressure on the environment
Severe drought in Turkey: Istanbul can run of water in months
Several of the city's aquifers have recorded the lowest volumes recorded in 15 years
Global Eco Watch: Will Britain fall, ask folklorists after raven disappears from the Tower of London
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Climate change adaptation: Cost to at least quadruple for developing countries in 3 decades
The current annual adaptation costs in developing countries are around $70 billion
Norway reports deaths related to COVID-19 vaccination
Situation not alarming, only ‘small exception’ affected by Pfizer mRNA vaccine: Medical director of Norwegian Medicines Agency
Are all nations doing enough on SARS-CoV-2 sequencing? Clearly not
India has submitted only 20 genome sequences as compared to UK’s 93,544 since new variant surfaced
Post COVID-19, ILO calls for national-level policy on those working from home
There is an urgency to adopt global labour standards and improve national-level labour registries for home-based workers, organisation says ...
Upper oceans hottest in 2020 despite lower emissions due to COVID-19 lockdowns
Heat content was 20 zetta joules higher than in 2019
What can a bucket of water tell us about Arctic marine life? A lot, says a new study
Scientists have proposed a new technique to monitor the impact of climate change and human activity on marine life
Some 2.64 million Malawians face acute food insecurity between January and March: Report
Erratic weather patterns as well as job losses due to COVID-19 major factors behind shortages
Six rangers ambushed and killed in Congo’s Virunga National Park
The attack has been blamed on local militia
Global Eco Watch: Arm forest guards with guns instead of lathis, suggests SC
2020 was the hottest year globally despite cooling La Niña
Matches temperature record of 2016 which began with warming weather events
One in three large American rivers has changed colour in the last 34 years: Study
Most rivers in the United States appear green or yellow possibly due to human activities
Satellite data alerts help stop Africa forest cover loss: Study
Tree felling dropped by an average of 18 per cent in Africa relative to the average 2011–2016 levels
Global Eco Watch: Ice Age woolly rhino unearthed in Siberia
COVID-19: Global tally, death toll peak in December
51 countries record their highest cases in the last month of 2020
In memoriam: These were green heroes we lost in 2020
We lost them in 2020, the year of the coronavirus; their contributions to science, environment, governance and society would ...
Global Eco Watch: Drying Sea of Galilee swells after years of drought