Don’t run, bend or crouch; if a cougar attacks, fight back with whatever is at hand, even your bare hands
Scientists reconstruct history of world’s most powerful ocean current over last 5.3 million years and its link to global climate
USAID and Red Cross to organise virtual ‘Global Summit on Extreme Heat’ today
Thailand poised to become first Southeast Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage
A winter without snow
Record-low snowfall in the Himalayas is evidence that climate change is speeding up
Violence against women with disabilities and older women goes unseen: WHO advocates for urgent action
Older women and women with disabilities can be extremely isolated when violence occurs, complicating their ability to seek help ...
Is the tiger still ‘rajah’ of Java’s jungles? New study raises hopes
A single hair strand found in a village on the island in 2019 found to be genetically belonging to ...
Modern humans may be losing microbial diversity, show teeth samples from Bronze Age
Higher diversity of bacteria involved in gum disease found in 4,000-year-old teeth from a limestone cave
Wine production crossing the Channel & more: Study captures changing geography of vineyards due to climate change
In Asia, Himalayas predicted to see more growth in wine production, along with Pamirs
Wars over water
Two-thirds of the world’s water-related conflicts since 1990 were witnessed in the past decade
World Water Day 2024: Precious blue liquid is a thin red line between war and peace, says UN report
Sustainable and equitable water management can be a source of peace and prosperity; poverty and conflict can amplify water ...
Humanity produced 62 billion kg of e-waste in 2022. In 2030, that number will be 82 billion kg: UN
Easiest solution for all e-waste issues is still not to generate any e-waste in the first place, urges report
Unhealthy levels of arsenic in water could exacerbate health concerns when used to boil rice
Rice, staple of over half of humanity, already has more arsenic than other grains; washing or boiling it with ...
Can Europa support life? Scientists estimate thickness of Jupiter moon’s ice shell to help figure it out
Europa’s icy crust found to be at least 20 kilometres thick
A giant dolphin once resided in the Peruvian Amazon. Its closest living relatives today inhabit the Indus and Ganga
At 3.5 metres long, the Pebanista yacuruna was the largest river dolphin that ever existed
How does the urban world commute? Study finds over half prefer cars
Global study reveals car dependence in urban areas worldwide, but high regional variances
India was third-most polluted country globally in 2023, right behind top-ranking Bangladesh and Pakistan
Begusarai in Bihar most polluted city in world, New Delhi the most polluted capital; Africa continues to be most ...
We know loneliness is a big problem. What we do not know is just how big: Christopher Mikton
Technical Officer at WHO and part of the Secretariat on Social Connection speaks to Down To Earth about loneliness on International Day ...
WMO highlights socioeconomic impacts of 2023 weather, and climate hazards, intertwined with inequality crisis
Extreme weather events hit many parts of the world in 2023, affecting water and food security as well as ...
The year 2023 smashed several climate records, with some being ‘chart-busting’: WMO report
Greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise, Antarctic sea ice cover and glacier retreat ...
Climate crisis everywhere, all at once: Record-breaking temperature in 10 countries across 4 continents
Indonesia, South Africa, Gabon, Kenya, South Sudan, Algeria, Tunisia, Guyana, Colombia and Rio burning up
Children don’t even have energy to cry: Gaza Strip stares at famine as Israel blocks food access
Malnutrition in northern Gaza rose from 0.8% of children under 5 years before the conflict began to over 16% ...
Investing in ending TB: WHO study shows potential benefit of $39 for every dollar spent in screening, prevention
Released modelling study for Brazil, Georgia, Kenya and South Africa ahead of World Tuberculosis Day on March 24
United States bans white asbestos, last of its kind still in use
Chrysotile asbestos used in chlor-alkali industry to make water treatment chemicals, chlorine bleach, caustic soda
Why do autocrats insist on sham elections?
As Vladimir Putin wins yet another term in the Kremlin, the question remains what is the point in having ...