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
Can Europa support life? Scientists estimate thickness of Jupiter moon’s ice shell to help figure it out
A giant dolphin once resided in the Peruvian Amazon. Its closest living relatives today inhabit the Indus and Ganga
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 ...
Contrasting patterns of heating & cooling observed in North Atlantic Ocean even as global oceans warm up: WMO
This contrasting pattern of heating and cooling in the North Atlantic Ocean is linked to the slowdown of the ...
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
Measles accounted for most excess deaths as a result of COVID-19 related vaccine disruptions
Excess deaths due to vaccine breaks amounted to 967,000 deaths, catch-up shots could avert 79% of them, finds Lancet ...
What is ‘liver fluke’, a dog-killing parasite that has spread to western US?
Researchers recommend caution for pet owners; parasite normally found in southern US, found in California for first time
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 ...
Neurological conditions primary cause of ill health, disability globally: Lancet study
Number of people affected by or dying from neurological conditions increased over past 3 decades; People in LMICs disproportionately affected
There will be more human-bull shark interactions in future; the species is adapting to warming seas, and thriving
Five-fold increase in the abundance of juvenile bull sharks over the last 20 years in Mobile Bay coincides with ...
Gut microbes that digest cellulose are declining, especially in industrialised nations
Industrialised nations tend to prefer processed food ingredients over a plant-based diet with increased fibre levels
Over 50 million people may be food insecure in eastern Africa, warns WFP
Sudan (17.7 million), Ethiopia (15.8 million people) and South Sudan (5.7 million) most concerning
Climate change: Over a million farming households face acute food shortage in Zambia, warns Oxfam
A severe drought, worsened by climate change & El Nino, has caused massive crop failures for half of the ...
Britain’s seas are warming from John O’Groats to The Lizard, data collected by all-female rowboat crew finds
Kent, Thames Estuary, East Anglia, Yorkshire & the Humber, Northumberland and Scottish Lowlands notable exceptions
Fair sex, unfair pay: Women in healthcare paid 24% less than men, highlights WHO report
Gender pay gap despite women comprising 67% of global health & social care workforce, specialties still dominated by men
Poverty reduction in reverse, far-right populism to blame, says UN 2023 Human Development Report
A ‘democracy paradox’, coupled with a sense of powerlessness & lack of control over government decisions, has fuelled political ...