Why do protests turn violent? It’s not just because people are desperate

Some commentators have suggested the violence on streets stems from a deep sense of despair and helplessness that things never change  

Two deaths reported in Kerala due to the Nipah Virus, health minister Mandaviya confirms

The state government set up a control room in Kozhikode on September 12 to control the emergency, after a district-wide health alert was issued …

Nipah Outbreak: Questions being asked about Kerala’s public health system to detect ‘exotic’ diseases

State health minister though insists that Kerala has a fool-proof system to detect any illness

CF George, who waged a losing battle for pure water in Guruvayur, is no more

George Mash, as he was lovingly called, was a retired government school teacher and tireless activist.

Indians spend more time battling ill-health, says study

Research shows that in 2013, migraine, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and hearing loss were among the 10 leading causes of Years Lived …

No, woolly mammoths are not returning; But we may get Arctic elephants

Geneticist George Church and his business partner Ben Lamm, who recently launched a company to ‘bring back’ mammoths, respond to …

CoP26: Activists protest global leaders’ dilly-dally, demand climate justice now

Greta Thunberg termed CoP26 discussions “blah, blah, blah”  

100,000 killed in 3 years, Africa may have no elephants in a few decades

Asia would be responsible for their disappearance, shows study that for the first time quantitatively demonstrates scale of illegal killing

Trump and Biden clash in debate: Experts react on court, race and election integrity

In a presidential debate September 29, 2020, Trump frequently interrupted and spoke over his challenger, Biden told Trump to “shut up”&…

Why does racism prevail? Leading scholars apply their minds

Much of what we accomplished was the act of discussion itself. Significant insights emerged from honest discussions — process was …

A little alcohol a day can keep heart attacks at bay

But drinking beyond a stipulated limit can increase the risk manifold

Survey tracks down only speaker of Majhi in India

Peoples Linguistic Survey of India, released on Thursday, has traced near extinct languages like Majhi, a language spoken by boatmen in Sikkim …

Antibiotics in chicken: Poultry farmers in Kerala protest against CSE study

Chicken sale in some parts of the state has fallen by 30 to 50 per cent, say farmers

For a day, thousands of scientists halt work to protest racism

The aim was to stop business-as-usual for a day and initiate long-term action plan — protesting, educating themselves on issues faced …

In black and white: Why racism and ‘race science’ needs to be debunked

Every myth propagated by race science has been debunked over decades. But today, the rise of the Far-right parties is giving race scientists a …

Book Review: A chemist’s sceptical look at nutritional wisdom

Overprocessed chemical-laden stuff is bad for you; it’s pure malevolent junk. George Zaidan has chosen this junk food truth as an excellent …

George Floyd killing is time to say it again: Racism has no place in science

A single mutation in a gene called ‘SLC24A5’ is responsible for giving Europeans their light skin

The sound of global warming

Minnesota student used average surface air temperature data since 1880 to create musical representation of global warming

International experts call for coordinated action to mitigate climate change impact on agriculture

Symposium organised by WMO and FAO recommends various measures to tackle the challenge of growing more food in the next 20 years

The saddest Twitter got: Blame it on racism

Words such as ‘arrested’, ‘murder’, ‘violence’ have surged on microblogging site since the killing of George Floyd

Rain, tremors near Mullaperiyar dam spread panic

No disaster management plan in place

Tribals block steel city Rourkela for a day

Odisha’s third largest city has taken over a few tribal villages so that it can function as a municipal corporation

‘Increased representation of women, ethnic groups not enough to overcome biases in STEM’

Down to Earth speaks to Meena Balagopal, educational researcher and ecologist, CSU, on gender bias and racism in STEM disciplines

Content labelling norms flouted in 48 per cent packaged food items

Survey finds nearly three-fourth food items do not display salt and sodium content on packets

Anti-Kasturirangan campaigners win in Idukki

Voters were highly misled and misinformed by the Left Democratic Front and a section of the church, say environmentalists