‘Who created the terms superior and inferior races?’

Down To Earth speaks to activist Binalakshmi Nepram about race in the light of the US race riots over George Floyd's death

Why Americans pay more for prescription drugs than anywhere else globally

The root of the problem is a patent system that allows pharma companies to keep out competition and keep prices sky high

‘The United States’ Indian Wars never ended’

Down To Earth speaks to Ruth Hopkins, writer of Dakota and Lakota Sioux origin, about various issues concerning Native Americans today in the …

'Situation of tribals around Jharia coal mines eerily similar to native Americans'

Charles C Mann, author of 1491, a history of the native American population, compares the conditions of tribals living near coal mines of Jharia …

Simply Put: Footprints of our heated times

Is America redeeming itself vis-à-vis its First Nations?

The country appointed its first Native American poet laureate and apologised for the genocide of aborigines in its largest and richest state on …

Trump to shrink two national monuments in Utah to allow drilling, mining

Despite raging protests, the US President will announce his decision in Utah today

Look back in hope: What America’s Hopi people can teach us about living sustainably

Down To Earth talks to author Daniel Pinchbeck about what the Hopi Native Americans of Arizona can teach the modern world which is warming …

‘Future studies could validate more of Thor Heyerdahl's hypotheses on the Pacific’

Down To Earth speaks to Reidar Solsvik, the curator of the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo, Norway about a recent study in ‘Nature’ …

Forced migration left indigenous Americans more exposed to climate change: Study

Present-day tribal lands in the US are exposed to more heat and precipitation as well as fires

Wet’suewet’en protests have exposed Canada’s racist underbelly: Ruth Hopkins

Protests against proposed Coastal GasLink pipeline through First Nations land in British Columbia, has crippled rail travel 

Environmental stewards: Sacred Hopi site in Arizona awarded ICOMOS Water and Heritage Shield

The Hopi consider the Sípàapu on the Little Colorado river to be the place from where their ancestors emerged from another world …

Tribal hunting rights vs wildlife protection laws: Is there a middle ground?

Forest rights in India reflect correlative duties of tribal communities to preserve wildlife and it is in consonance to the fundamental duty …

US Congress passes tribal sovereignty act

Law will restore Native American leaders’ control over employee-employer relations on American-Indian lands

‘Autosomal DNA’ used to confirm living descendant of Sitting Bull

Unique identification technique not used till now is based on non-gender-specific DNA

Dosage of HIV drug may be too low for African-Americans: study

Half of African-Americans have high levels of a protein that helps remove HIV drug maraviroc from the body

Can bicycle sharing reduce global carbon emissions?

Shared bicycles can be part of a more sustainable world; but, ridership needs to expand beyond those who are already committed to a green lifestyle

Climate change may have ended these 10 civilisations

Climatic changes have occurred in the past with the exception that they were not human-induced as is the case now

NDC compliance not enough, world may still be 2.5°C warmer by 2100: Study

IPCC reports also have limited coverage of temperature rise of 3°C or higher

The last over 4-minute-long ‘total solar eclipse’ in the US was used by Tecumseh to unite indigenous Americans

Tecumseh’s brother, Tenskwatawa, an influential shaman, predicted an eclipse on June 16, 1806; it happened, and indigenous people united …

Environmental stewards: White House asks federal agencies to include indigenous knowledge in governance

The government directive will apply to Native American, Pacific Islander and Alaskan Native communities

What is the bomb cyclone blitzing across US?

The winter storm, Ulmer, has led to terrifying blizzard conditions, tropical storm winds and heavy rainfall; killing one person

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 …

Climate sceptics have swelled from 12 to 25 per cent in US

Survey on Americans' attitude to global warming shows number of climate believers are still more

Win for indigenous rights: Ecuador court halts mining project in Amazon

Environmental licence for Panantza-San Carlos Mining Project rejected; Project overlapped Shuar Arutam territory but community not consulted