Medieval descriptions of an 1114 CE quake in present-day Turkey and Syria feel eerily familiar
Even at a distance of 900 years, accounts of the 1114 earthquake reveal historical societies went about recording natural disasters in terms that …
New NASA project to map Earth’s forests in 3D
The maps will help researchers to find how much carbon is exactly stored in planet's forests
Day and night aren’t equal length on an equinox — here’s why
The lengths of the day and night aren’t quite the same, and there are two reasons for this
Is your footprint green enough?
There is an urgent need for people to focus on sustainable use of resources so that they are available in the long-term, for future generations
Down To Earth relaunches its website on a contemporary and engaging platform
We are delighted to welcome you to our new website. This website is the exciting next step in our successful journey of 23 years
Mindless on the Maoists
Modi promises "development" to end the Maoist violence but slashes funds for essential jobs and food programmes
Usha Ramachandra – Professor and Energy Area Chairperson, Administrative Staff College
Usha Ramachandra, Professor and Area Chairperson of Energy Area, ASCI, is Doctorate in Economics from Central University, Hyderabad. She joined …
Vignettes from our natural world
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The physical Net
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Balancing boulders
Earthquake- free regions may be pinpointed by studying the number of delicately poised rocks that dot them
United we stand
Various theories have attempted to explain the origin and positioning of the earth' continents. A new hypothesis now suggests that there, perhaps,…
Not more, not less
Oxygen is the component that sustains life on earth. Too much or too little of it could change the entire life scenario on the planet. How does …
Sparkling clues
Diamonds not only have glamour value; research reveals that they have helped solve a long-standing puzzle on recycling capabilities of the earth'…
Killed by a belch
Carbon dioxide, the killer gas in today's world seems to have been the culprit aeons ago too. It has been identified as the gas which possibly …
Sparkles galore
Shimmering diamonds are not just earthly in origin. They can also be interstellar and meteoritic. From the depths of the earth to the expanses of …
Terror unearthed?
California is sitting on gases at very high pressure that are enough to trigger earthquakes in near future
Met department moves from weather forecasting to nowcasting
Information on severe weather conditions will be made available three to six hours beforehand
150 years of global temperature data now on Google Earth
Database uses information from 6,000 stations and is expected to make climate-change data more accessible and transparent
How long will life on Earth survive?
Scientists say events like volcanic activity, an expanding sun, asteroids or a freezing core may bring about destruction
Ancient Venus was potentially habitable for three billion years: Study
The planet had stable temperatures — between a maximum of about 50°C and a minimum of about 20°C — and water worth a shallow ocean
A mobile app that can help you track Zero Shadow Days
An app is enabling school children to understand history of measuring time and navigation
Taiwan’s earthquake kills at least 4, injures 225; powerful aftershocks on cards
The quake has sparked off several aftershocks, which are likely to continue in the coming two weeks
Remembering Virendra Kumar: a humanist, botanist and scholar
Associated with the Chipko movement, Kumar was a botanist with a difference. He saw elements of botany as part of natural evolution intertwined …
Waste? I haven’t heard of anything like that
Waste is but an imaginary concept; a discarded shoe or a toothbrush is waste only as long as you think it as such
The inspirational value of ISRO's Mars mission
India's researchers need to find quickest and cheapest possible solutions to problems in the country; technology dearth no longer an acceptable excuse