Storm in a tea cup

The first punch

From the blurbs

I from the stone age

Chartbusters 28,000 BCE

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Net bonding

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Cures from the past

Journal>> Medical history ÔÇó UK

Biblical proportions

Ancient story new discovery

Replacing news editors with AI is a worry for misinformation, bias and accountability

A newspaper in Germany is reportedly adopting artificial intelligence to replace certain editorial roles

Unjust and inaccurate?

Popular cinema, Hollywood and Bollywood, should be sensitive and truthful while portraying wild animals

Virtual war

Wikipedia becomes target of anonymous edits against Russia Wikipedia>>Politics>>Russia/Ukraine

The greening of young minds

Environment education cannot be confined to plants and animals or even conservation; its aim must be to open to children the interconnectedness …

Book review: Making amends?

"Demanding Accountability: Civil-Society Claims and the World Bank Inspection Panel" Edited by Dana Clark, Jonathan Fox and Kay Treakle Rainbow …

Star strike

With environmentalists failing to hold back destructive activities in us national parks, musicians have decided to take on the crusade

Toyota's tall claim

Reducing automobile emissions to zero is perfectly possible, claims a recent Toyota advertisement. The ad describes how the auto giant's hybrid …

Worthy winners - Goldman prize

Julia Bonds, a grandmother living in the state of West Virginia, usa, has been awarded the 2003 Goldman environmental prize for her fearless …

Malaria in the Thar Desert: Facts, Figures and Future - Book review

One usually does not associate malaria with a desert environment. Common sense dictates that mosquitoes, that breed only in stagnant water, would …

Pollution: The crusade continues

US-based environmental pollution crusader Erin Brockovich and her partner Ed Masry are at it again. The target of their attention this time is …

Scotland schools ban fast food ads

Fast food advertising in vending machines in schools have been banned in Scotland. The move has been hailed as a breakthrough in the fight …

Book review: Commercial cultivation of medicinal plants

It is an obvious business risk for a farmer to give up growing conventional crops that have assured returns and start growing medicinal plants. …

Book review: Waterlines by Amita Baviskar

Rivers are wellsprings of life. They give birth to civilisations, sustain livelihoods and sometimes even trigger wars. Rivers inspire awe and …

Simply Put: No-Bail Laureate