Where does the world stand 4 months into COVID-19?
It has learnt at a deadly cost that inequality in development has the power to make a health emergency into a long-term problem
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 …
Conservatives in US Supreme Court deal blow to climate action
Joe Biden administration’s efforts to decarbonise economy held hostage by Republican majority in Supreme Court
Humanitarian crisis in Haiti as the Caribbean’s most populous country may have fallen to armed gangs
Capital Port-au-Prince a ‘city under siege’ as US Marines reportedly evacuate embassy staff
Global economy 2023: How governments could make the energy crisis worse this year
We can expect another turbulent year in energy markets in 2023
‘COVID-19 herd immunity unlikely to slow transmission in coming months’
Expect third wave in the US in winter
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Equity should be a practical necessity, not a moral nicety
Richest 10 per cent population produces half of Earth’s fossil-fuel emissions
Superbugs found in pork products in Walmart US
9 of the 16 Walmart batches tested contained at least one multi-drug-resistant bacteria
UN 2023 Water Conference: I am hopeful Great Salt Lake won’t go the Aral Sea and Lake Urmia way, says Kevin Perry
Down To Earth speaks to Kevin Perry from the University of Utah on the Great Salt Lake in the American West
UN 2023 Water Conference: Day 1 ends with debates; problem acknowledgement; funding pledges
Day 2 to be crucial as delegates seek to reconcile ambition and vision with implementation
India, alongside China and US, set to suffer maximum climate impacts on economy by 2050: Report
Bihar to be most affected in India; increase of climate impact in Assam to be highest globally during 1990-2050
Monkeypox: demand for vaccines is outstripping supply – this is what’s causing the shortages
Vaccines currently being administered are from emergency stockpiles for accidental or deliberate release of smallpox
Commonwealth adopts ‘Living Lands Charter’ for future generations
Document at CHOGM Rwanda comes after 2 years of consultation, engagement and negotiation with Commonwealth members, UN Rio Convention & other …
How Joe Biden failed the people of Afghanistan — and tarnished US credibility around the world
The collapse in Afghanistan that has flowed from President Joe Biden’s decision to proceed with a complete US troop withdrawal is more than …
Will only accept transformative policies to tackle climate crisis: USCAN
US Climate Action Network executive director writes before the elections are called on what lies ahead
Coronavirus: Kerala count now three
The Shanghai Composite Index went down on February 3 even as third generation transmission was confirmed
Why tyranny could be the inevitable outcome of democracy
The elected political leadership in many countries currently has vindicated Greek philosopher Plato's observation
Plastic waste illegally imported into India, claims expose
Carried out by 2 non-profits, the expose has claimed that other countries across Asia too bearing the brunt
Trump Administration dilutes Endangered Species Act
Critics say the move will hasten the extinction of those species in the country which are endangered
What is the Darien Gap? And why are more migrants risking this Latin American route to get to the US?
The challenging topography of humid, swampy rainforest as well as criminal gangs who control the area, make the route an extremely challenging …
The world’s largest organism is slowly being eaten by deer
The organism has been around for about 14,000 years
As the world watches US election, the appeal of America is diminished
A reality check on American power, including its cultural power, is overdue
Alabama ruling frozen embryos are equivalent to living children has worrying implications for IVF
The judgement that in Australia only one embryo is transferred & none frozen is demonstrably false
‘Wait and see’ is an unsatisfying – but accurate – way to present election results
Perhaps news organisations and the public could wait for those charged with the counting to do the counting
COP27 diary (November 12): ‘US won't support legal structures for loss and damage liabilities’
A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit