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 …
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
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
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
Coronavirus: Kerala count now three
The Shanghai Composite Index went down on February 3 even as third generation transmission was confirmed
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
Directed energy weapons shoot painful but non-lethal beams – are similar weapons behind the Havana syndrome?
If Havana syndrome is the result of deliberately targeted electromagnetic beams, employees of the US government and other nations will remain …
The jirgas of Afghanistan: Will local governance be on Taliban 2.0’s agenda
Down To Earth speaks to Austrian expert on Afghanistan, Christine Noelle-Karimi, about the role of jirgas post the Taliban’s takeover
E-fasting can minimise e-waste
Turning off notifications, turning our phone off while working and setting limits for the amount of time we spend on technology on a daily basis …
Transforming lives: The job creation potential of a just livestock transition
The growth can revitalise rural economies and mitigate the adverse effects of urbanisation
Canadian first to be diagnosed as suffering from climate change
A doctor in Nelson, British Columbia wrote ‘climate change’ as part of his diagnosis of an elderly patient suffering from multiple …
Constitution does not confer right to abortion: US Supreme Court overturns Roe vs Wade
Ruling takes away federal protection for abortion and cuts off access to abortion for 36 million US women
50 years of Watergate: Woodward and Bernstein didn’t bring down a president – but the myth that they did lives on
Like most media myths, the heroic-journalist interpretation of Watergate rests on a foundation of simplicity
What has been the impact of long Covid on the global workforce: US, UK data offers some clues
Classifying long Covid as either an occupational disease or a disability is an option being considered by some governments
It’s hot and more than what that heat index tells you
Humans mainly adjust to heat by sweating and flushing, which occurs when blood is directed to capillaries near the skin to dispel the heat
The world should start accepting Haitian refugees: Aprajita Kashyap
Down To Earth speaks to academician from Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Centre for Canadian, US & Latin American Studies on the …
COVID or the common cold? What to do if you have symptoms this Christmas
COVID, flu and pneumonia still account for a significant proportion of all deaths in many countries
Cuetlaxochitl: The story of America’s Christmas Eve shrub has lessons for free trade, patents
Poinsettia can be an example of intellectual property rights or biopiracy; it depends on whose interests one wants to nourish and protect: the …
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