Second guilty verdict against Monsanto in the US

Federal jury finds that Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide caused a man’s cancer

Hawaii narrowly escapes Hurricane Lane

Storm moves away from the archipelago after dumping rain

Giant returns

Fossils>> Smuggling • Mongolia/USA

Metal shield

Gut reaction

Malarial parasite’s food chamber reveals secret of its survival

Green monster nailed

Phosphorus can kill deadly bacterium that hits citrus plants

Crazy ant gets a name

Species that gave pest exterminators a hard time identified

Nomadic sophistication

Exhibition>> Nomads • The US/Kazakhstan

A town under the hammer

Auction>> Town • The US

Novel ways

Literature>> Climate Change• The US

Berlin reconciles to its history

Film>> Culture • Germany/US

... and ghosts come to life

History>> Phonograph • The US/Germany

Breath test for B12

It detects vitamin B12 deficiency accurately, quickly

Sweet treatment

A cheaper method uses glucose and enzymes to filter water

Stamp of error

Stamp>> Statue of liberty • USA

Bloggers’ rights

Blog>> Lawsuit • USA

The root cause

On dengue trail

Scientists study populations of Aedes aegypti

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

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 

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