The aftermath

Dial 100

Switch the lights on

A concrete facelift

Fish reel from flame retardant

Turbines churn weather

Wind farms could harm crops

Size matters

Bigger aerosols trigger rain

America bans endosulfan

India continues to use it  

Kills more than the pain

Researchers report hearing loss associated with aspirin use  

Bicycles pave the way

Automobiles were not the harbingers of good roads—at least not in USA

Climate has its say

Land formation does not get to decide biodiversity alone  

More than 4 billion people are eligible to vote in an election in 2024. Is this democracy’s biggest test?

Even amid spreading illiberalism and disillusionment about the benefits of a democratic system, there is reason for cautious optimism 

Texas deep freeze: Satellite images how the state plunged into darkness in days

The historic cold blast claimed almost 30 lives in Texas

Global Eco Watch: BSF seized 2,800 kg of Bangladeshi hilsa being smuggled into India since February

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

COVID-19: Tedros accepts proposal to ‘evaluate’ WHO's response

US Secretary of Health rebukes WHO, China at World Health Assembly

Robo-journalism

Newsreport>>Earthquake • USA

How private is privacy?

Apathy towards online surveillance is making Big Brother more powerful by the day

What drives pesticide use

Study says land simplification has no link to use of pesticide

Bag the bug

Slippery dog bowl better than bait chemicals at killing bed bugs

Bad bug

Pine beetles make water quality dip in North America

Code of conduct for space

EU drafts law to govern space activities as countries increase explorations

Face the sun

Vitamin D deficiency on the rise; tests to identify it inaccurate

Locust repellents

The insect dislikes crops rich in nitrogen and proteins

Dirt on White House

E-mails>> Solar energy • US

The air just got dirtier

Nonvolatile herbicides lost more through vapourisation