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Half of India's children are poor

It raises a question: will they ever be out of poverty?

Trump dumps the Paris climate deal

Scientific stutter

Do animals have a language, and hence a mind, of their own?

Octopuses are super-smart ... but are they conscious?

The idea of non-human consciousness raises a host of philosophical questions

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Environment and science related updates from across the world

Green Climate Fund approves eight projects at Zambia meet

Approved projects worth US$ 168 million

‘Food was grown to keep community healthy’

The local system of agriculture produces more healthy and useful food, says Miller

Yaounde Declaration: Health ministers of 11 African countries commit to end malaria deaths

But experts insist that such expressed political will must be accompanied by action on the ground  

AI can see you

A sophisticated and frightening face-recognition algorithm being employed by technology firms could be the end of privacy as we know it

As the world heats up, solar panels will degrade faster – especially in hot, humid areas. What can we do?

We’ll need to incorporate new ways of cooling panels and improve the materials used. We also need to improve manufacturing processes and …

Book Excerpt: Have you ever tried a sustainable safari in Africa?

In safari tourism, the balance between humans, development, and wildlife is a difficult one to strike; but there are safari companies trying to …

A new virus-like entity has just been discovered – ‘obelisks’ explained

Obelisks have a circular single-stranded RNA genome and no protein coat but, like viruses, their genomes contain genes that are predicted to code …

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IPCC Special Report: Climate risks require India to rethink its approach

The report warns of increased risk of coastal flooding, heatwaves, food scarcity and vector-borne diseases

COVER STORY: Why are governments across Africa on a legislation spree to regulate seeds market

Countries and economic blocs across Africa are on a legislating spree to regulate the continent’s seed markets, ostensibly to overcome …

Megadrought along border strains US - Mexico water relations

A landmark 1944 US-Mexico treaty that governs water relations between the two countries, is buckling under the enormous strain of climate change

Extreme Cities: The Peril and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of Climate Change

How will climate change affect our lives? Where will its impacts be most deeply felt? Are we doing enough to protect ourselves from the coming chaos?

Africa's Ecology: Sustaining the Biological and Environment Diversity of a Continent

Driven by exponential population growth and the effects of globalization, haphazard development across Africa threatens the continent's natural …