Kenya’s fuel crisis: how the country’s subsidy system works

The eastern African country has faced fuel shortage since the beginning of April

Simply Put: World Lion Day

Simply Put: Meltdown

So long, An An: World’s oldest male giant panda dies in Hong Kong

Wildlife crimes in Cameroon: Prosecution needs to be bolstered as poaching remains a menace despite measures

A staggering 24% of cases bear signs of corruption somewhere along the legal chain 

Top 10 stories of the week that was (October 21-27)

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from the week just gone by

Our actions, a product of probability & determinism, can effect change

Humans retain the potential to influence their fate, particularly in the near future

COP28 Declaration on Climate and Health signed by 123 nations, $1 billion in financing announced

Declaration will only be considered a success if health comes to the front and centre while discussing fossil fuels or financing, experts tell DTE

Simply Put: World Press Freedom Day 2023

Simply Put: Of DNA and double standards

Top 10 stories of the week that was (September 30-October 6)

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from the week just gone by

Simply Put: Mount Greed-more

60% of Africa’s food is based on wheat, rice and maize – the continent’s crop treasure trove is being neglected

Historically, Africa had 30,000 edible plant species, and 7,000 were traditionally cultivated or foraged for food

2023 Retrospect | A quick recap of major science and environment events last year

DTE's multimedia team recaps health, extreme weather events, science, war, policy and governance stories covered this year

The squalid history of medical patents

Bringing medicines into the global intellectual property regime was a triumph of corporate skulduggery led by Pfizer

Saved by sponge

As oceans warm up, women in Zanzibar switch from seaweed to climate-resilient sponge farming to stay afloat

Socotra archipelago: Why the Emiratis have set their sights on the Arab world’s Garden of Eden

Experts estimate tHAT 37% of its plant species, 90% reptiles and 95% land snails exist nowhere else in the world

South Africa’s drinking water quality is declining since 2014 — nearly half of it is unsafe to drink

Of total 958 water supply systems in the country, 29% were in a critical state  

Knee pain: Here’s why it happens and how you can fix it

Just because knee pain is common doesn’t mean you have to live with it

Bats are avoiding solar farms and scientists aren’t sure why

One of the reasons could be that bats sometimes mistake flat surfaces for still water

Simply Put: Bleak future for Hindu Kush Himalayas

The Global South is forging a new foreign policy in the face of war in Ukraine, China-US tensions: Active nonalignment

Russia has seen the new nonaligned movement as an opening to bolster its own position

Simply Put: All talk, no walk

A political mountain to climb: Why the Alps are such a commonly used metaphor in European thought

Fascists used the Alps as grounds on which to improve the health of the nation

Simply Put: En route to Ecuador