Namibian Genocide: Need to discuss, engage and bring about meaningful responsibility & culpability, says J M Moosa

Centre for African Studies (JNU) professor talks about implications of graves and artefacts being found on Shark Island, a notorious …

To move is not only desirable, but will become necessary. Irish Travellers could be at the forefront of this change: Sandhya Devesan

As Tyson Fury aims to be undisputed boxing heavyweight of the world, Down To Earth talks to Sandhya Devesan about the Irish Travellers, his …

How did they drag all those stones to build Egypt’s pyramids? They had the Nile flowing at the spot, says study

The extinct Ahramat branch of the Nile died due to increasing sand deposition, reduced precipitation and tectonic activity, according to …

Africa recently launched lab network, cholera taskforce. Can it help contain the disease?

Goal of Eastern Africa Regional Cholera Taskforce is to streamline regional strategies for cholera management and prevention, foster experience …

Cardiovascular disease will remain global top killer in 2050, Alzheimer’s disease among 5 leading causes of death: Study

The top five killers in India in 2050 will be chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ischemic heart disease, stroke, diarrhoeal disease and …

Seagrass meadows are rapidly expanding near inhabited islands in Maldives — here’s why

Seagrass is surprisingly three times more likely to be found next to inhabited islands, rather than uninhabited

World on track to shatter temperature records for 12 consecutive months in May 2024

Both air and ocean temperatures have been on a record-breaking streak for the past 12 months and 13 months, respectively

Africa needs early warnings for all to combat extreme weather, save lives: WMO

About 60% of African continent not currently covered by early warning services; Accurate & timely weather, water & climate information needed

Why are Bangladesh’s Sundarbans catching fire? Reduced water inflow, increasing dry areas may be the cause

The mangroves have caught fire 25 times in last 22 years; Inquiry panel recommendations like digging of canals and ponds necessary to prevent …

New Caledonia riot result of ‘stunted decolonisation’, lack of sovereignty for Pacific’s indigenous peoples: Shubhamitra Das

As New Caledonia in the Pacific burns, DTE speaks with Jawaharlal Nehru University academic to inquire more about what has actually led to the rioting

Leopard DNA study in South Africa traces ancestry to ice age — and will guide conservation

New research has found South African leopards originated from two unique clades in southern and central Africa approximately 0.8 million …

Climate shift may have sparked warm-blooded evolution in dinosaurs 180 million years ago

Warming climate could have prompted ecological changes, leading some species to develop a faster metabolism — a trait shared by modern day …

Fight against AMR: UN calls for global cooperation & agreement on pandemic treaty

Multi-sectoral cooperation, technology, innovation, research needed to tackle AMR, says Amina Mohammed

Climate change responsible for over 80% of temperature rise within Asia last month, the hottest April ever: WWA

Climate change and El Nino combined to push minimum and mean temperature rise in eastern India to highest ever in April  

DTE Coverage: Kenya and East Africa Floods 2024

A dam in the village of Kamuchiri in southern Kenya burst on April 29, killing 45 people

Highest carbon concentration in atmosphere in 3 million years: WMO

The new WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin says CO2 concentration in atmosphere has breached all recent records

Low testosterone in men associated with an early death – new study

Testosterone levels typically decline as men age, dropping by about 1% per year from the age of 30; other factors such as chronic disease can …

Simply Put: The heat is on

Ghana’s forests are being wiped out: What’s behind this and why attempts to stop it aren’t working

In 2022, Ghana had the highest relative increase in primary forest loss among all tropical countries

Northern Hemisphere 2023 summer warmest in two millennia; study calls for urgent greenhouse gas reduction

The 2023 summer temperature was 1.19°C higher than the warmest summer in 246 AD

Paris summit on clean cooking in Africa ends with $2.2 billion in global pledges

Each year, more than 600,000 people in Africa die prematurely from respiratory diseases triggered by dirty cooking practices

Vatican conference on ‘climate resilience’ is latest in long line of environment initiatives by Pope Francis and Catholic Church — 5 essential reads

The Vatican is hosting a climate summit from May 15-17, 2024, focusing on human adaptation

East Africa warned of impending food shortage after floods devastate croplands, kill livestock

Close to 10,000 livestock & over 40,000 acres of farmland lost in Kenya; Tanzania, Somalia and Burundi impacted heavily too

Weather-related disasters continue to displace more than conflict and violence

Internal displacement due to weather-related disasters relatively dipped in 2023 as La Nina ended and El Nino set in

Thirsty in paradise: Water crises are a growing problem across the Caribbean islands

Changing precipitation patterns & droughts, rapid urbanisation & industrialisation, a water-intensive tourism industry and weak …