(Girl drinks water from a plastic bottle by Wuestenigel is available at https://bit.ly/3H0F7PH) International
Why we should not reuse plastic water bottles
Sarva Mangala Praveena 2023-02-17 08:40:00
There are challenges when granting legal status to entities such as the Ganges. (Ryan via Flickr) International
Reframing the law to recognise nature's value
Tarini Mehta 2023-01-08 08:54:00
The recognition of Mother Earth as a legal person could well invite lawsuits when a cyclone or flood cannot easily be attributed to anthropogenic climate change. (ADRA India) International
Could we sue Mother Earth for storm damage?
Govind Singh 2023-01-03 08:54:00
Green spaces can cool cities down, but only if they're carefully sited and use trees that can withstand the heat. (CHUTTERSNAP/Unsplash) International
Cities look for new ways to survive heatwaves
James Goldie 2023-01-02 08:43:00
India's One Nation, One Subscription plan would give public libraries like this access to the worlds top scholarly journals. (raghavvidya, Flickr) International
India-wide subscription to research journals paves path for Global South
Nishant Chakravorty 2022-12-27 09:02:00
South Asian women are demanding an end to violence and oppression. (Joe Athialy, Flickr) International
South Asian women pushing back against rape culture
Nilanjana Paul 2022-11-27 10:34:00
Biden (l) and Xi International
Who wins in the US, China climate arms race
Wesley Morgan 2022-11-07 08:13:00
Rhinolophus sinicus (Chinese horseshoe bat) was found to harbor SARS-Cov-1 ( Yu Ching Tam) International
Bat scan could insure against future pandemics
Pablo Penaloza-MacMaster 2022-11-03 07:39:00
The prevalence of diabetes is increasing, largely as a result of better care for patients (Oskar Annermarken (Flickr) International
Increase in diabetes numbers hides a ray of hope
Jonathan Shaw 2022-11-02 07:42:00
The help rural women receive at home can influence whether they escape poverty. (Meena Kadri, via Wikimedia Commons) International
What really works to reduce poverty
Naila Kabeer 2022-10-19 07:31:00
The nutritional quality of many Indians' diets have deteriorated since the start of the pandemic. (Melissa Viiron, Unsplash) International
India’s double edged nutrition problem
Kalyani Raghunathan & Derek Headey 2022-09-28 08:58:00
The Fijian diet has shifted in recent years away from food and vegetables, towards carbohydrates and sugar. (Pacific Community) International
Sugar tax could boost both health and economy
Sarah Mounsey 2022-09-27 09:11:00
Students at a school in China were reportedly asked to wear American devices that monitored their concentration levels (file image). (Thomas Galvez) International
Ethics of mind-reading
Jared Genser 2022-09-26 08:42:00
At the confluence of the Zanskar (middle) and Indus (left) rivers. (Ridhi D'Cruz/Wikimedia Commons) International
India and Pakistan can future-proof their threatened rivers
Medha Bisht 2022-09-24 09:57:00
Antidepressant prescriptions are often freely available in India. (Amit Gupta) International
How social factors affect overprescription in India
Anindita Chaudhuri and Paromita Goswami 2022-09-21 07:26:00
Direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medication is legal in the USA. (Nicholas Erwin) International
Ban drug ads to promote health
Joel Lexchin 2022-09-20 08:58:00
Many people are taking more medications than they need to. (Danilo Alvesd on Unsplash) International
Overuse of medicine: the silent pandemic
Justin Turner 2022-09-19 08:47:00
Sunscreen is a non-drug intervention that is safe and effective. (Wavebreak Media LTD) International
The untapped potential of effective non-drug treatments
Paul Glasziou 2022-09-14 08:37:00
The SpaceX rocket launches with the DART spacecraft onboard. It will nudge an asteroid from its orbit in September 2022. (NASA/Bill Ingalls) International
Dream-walking toward the planetoid bomb
Daniel Deudney 2022-09-13 07:04:00