Global warming’s impact on humans far more immediate

Top climate scientists are gathering in Japan this week to finish up a report on the impact of global warming. And they say if you think climate change is only faced by som...

Climate change is killing life at the bottom of the sea

Climate change isn’t a matter of controversy– the planet’s climate changes all the time and is arguably doing so now. The question is what’s causing...

Governance Tips from India's Children

Manisha from Siwan:
The Price We Pay for Patriarchy

For 23 years, I was a UNICEF   official. This meant children paid my salary. Chi...

Climate Change Caused Warm Freshwater to be Trapped in Ocean Depths

The polynya was first observed in the Weddell Sea in the 1970s and it has not reappeared after 40 years. Scientists have been studying about this phenomenon’s origins...

Extreme hot temperatures increasing despite global warming hiatus claims

Extremely hot temperatures over land have dramatically and unequivocally increased in number and area despite claims that the rise in global average temperatures has slowed...

Breastfeeding may boost IQ in babies

Children who are breastfed score higher on IQ tests and perform better in school, scientists say.

A new study by sociologists at Brigham Young University pinpoints ...

Climate change’s longer growing season won’t mean more carbon capture

Forests may stay green longer due to global climate warming, but it doesn’t mean those same forests will actually grow more. In fact, new research in two papers publi...

Climate change modelling in the spotlight after Australia’s hottest year on record

There have always been tough times and lush times”, said the Prime Minister Tony Abbott yesterday when asked about drought and climate change .But the Bureau of Meteo...

Viral infections may soon be history

Washington: Scientists have identified a mechanism how some viruses protect themselves from the immune system’s efforts to stop infections.

This new finding c...