Month: November 2016

Moroccan security stand guard in front of the entrance of the World Climate Change Conference 2016 (COP22) in Marrakech, Morocco, November 9, 2016. Credit: Reuters/Youssef Boudlal

Developed Countries Fight Continuation of Climate Adaptation Fund at Marrakech

Nitin Sethi 15/11/2016

Developing countries are arguing that the fund, meant to...

Trump Tower, New York. Credit: Lovro Rumiha/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Trump or No, Climate Change Action Will Take a Beating from Long-Term Economic Forces Anyway

Nagraj Adve 14/11/2016

Conspicuously absent in all mainstream discourse since Trump won...

The supermoon of March 19, 2011 (right), and an average moon of December 20, 2010 (left). Credit: Marco Langbroek/Wikimedia Commons

Tonight’s Supermoon Will Be the Biggest in 68 Years – a Watcher’s Guide

Sandhya Ramesh 14/11/2016

The latter half of this year has had a...

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India’s Groundwater Crisis: Well Water Levels Fall 65% In A Decade

Charu Bahri 14/11/2016

India can tackle the crisis by making groundwater a...

China to Burn, Not Bury, as It Tackles Trash Challenge

David Stanway 14/11/2016

Desperate to fight mounting trash problems but wary of...

Bags of trash collected from Fukushima prefecture, Japan, in 2013. Credit: vannispen/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Opponents of India-Japan Nuclear Agreement Ask Modi to Visit Fukushima First

Jyotsna Singh 13/11/2016

"The Indian government stands on the wrong side of...

When Are Women More Likely To Stay in Science?

Aashima Dogra 13/11/2016

Two science journalists have discovered that even though women...