Month: November 2017

The illegal Israeli settlement of Beitar Illit overlooks the olive groves of Wadi Fuqin. Credit: MEE/Chloé Benoist

Bitter Harvest: Israeli Settlements Close in on Palestinian Olive Farmers

Chloe Benoist 15/11/2017

For villagers of Wadi Fuqin, harvest is a regular...

People exercise in a park on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 9, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Saumya Khandelwal

India Is Hurtling Down a Path of Self-Destruction

Raghu Raman 15/11/2017

Just like in many other parts of the world,...

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers a campaign speech about national security in Manchester

Donald Trump’s ‘Top Priority’ at Climate Talks: No Soft Option for China

Karl Mathiesen and Li Jing 15/11/2017

In Bonn, Trump adviser George David Banks says the...

“We’ve brought down the total fertility rate to 2.2. Of course there’s still a few states which need to come to that.” Credit: Reuters

India’s Health Story Is One of ‘Nations Within a Nation,’ Says New Study

Anoo Bhuyan 14/11/2017

Report looks at 26 years of health data in...

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Srimonti Sarkar, an Evolutionary Cell Biologist Fascinated With a Peculiar Microorganism

Nandita Jayaraj 14/11/2017

Cell biologists like Sarkar are fascinated by Giardia, not...

A surrogate parent feeding a Seychelles warbler chick. Credit: Sjouke Kingma

Some Birds Have Babysitters – but Why Are Babysitters Available in the First Place?

Janaki Lenin 14/11/2017

Surrogate parents of unrelated nestlings could forgo food while...

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Why We Need to Abandon Target-Driven Welfare

Manabi Majumdar 14/11/2017

Based on a militarised notion of ‘targeting’, such welfare...