Year: 2017

Portrait of an African wild dog. Credit: Andrew King

How Do African Wild Dogs Decide to Start Hunting?

Janaki Lenin 10/09/2017

Biologists have found that they sneeze to vote. But...

Waves crash against the seafront boulevard El Malecon ahead of the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Havana, Cuba September 9, 2017. Credit: Reuters

Havana Braces for Floods After Irma Rakes Cuban Keys

Marc Frank and Sarah Marsh 10/09/2017

Category 5 Hurricane Irma has left a trail of...

An infrared image of Hurricane Irma on September 5, 2017. Credit: NOAA

In the Eye of Hurricane Irma Lie the Fingerprints of Global Warming – and Inequality

Nagraj Adve 10/09/2017

Hurricane Irma draws our attention yet again to something...

Adivasi women camp at a tent set up at the entrance of the mine. Women and children are currently facing the worst health impacts from coal-dust and fly-ash pollution from industries in the region. Credit: Aruna Chandrasekhar

A Successful Protest Against a Chhattisgarh Mine Highlights the Failure of India’s Coal Auctions

Aruna Chandrasekhar 10/09/2017

While both Jindal and Coal India abdicated responsibility around...

blue whale

Blue Whale Is a Red Herring – Let’s Talk About Suicides, Shall We?

Soumitra Pathare 10/09/2017

Up until the Indian authorities started panicking about the...

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When Birds Flock Around a Sphere, Beautiful Things Happen

Vasudevan Mukunth 09/09/2017

A new study has found that flocking on curved...

Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), arrives for a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland December 18, 2015. Credit:Reuters

UN Chief Asks Nations to Commit to Paris Deal Amid ‘Dramatic Floods’

Yoshita Singh 09/09/2017

UN chief Antonio Guterres urged nations to get serious...