A Strong El Niño Is Coming. What Does It Mean for the World?
byEl Niño is natural, but the vulnerability it exposes is increasingly man-made.
Environment
What Nepal’s Glacier Collapse Reveals About A Warming Himalaya
byNepal’s deadly flood shows why warming mountain landscapes demand better warnings, monitoring and preparedness.
Eleven Days at Sea: Fraggle, The Bat, And The Limits Of Knowing Another Mind
byFraggle carried her dead calf through the water for eleven days. Whatever that was like for her, it was like something. That fact does not require our understanding to be true.
The Hidden Science Of Predicting Pandemics
byNew viruses are discovered every year, but only a tiny fraction threaten humanity. The challenge is identifying the dangerous few before they spread.
The Curious Connection Between Asthma And Brain Tumours
byLatest research suggests that asthma-like immune responses activate a subset of T cells, making it less favourable for brain cancer to develop.
Microplastics & Gutbiome
byPlastic pollution has extended beyond landscapes and oceans into the human body. Understanding what that means may prove to be one of the defining scientific questions of the coming decade.
AI Data Centres & Water Governance: Is India Prepared?
byIndia’s ambition to become a global AI hub need not come at the expense of water security.
The Problem With Electric Cars
byThe rise of electric SUVs reveals why cleaner vehicles alone cannot deliver sustainable transport.
The New Geography Of Food
byClimate change is redrawing the map of global agriculture. Here’s how.
Can Trees Save South Asia’s Cities?
byAs urban areas confront a hotter future, successful adaptation will depend less on planting as much vegetation as possible and more on designing landscapes that respond intelligently to local climate, airflow and human needs.
Climate Change Is Real Even If Models Change
byThe retirement of the world’s most extreme emissions scenario reflects changes in technology and policy—not a collapse in climate science.
Hantavirus & The Persistent Threat Of Zoonotic Disease
byThe Hantavirus outbreak at sea highlights global risks from overlooked zoonotic diseases and transmission.
In The Age Of Sound, Silence Is Golden
byIn a world filled with engineered noise, silence emerges as a vital counterbalance, restoring focus, reflection, and the capacity for sustained thought.
The Microplastic Problem
byMicroplastics are ruining our ecosystems and our health—consistently, quietly. They will soon emerge as a public health emergency.
Cultured Meat & The Remaking Of The Food System
byCultivated meat remains a work in progress, an industry defined as much by its aspirations as by its current capabilities.