Paris accord threshold could be breached in 4 years as warming accelerates: AnalysisEarth's climate is warming rapidly due to human actions. Global temperatures reached 1.37 degrees Celsius last year. Scientists warn the 1....
11 Jun, 2026, 03.14 PM IST
Quote of the day by Charles Darwin: “If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some...” — The profound wisdom from the evolution pioneer: Ignoring music, poetry, and beauty can slowly rob the human soul of happinessCharles Darwin quote of the day is gaining fresh attention in 2026 as millions struggle with burnout, stress, screen addiction, and emotion...
18 May, 2026, 07.44 PM IST
What Was Found Inside Petralona Cave: The Ancient Skull That Is Reshaping Europe’s Human HistoryA remarkable skull found in Greece's Petralona Cave is rewriting human history. Dated to over 286,000 years old, this fossil does not fit n...
13 Mar, 2026, 11.58 AM IST
Man-made products - buildings, plastics - could be storing 8.4 bn tonnes of carbon, study estimatesResearchers at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands said this 'fossil carbon' added to the 'technosphere' -- the sum of all human...
22 Dec, 2024, 09.57 AM IST
Did humanity just break the Paris climate agreement?To limit temperature rise, humanity must rapidly transition away from fossil fuels, halve emissions by 2030, transform energy systems, econ...
09 Feb, 2024, 10.23 PM IST
COP28: India silent on fossil fuels phase-down despite green pushDespite its aggressive renewable energy targets and its role in the adoption of the G20 commitment to triple renewable energy capacity, Ind...
09 Dec, 2023, 11.06 PM IST
COP28 leader urges nations to get out of 'comfort zones'COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber has called for countries to work together to reach a new global deal to fight climate change before the two...
08 Dec, 2023, 06.14 PM IST
How did humans get to the brink of crashing climate? A long push for progress and energy to fuel itGlobal leaders are gearing up for crucial United Nations climate talks to tackle escalating greenhouse gas emissions amid rising temperatur...
27 Nov, 2023, 11.08 AM IST
Climate 'loss and damage' dominates UAE talks ahead of COP28Preliminary talks ahead of COP28 in Dubai have focused on establishing a "loss and damage" fund to aid poorer nations affected by climate c...
31 Oct, 2023, 05.43 PM IST
Sweden pledges over $500 million to rebuild UkraineInternational Development Cooperation Minister Johan Forsell said the funds, which would be distributed between 2023 and 2027, were part of...
17 Jul, 2023, 11.34 PM IST
Can trade wars help save the climate?There is now reason to think that fighting climate change might just lead to more economic tension, protectionism and more trade wars.
09 Apr, 2023, 10.52 AM IST
Economic Survey pitches for development aspirations ahead of climate change obligationsThe survey makes a case for developing countries to put development aspirations ahead of global climate change obligations, citing the acti...
31 Jan, 2023, 10.38 PM IST
World in 'wrong direction' as climate impacts worsen: UNThe UN's World Meteorological Organization and its Environment Programme warned catastrophes will become commonplace should the world econo...
13 Sep, 2022, 08.25 PM IST
India emerging as a climate performer by cutting down on its emissionsIn 2017, global carbon dioxide emissions from all human activities (fossil fuels, industry and land-use change) will reach around 41 billio...
13 Nov, 2017, 07.45 PM IST
- 3.3-million-year-old fossil unravels origins of human spine
New York, May 23 (IANS) An analysis of a 3.3 million years old fossil skeleton has revealed portions of the human spinal structure that ena...
23 May, 2017, 06.20 PM IST
First land animals shuffled like sealsThe world's first 3D reconstruction of a four-legged animal backbone has shown that the early animals on land moved around like seals.
14 Jan, 2013, 05.49 PM IST
- Carbon capture may only be quick fix for climate change
Burying greenhouse gases underground is emerging as humanity‘s number one weapon to fight global warming, hailed by the oil and coal indust...
09 Oct, 2006, 02.38 AM IST