Women have increasingly taken up the role of managing and maintaining the agricultural lands, often with more responsibility but without a corresponding rise in control, assets or decision-making power.Maharashtra’s Women Farmer’s Empowerment Act 2026 is a powerful example of what can happen…

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I write by hand before I open my laptop. This is less noble than it sounds. The page may hold the beginning of an essay, a sentence I will later cross out, a note to buy coriander or toothpaste, or to call…

A street vendor sells campaign flags of presidential candidates Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro and current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who is running for reelection in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. Eraldo Peres/AP hide caption toggle caption Eraldo Peres/AP RIO DE…

U.S.-Canada relations, already tense, are likely to deteriorate further after the United States went ahead early Tuesday with a decision to ban nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles.The ban amounts to barely a ripple…

The JUICE mission captured this view of Earth during its flyby on September 28, 2026. JUICE passed within 5,369 miles (8,640 km) of the Indian Ocean. In this image we can see Africa and the island of Madagascar, with the Indian Ocean…

The news is finally out that Esteban Ocon will leave Haas at the end of the 2026 Formula 1 campaign following a disappointing time with the American outfit. He joined for 2025 and considering his then eight seasons of experience, including four…

It's well-known that regular exercise comes with health benefits, but exactly how those benefits manifest at the cellular level isn't clear. Now, researchers have identified a series of changes in metabolism and the immune system that differentiate regular exercisers from people with…

When leaders of the biggest artificial intelligence companies start warning that their technology could end humanity, it can leave one feeling powerless. Technology that can take over our most critical systems and find ways to evade human commands is astonishing and frightening…

A look one thousand years into the past is revealing clues about how to develop the bacteria-fighting drugs of the future.A concoction from a 10th century medical manuscript damaged cell membranes, altered the expression of disease-promoting genes and interfered with interbacterial communication…

A Valar Atomics microreactor is seen on a C-17 aircraft, without nuclear fuel, at March Air Reserve Base in California on Feb. 15. The reactor was transported from March Air Reserve Base to Hill Air Force Base in Utah. Matthew Daly/AP hide…

Manish Chandi, a former research scholar who has spent over two decades working on tribal communities speaks to Mongabay about the latest threats and activities affecting isolated and contacted tribes in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.Isolated tribes face threats ranging from trawlers…

Using The Berkeley Course Catalog For Professional Development The Berkeley course catalog includes online classes in business, technology, data, behavioral science, and professional development. Through BerkeleyX and platforms like edX, professionals can audit selected UC Berkeley courses for free, though certificates and…

If you scroll down on the list of “Carbon Majors,” the 178 producers that are responsible for most of the world’s fossil fuel emissions, you will eventually get to a company called Continental Resources. This firm is ranked around 150, well after…

A visceral, three-hour tour de force, Virasat distills Mahesh Elkunchwar’s iconic Wada Trilogy into a poignant saga of a feudal family decaying from within. It is a powerful allegory that speaks fluently to the present, capturing how the slow erosion of human…

India’s plan to ramp up coking coal mining could increase methane emissions faster as mines go deeper into gassier seams.A few mines, mostly in Jharkhand, account for most of these emissions, so targeted action and early checks can avoid decades of lock-in.Much…

As owners pour millions into Hawaii’s crumbling coastal estates, private property rights clash with public beach survival.

आर्सेनिक फिल्टर आर्सेनिक को खत्म नहीं करते। वे उसे एक अवशिष्ट गाद (स्लज) में समेट देते हैं, जिसे भारतीय कानून खतरनाक कचरा मानता है। बिहार में उस गाद का आगे क्या होता है, यह किसी सरकारी दस्तावेज में दर्ज नहीं है। आर्सेनिक…

Patrick Schröder is a senior research fellow at Chatham House's Environment and Society Centre. A climate summit serious about implementation cannot afford to leave major emissions reductions off the table. Yet, that is the risk COP31 faces unless it makes reducing raw material use central to the way countries decarbonise their economies. On…

More than 10 feet (3 meters) of muscle, armor, claws and serrated teeth … Now that’s a lizard! Image via Mikhaël Noury/ Pexels. Let me introduce you to the Komodo dragon, the largest lizard in the world. It can detect food from…

An area of Amazon forest roughly the size of the US state of New Jersey has remained standing due to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s leadership of Brazil, according to Carbon Brief analysis.  Lula beat Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 election to…

Something deep inside Mars has scientists looking for clues to its internal evolution. A team at the University of Arizona and Brown University, led by Alexander Byrne, used a technique called "tidal tomography" to probe a heat anomaly in the southern hemisphere…

The United States and China released Monday reciprocal lists of products worth about $30 billion each that will see tariff cuts, in a deal expected to boost bilateral trade.The details came days after Chinese President Xi Jinping met with President Donald Trump…

An American spy satellite deployed during the Cold War has exploded above our planet without warning — and, so far, scientists can't explain why. The debris cloud from this sudden fragmentation, which experts are still trying to measure, could pose a very…

Before the sun fully formed, tiny bits of rock were already recording the magnetic forces present in the very early solar system. More than 4.5 billion years later, scientists have learned how to read that record. The ancient rocks suggest that the…

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Today, our technologies and products power everyday interactions in more than 300 languages, spoken by more than 7 billion people — representing 86% of the global population. Reaching this milestone is meaningful, but it also underscores work that is critical to our mission. For decades, technology has worked best for a handful of dominant languages, leaving thousands of living languages and dialects poorly represented or absent altogether from the digital world.

Hi, it’s Preston Fore, in for Allie. Earlier this month, defense tech firm Mach Industries raised $600 million in a Series C extension at a $3.7 billion valuation. That’s more than double the $1.8 billion valuation Mach reached just three months earlier…

“There is … an often overlooked solution to the climate problem – and that is journalism,” writes Kyle Pope, co-founder and executive director of strategic initiatives for Covering Climate Now. — By Kyle Pope As awful as the climate headlines have been…

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India’s exotic pet trade is seeing more non-native species abandoned or escape, raising animal welfare and ecological concerns.The appeal of an endearing juvenile exotic pet can quickly fade as it grows larger and harder to manage, leading to abandonment.While the exotic pet…

Built throughout the 1960s and ’70s, the Aylesbury Estate is an enormous public housing complex in South East London that at its peak, boasted 11,000 residents. Like other social projects of this kind, Aylesbury has struggled with violence and vandalism throughout its…

A comprehensive meta-analysis of over 500 studies reveals that microplastics are extensively contaminating the Hindu Kush Himalaya, turning melting glaciers into active pollution sources and threatening the water supply of nearly two billion people. Scientists warn of a mounting global environmental crisis…

Mark Shaheel Lal is the founder of Living Positive Fiji and a reconciliation officer for the Fiji Truth and Reconciliation Commission. He says: "The majority of my friends, they got HIV through crystal meth." He was photographed at the AIDS conference in…

Here’s astronaut Christina Koch looking back at Earth, out the window of the Orion spacecraft – aka Integrity – on its way to the moon during the Artemis 2 mission. The Artemis Accords — a set of guidelines for the exploration of…

Galaxies and their stars in the early Universe look a lot weirder than those we see today, and astronomers want to know why. A team of researchers at the University of Utah decided to survey certain stars in nearby galaxies as analogs…

The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new flu vaccine that tested well in older adults. But the federal agency responsible for telling doctors and the general public how to use it has made no recommendation on it.The Centers for Disease…

From the Wild, For Trade examines India’s growing exotic pet trade and the hidden costs of turning wildlife into pets. The series traces how animals move from forests and breeding facilities through international trafficking networks, dealers and online markets into Indian homes.…

History is rife with lost treasures, from Aztec gold hidden during the Spanish conquest to the Ark of the Covenant, which vanished during the destruction of Jerusalem over 2,500 years ago. In his book, "The Museum of Lost Things: True Tales of…

Here's a closer look inside the newly opened Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, where design studio Rockwell Group has outfitted a restaurant and bar that "responds to the museum's distinctive biomorphic architecture". Rockwell Group's Los Angeles office designed the Skywalker Grill without…

Note: This story contains spoilers from “A Different World” Season 1. Netflix’s “A Different World” reboot introduces viewers to the next generation of students at fictional HBCU Hillman, anchored by Deborah (Maleah Joi Moon), the youngest child of Whitley (Jasmine Guy) and…

BALI — Indonesia. Wayan Wardika used to see “clouds of fireflies” as a child growing up among the rice fields of Bali, Indonesia. But 40 years later, he realized that the fireflies in his village had all but disappeared.Fireflies in Southeast Asia…

Exquisitely preserved feathers, the first ever found in fossilized dinosaur poop, are providing a peek into how some ancient birds lived — and possibly went extinct. Dense bristles suggest some of the feathers could repel water, possibly as well as those of…

Alongside the now updated early fall Prime Day sale at Amazon, we are now tracking a host of notable Nothing deals including Ear (3a) at $79, the new Buds Neo at the $21 all-time low, Headphone (a) at up to 30% off,…

By now, you’ve seen the headlines, and there’s more of them every day: It’s “jaw-dropping.” It’s poised to make global warming worse. California has just declared a statewide state of emergency. This year’s El Niño — a shift in Pacific Ocean trade…

Anthony Scotto III already knows what he wants to do when his rapidly expanding restaurant business finally gives him a moment to breathe: travel to the small Italian island of Ischia and, with a handwritten family address in hand, knock on the…

Las tormentas del Atlántico serán de corta duración, mientras que los potentes huracanes del Pacífico persisten y el noreste de Estados Unidos se enfrenta a una intensa tormenta nor’easter.

Mason Henderson with his mother, Tabitha Lowe, in November during a visit to New York, where Henderson was participating in a clinical trial to treat his brain cancer. Henderson died in May after a two-year battle with the disease. (Jerry Lowe) Eighteen…

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Participants at COP31 in Antalya will have a "duty" not to interfere in Türkiye's internal affairs under the country's hosting deal with the UN, reviving a clause dropped for last year's climate summit in Brazil that human rights groups warn could put…