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Prabir Purkayastha
Richard Lewontin, Dialectical Biologist and Activist, Dies at 92
18 Jul 2021
A Marxist, activist and scientist, Lewontin fought a lifelong battle against racism, imperialism and capitalist oppression. He is among the most influential scientists in the field of biology and…
Stephanie Seneff
Glyphosate’s Toxic Legacy Exposed: Why This Weedkiller Should Be Banned
01 Jul 2021
When it comes to Monsanto’s controversial herbicide, both the mainstream scientific community and our regulatory establishments have failed us.
Reynard Loki
Solve Twin Crises of Climate Change and Species Loss Together, Say UN Scientists
17 Jun 2021
The natural world is undergoing two enormous crises that are currently threatening it: climate change and biodiversity loss. These crises are intertwined.
Reynard Loki
Forests Are Crucial to Combating Climate Change—Will Biden Rise to Challenge?
09 Jun 2021
Unsustainable logging by the forest products industry is driving massive carbon emissions.
Prabir Purkayastha
With his Bogus Claims, Ramdev is Pushing Patanjali Products and BJP’s Anti-Science Agenda
30 May 2021
Ramdev’s disinformation campaigns, especially against vaccines and medical science, are causing immense damage. People could die if they trust his mumbo jumbo on Covid-19.
Rashme Sehgal
If Restaurants Close for Covid, Political Rallies Should Too: Dr. Shahid Jameel
15 Apr 2021
The leading virologist says a scientific policy to control COVID-19 is hampered by mixed messages, poor communication, rumours and lack of transparency.
Prabir Purkayastha
Vaccine Wars, the ASEAN and the Quad
20 Mar 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic demands that all nations cooperate to vaccinate the entire global population. The usual rules of which countries win and which ones lose do not operate in this civilisational…
D Raghunandan
STIP2020: An Untied Balloon, Pursuing its Own Vague Course
07 Feb 2021
The vision and aims of the proposed policy are garbled with no attempt to locate it in the current global and national industrial and technological scenarios.
Sonali Kolhatkar
The COVID-19 Pandemic Can’t Be Managed—It Has to Be Eradicated
30 Jan 2021
The real answer to our dire situation is maddeningly obvious: adopt a strong elimination strategy rather than trying to chaotically manage a disease that is overwhelming us.
April M. Short
War Is Not Innate to Humanity, Says Historical Anthropologist
21 Jan 2021
Brian Ferguson’s research on the origins of war, going back to the beginning of human history and our closest ape relatives, suggests war is not part of our evolution.