
ENVIRONMENT
Microplastics In clouds: Scientists Warn Of “Plastic Rainfall”
Airborne microplastics in the cloud water originates primarily from the ocean.

Abandoned Croplands Can Help Address Food Scarcity
Better management of abandoned croplands can enhance food security and mitigate climate change, shows a study.
Child Marriages Linked To Extreme Weather In Low-Income Asian Countries
Education, financial support for families and social workers can play a crucial role in preventing child marriages.
Why Does This Indian Lake Foam So Much?
Rains dissolve surfactants bound to lake sediments causing foaming in Bellandur lake, shows a study.
Why Are There So Few Women in Ecology
Women scientists continue to be underrepresented in ecology and evolution research, shows a study.
Saving Tigers Helped Reduce India’s Carbon Emissions
Research shows that tiger conservation interventions prevented forest loss, leading to reduced emissions and ecosystem benefits.
Warming Climate May Endanger Asia’s Water Tower
Climate models predict that melting glaciers and snowpacks in High Mountain Asia will make one of the largest freshwater reserves unsustainable, threatening water security for Asia's rapidly growing population.
Sea Level Rise Drove Early Human Migration In Southeast Asia
Research shows that rising sea levels around 20,000 to 6,000 years ago along with population pressure forced the early inhabitants of Southeast Asia to migrate to South Asia.
The Water Doctor (VIDEO)
Fatehah Mohd Omar, lecturer and researcher at the University of Science in Malaysia, explains how she is collaborating with industries and local communities to keep rivers in Malaysia clean.
Tree Rings Reveal Historical Rainfall Patterns
Old conifers from the Hindu Kush mountains offer insights into floods and droughts in Pakistan and Afghanistan.