India's Chandrayaan-3 landed on the south pole of the Moon − a space policy expert explains what this means for India and the global race to the Moon

India became the first country to land near the south pole of the Moon, a notoriously difficult achievement that also marks them as the fourth country to land on the Moon.

Mariel Borowitz, Associate Professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
Aug. 24, 2023 ~7 min

Chandrayaan-3: India hopes to land a rover on the Moon for the first time

The Indian spacecraft could lay the ground for future missions with astronauts, and even for lunar bases.

Ian Whittaker, Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Aug. 21, 2023 ~7 min


New data reveal US space economy's output is shrinking – an economist explains in 3 charts

With commercial space tourism on the rise and NASA planning to return to the Moon, you might think the US space economy is booming – but the data paints a more complex picture.

Jay L. Zagorsky, Clinical Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University • conversation
Aug. 16, 2023 ~8 min

How ChatGPT might be able to help the world's poorest and the organisations that work with them

AI chatbots can be educational tools but still have many drawbacks.

Maximilian Bruder, PhD Research Fellow, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), United Nations University • conversation
Aug. 11, 2023 ~7 min

India was a tree planting laboratory for 200 years – here are the results

Plantations of exotic trees from the mid-19th century onwards devastated Indian ecosystems.

Dhanapal Govindarajulu, Postgraduate Researcher, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester • conversation
Aug. 10, 2023 ~8 min

India Launches Lander, Rover to the Moon

VOA Learning English • voa
July 14, 2023 ~4 min

Biden Welcomes India’s Modi with State Visit

VOA Learning English • voa
June 22, 2023 ~5 min

Ocean heat is off the charts – here's what that means for humans and ecosystems around the world

Drought in Europe, dwindling Arctic sea ice, a slow start to the Indian monsoon – unusually hot ocean temperatures can disrupt climate patterns around the world, as an ocean scientist explains.

Annalisa Bracco, Professor of Ocean and Climate Dynamics, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
June 21, 2023 ~7 min


Tiger protection in India also saved 1 million tonnes of carbon emissions – new study

Deforestation rates are lower in tiger reserves.

Simon Evans, Principal Lecturer in Ecotourism, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
May 25, 2023 ~5 min

Think incubator for fresh ideas, innovation, new leaders to fight warming

Inaugural Harvard Climate Leadership Summit brings together students from across disciplines, Schools with established figures to pitch, consider, inspire.

Anna Lamb • harvard
May 9, 2023 ~5 min

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