How climate change is triggering a migrant crisis in Vietnam
The Vietnamese Mekong Delta is one of Earth’s most agriculturally productive regions and is of global importance for its exports of rice,...
Why beetles are the most important organisms on the planet
The phrase “they come in all shapes and sizes” could have been coined just for the Coleoptera — the beetles. At a fragile 0.325mm long,...
Plastic waste: network of water refill points aims to tackle problem
Consumers will be encouraged to refill their water bottles free of charge in tens of thousands of shops, cafes, businesses and water...
Air Pollution Is Killing Millions Around The Globe Each Year
A thick smog settled over New Delhi as winter began in India last year, forcing medical professionals to declare a public health...
Narendra Modi: These are the 3 greatest threats to civilization
Climate change, terrorism and the backlash against globalization are the three most significant challenges to civilization as we know it,...
Fighting Climate Change? We’re Not Even Landing a Punch
In 1988, when world leaders convened their first global conference on climate change, in Toronto, the Earth’s average temperature was a...
Women’s rights issues are climate change issues
When we talk about stepping up to address climate change across the world, we rarely think of it in terms of women’s rights. But if...
Remote Amazon tribe hit by mercury crisis, leaked report says
An indigenous people living in one of the remotest parts of the Peruvian Amazon has been struck by a mystery mercury epidemic, according...
Cape Town told to cut water use or face losing supply by 12 April
Residents of Cape Town have been warned that they face losing piped water to their homes within two months if they do not implement...
Defending the environment has become a suicide mission in many parts of the world
Environmental activists around the globe are being killed as they struggle to protect fragile ecosystems. From Brazil to Congo, the...