Hal Hodson

Oct 11 , 2012

The movement of millions of people, monitored through their cellphones, has shed new light on how malaria is transmitted via human hosts in Kenya.

Alister Doyle

Sep 5 , 2012

* Rising share of chemicals produced in emerging economies

* Poisonings among leading causes of death -UNEP

By Alister Doyle

bill mckibben

This summer has seen record heat waves and wildfires in the U.S, the worst flooding in Beijing’s modern history, and droughts that devastated the U.S. corn crop and led India to set up “refugee camps” for livestock.

Press Association

 August 29 2012

Scientists say as much as 4bn tonnes of the potent greenhouse gas could be released into the atmosphere if ice melts

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 22, 2012 -- Xinhua

Some 513 billion U.S. dollars in funding has been committed at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) to achieve a sustainable future, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday.

Decca Aitkenhead

The controversial writer and economist on why she believes the economic rise of China, combined with the west's complacency, leaves us facing a future of terrifying global instability

Fiona Harvey

Demand for water and energy, natural disasters and measuring carbon dioxide must be prioritised, leading institutions say

Drought conditions have been at record levels in the contiguous United States for much of July, according to the National Drought Mitigation Center, which began monitoring drought conditions in 1999.

WASHINGTON — The sea level off most of California is expected to rise about one meter over the next century, an amount slightly higher than projected for global sea levels, and will likely increase damage to the state's coast from storm surges and high waves, says a new