Overcoming Barriers, African Scientists Creating Award-winning Innovations
When Cameroonian medical doctor Conrad Tankou won the top health award at an international innovation competition, he breathed a sigh of...
Hotter, Drier, Hungrier: How Global Warming Punishes the World’s Poorest
These barren plains of sand and stone have always known lean times: times when the rivers run dry and the cows wither day by day, until...
South Africa Minister Signs Long-Delayed Renewable Power Deals
South African Energy Minister Jeff Radebe signed agreements with 27 independent power producers after more than two years of delays. The...
What is Palm Oil and why is it so bad for the environment?
British supermarket Iceland has banned the use of palm oil in its own-brand products from 2019, citing its harmful impact on the...
Colombian government ordered to protect Amazon rainforest in historic legal ruling
The Colombian government has been ordered to take urgent action to protect the Amazon rainforest by its own supreme court. In a historic...
Ticks rising
Evolution has endowed the big-footed snowshoe hare with a particularly nifty skill. Over a period of about 10 weeks, as autumn days...
Climate Change Is Becoming a Top Threat to Biodiversity
Climate change will be the fastest-growing cause of species loss in the Americas by midcentury, according to a new set of reports from...
BBC breached broadcasting rules in climate change interview with Nigel Lawson, says Ofcom
The BBC breached broadcasting regulation by failing to challenge comments made by the former chancellor and prominent climate change...
Central bank chiefs sound warning on climate change
Central bank governors from the UK, France and the Netherlands are considering increasing regulatory oversight to address climate-related...
How illegal charcoal fuels war and harms the environment
DRESSED in a faded T-shirt bearing the face of the American rapper 50 Cent, Samson Okenye leans on a shovel in Nyakweri forest in...