Wil Longbottom

• Trip of a lifetime would take the best part of three weeks through picturesque Alaska and Siberia
• Russia set to complete extension of rail network to tip of Siberia by 2030

Sarah Marsh

On World humanitarian day we look at countries who give aid and those that are in need

World humanitarian day celebrates people who help others - the aid workers who risk their lives to support people in great need.

Uri Friedman

Several Pakistani news outlets today are dissecting a troubling finding from the U.N.

Madeleine Bunting

It's like a hangover after a big party. For over a decade microfinance has boomed as donors' have poured millions into the sector – now there is a sober reckoning. David Roodman picked up on it on Tuesday in his blog on the Centre for Global Development site, calling it the "new realism".

alertnet // Laurie Goering

LONDON (AlertNet) – Efforts to feed an extra 2 billion people by mid-century could lead to widespread destruction of forests, wetlands and other natural systems that protect and regulate the world’s water, researchers warn.

Jonathan Amos

Scientists have produced what they say is the first complete map of how the ice moves across Antarctica.

Scientists and doctors are calling for a new national policy in Japan that mandates the testing of food, soil, water, and the air for radioactivity still being emitted from Fukushima's heavily damaged Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Tilde Herrera

For a company like Goldman Sachs, water represents a potential risk lurking in its investment portfolio. For GE, it may also offer a potential business opportunity to help its clients overcome their challenges.

the maroon line is the breaking point between rain and snow

the color code is the measure of rain in millimeters

ALEXIS FLYNN, WILL CONNORS

A landmark United Nations study into the long-term environmental impact of oil production in Nigeria says that oil spills have led to acute health risks for area residents and widespread environmental damage that may take as many as 30 years and $1 billion to clean up.