Global poverty rate falling, says UN
Mark Tran
Annual progress report on the millennium development goals shows the world is on track to end extreme poverty, but hunger target is proving more difficult to achieve
Geo-engineering: green versus greed in the race to cool the planet
John Vidal
Critics fear that manipulating weather patterns could have a calamitous effect on poorer countries
Deployment of renewables increased: report
Despite global financial challenges, deployment of renewable energy sources has increased rapidly in recent years, according to a report released Tuesday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Average U.S. temperature increases by 0.5 degrees F -- New 1981-2010 'normals' to be released this week
According to the 1981-2010 normals to be released by NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) on July 1, temperatures across the United States were on average, approximately 0.5 deg
Rinderpest officially eradicated -- and why it matters
By Marissa Cevallos
Population bomb: 9 billion march to WWIII -- Commentary: Can anyone halt this economic explosive?
Paul B. Farrell
Afghanistan worst place in the world for women, but India in top five
Owen Bowcott
Targeted violence against female public officials, dismal healthcare and desperate poverty make Afghanistan the world's most dangerous country in which to be born a woman, according to a global survey released on Wednesday.
More vaccines for poor could save 6.4 million lives
Kate Kelland
(Reuters) - Millions of children's lives and billions of dollars could be saved if vaccines were more widely available in 72 of the world's poorest countries, according to a series of studies published on Thursday.
Record carbon emissions leave climate on the brink
Fiona Harvey
Greenhouse gas emissions increased by a record amount last year, to the highest carbon output in history, putting hopes of holding global warming to safe levels all but out of reach, according to unpublished estimates from the International Energy Agency.