Supermarkets could help save endangered species by increasing prices for products that use eco-friendly palm oil, a new study has found. The research also found that...
Global food systems are increasingly susceptible to acute disruption and systemic shocks could lead to food price rises, food riots and changes in stock market values....
The Pope has warned that there will be “serious consequences” for all unless the world does more to tackle climate change, in a leaked copy of...
The US state is restricting water use for agriculture because of a devastating four-year drought, despite fears that the move could threaten the country’s food production....
Researchers in Norway have spotted a polar bear eating a dolphin for the first time and have suggested that climate change is pushing the species further...
The UN thinks that Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment, set to be released next week, could have a “major impact” on climate change talks and...
An expert legal report prepared by US-based Earthjustice and Environmental Justice Australia has claimed that the Great Barrier Reef is in danger, countering a draft decision...
The campaign to decide on the UK’s national bird saw more than 200,000 Britons voting for the robin, which beat the rivals barn owl and blackbird....
The Pope announced on Wednesday the creation of a new church tribunal to judge bishops who don’t expose priests guilty of sexual abuse on children, a...
Some 63% of the global population think world leaders should ‘do whatever it takes’ to limit climate change and a further 26% want to see ambitious...
A new survey has revealed that China’s population is most likely to support strong action on climate change, while the US and Britain are at the...
People from across the world are celebrating the oceans on June 8, World Oceans Day, with various initiatives to raise awareness on the crucial role healthy...
Leaders of G7 countries have gathered in the Bavarian Alps to discuss a series of issues – including an agreement on rising global temperatures ahead of...
A family in Warwickshire has been forced to flee home after finding a cocoon of Brazilian wandering spider in a bunch of bananas. Keith Hobbs and...
A new study has refuted claims that global temperature increases have been slowing down in recent years. US scientists argue that the rate of global warming...