Top beauty firms have been criticised by environmental campaigners over the use of unsustainable palm oil as a key ingredient in their products. A survey by...
A canyon almost twice as long as the Grand Canyon in Arizona has been discovered buried under miles of ice in Greenland. It is thought that...
There are renewed concerns over the Fukushima radioactive water spill as the operator of the nuclear power plant has warned that it may consider discharging radioactive...
Pests and diseases are moving fast towards the poles thanks to warmer temperatures, a new study has revealed. Crop pests are spreading towards the North and...
And Man created the plastic bag and the tin and aluminium can and the cellophane wrapper and the paper plate, and this was good because Man...
Campaign groups involved in the anti-fracking protests in Balcombe, West Sussex, have planned a 28 day blockade to the drill site. The site, which is occupied...
The majority of UK householders know about the importance of energy efficiency, but either cannot afford green measures or do not care enough to change their...
Anglia Ruskin University is to undertake an ambitious new project that plans to map the world’s resources. It is hoped that the Global Resource Observatory (GRO),...
Santa Clara Valley Water District has withdrawn investment in fossil fuels companies over concern about threats to water supplies caused by global warming. The US water...
Mark Stevenson takes readers on a global tour to meet the people at the forefront of creating technologies that have the potential to change the world....
The 2010 American documentary GasLand focuses on communities in the United States that have been impacted by natural gas drilling, specifically by the method known as fracking. After...
Martin Randall launched his eponymous travel company in 1988. The company specialises in high-brow cultural tours in far-flung places. From archaeology to ballet, history to music;...
Man is a complex being: he makes deserts bloom – and lakes die. Gil Stern
A leading impact investment firm Gate Global Impact (GGI) has paired up with the African satellite telecommunications firm Indigo Group to provide fast internet access to...
Have you ever wondered at the journey a scientific theory or study takes to get from the mind of a scientist to the front pages? In...