After enduring five days of choking smog, Beijing is to remain in a state of high alert as dangerous levels of pollution are forecast to hang...
Beijing has issued a three-day emergency pollution alert, warning residents to keep outdoor activities to a minimum and ordering some industries to limit production. The Chinese...
New figures have revealed that the number of people in Britain who identify the environment as the most pressing issue for the country has gone up...
A new study analysing the impact of urbanisation on biodiversity has found that protecting green spaces and restoring plant species in cities could allow developed areas...
Weak regulations – and alleged underhand tactics – are helping big tobacco firms increase demand in Africa, especially among the young, writes Ravi Jaipaul for Think...
It seems wrong that the Twitter hashtag #dryjanuary even exists in the UK, given the amount of rain and flooding we’ve had this year. It’s been widely used...
Air pollutants from oil sands in Canada are “highly carcinogenic” and their effects on human health have been so far taken too lightly, according to researchers...
A new study has suggested there is a correlation between the controversial extraction of shale gas and the likelihood of heart and neural defects in newborn...
There is set to be a staggering 70% increase in cancer cases over the next two decades due to unhealthy lifestyles and a lack of prevention,...
Seven in 10 UK households went without heating at some point this winter to cut costs because of rising energy bill prices, according to a new...
New research has linked air pollution with a higher risk of heart attacks and other coronary events. The study also found that exposure to particulate matter below...
Using GDP as the sole metric for prosperity is “woefully inadequate”, according to the Worldwatch Institute. Its latest report argues that most approaches to global economic...
Predictions that half of the British population will be obese by 2050 may actually be underestimating the scale of the problem, a new report has suggested....
Multi-millionaires continued to donate large sums of money in 2013, with donations expected to grow again this year. The 10 biggest donors of the year pledged...
Morgan Stanley’s Institute for Sustainable Investing has launched a competition for business students, inviting them to submit market-based solutions that take into account social and environmental...