A conference set to take place on Thursday in New York will debate the role of agriculture and food systems in sustainable development and aims to...
A new study has highlighted the health risks associated with climate change and argues that are numerous health benefits are possible though efforts to mitigate and...
Blue & Green Daily finds and summarises the top sustainability stories around the web every morning. We start with our own picks from Blue & Green...
The number of people on the planet is projected to keep rising to the end of the century to 11 billion individuals without stabilising, putting enormous...
Second-hand smoke from e-cigarettes contains higher levels of certain toxic metals than regular cigarette smoke, a new study has warned. E-cigarettes – which simulate tobacco smoking...
The world must act to curb and adapt to the impacts of climate change or it will face serious health challenges, the World Health Organisation (WHO)...
Black carbon – a form of pollutant with a particularly potent warming affect on the climate – has been linked to the increased risk of cardiovascular...
Efforts launched to curb greenhouse gas emissions could pay for themselves, according to a new study investigating the potential healthcare savings of reductions in pollution. It...
The Chinese government has published guidelines explaining how citizens can help curb the nation’s air pollution crisis, urging the public to walk more and drive less. The...
Some two-thirds of Britons with common mental health problems, such as depression, receive no treatment, according to the incoming president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists....
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has been occupying headlines across the media spectrum, with some pandering to fears of a global epidemic and others concentrating...
On Tuesday, we reported on a study from Public Health England (PHE) that found GPs prescribed almost 40% more antibiotics for coughs and colds in 2011...
The UK has announced its ambitions to become a world leader in the field of medical DNA research, with a series of investments worth £300 million....
Trees are saving around 850 human lives per year in the US by removing pollution from the air, according to a new study. The paper, compiled...
The mosquito is by some way the deadliest animal in the world. In terms of the number of human victims they claim each year nothing comes...