The Australian government has recently announced a 15% reduction in the amount of people smoking, as recent policy measures enforce plain cigarette packaging laws. Figures show...
The UK must rethink its approach to food and farming to tackle the related challenges of food poverty, obesity and environmental sustainability, according to a new...
Levels of antioxidants in organic food are between 19% and 69% higher than in conventionally grown food, while being treated with less chemicals, according to the...
Science has warned of many grim potential impacts of climate change, from the loss of islands to the sea to the spread of disease. Now, scientists...
To mark World Population Day, UNFPA, the UN’s population fund, is calling for investments in support of the largest-ever generation of young people. Rapid population growth...
The government has revealed that Britain’s largest cities are unlikely to meet EU air quality standards before 2030, retreating from its previous claim that the UK...
Sierra Leone is subject to a mass epidemic of ebola, a virus thought to be transferred through the eating of fruit bats – which are a...
The prime minister has said time is running out and warned that action needs to be taken on a global scale to help in the battle...
A company that breeds genetically modified mosquitos to battle dengue fever has announced the completion of a £6.1m investment round. Oxford-based Oxitec uses pioneering methods to...
The result of the public vote for the Longitude Prize 2014 has been announced, with the British public selecting the rise of resistance to antibiotics as...
A new report has warned that businesses and economies stand to lose billions if inaction on climate change continues. Despite the stark warning, it argues that...
Glasgow’s sustainable transport sector has received a boost with a £600,000 cycle hire scheme. Campaigners have welcomed the initiative, stating it will simultaneously improve citizens’ health...
Alcohol companies and drink retailers are engaging in corporate philanthropy in a calculated effort to gain political influence, a new study has claimed. The study, authored...
More than 600 medical professionals have written to the British Medical Journal expressing concern over the need to hastily publish draft resolutions enforcing plain cigarette packaging....
Investors, asset managers and businesses have signed an open letter to Lisa Jackson, vice-president of environmental initiatives at American tech giant Apple, urging her to eliminate...