Environment

President Obama Forgoes Sanctions over Iceland Whaling

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In Brussels, Ban says ‘much heavy lifting’ required by all to curb impacts of climate change

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travelled to Greenland at the end of March 2014 to see first-hand the...

Bad news for Europe’s bumblebees

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Europe’s largest bumblebee, the Endangered Bombus fragrans, is...

Powerful Aftershock Strikes Chile a Day After Deadly Quake

A powerful aftershock has struck off the northern coast of Chile, a day after the region was struck by an 8.2-magnitude quake that killed six people.