Taiwan will try to join two United Nations agencies this year, on global warming and civil aviation, the foreign ministry said, reflecting scaled-down ambitions for interaction with the world body....

When you delve into the world of recycling and understanding the history behind it, you can gain a completely different perspective on landfills. Just like anything in life, there is always a positive and negative side, and landfilling is an interesting process. Modern landfills are significantly different from the landfills in the 80s and mid [...]...

Airline industry association IATA on Tuesday urged world leaders to cooperate in forging a strategy to curb harmful gas emissions produced by aircraft....

Time.com - The White House plan to curb greenhouse-gas emissions has some environmentalists seeing red due to abundant loopholes and funny math...

Among the world leaders gathering this week at the United Nations to tackle problems ranging from climate change to the spread of nuclear weapons will be many new faces, including the presidents of the United States, Russia and China....

Photo exhibition documents species' struggle to survive...

The environmental group Friends of the Earth recently released their report on cruise ship companies regarding the environment. The report graded ten cruise ship lines, including Carnival, Disney, Princess Cruises and Royal Caribbean International. Marcie Keever, who led the report, stated: “Typically, cruise ship passengers are attracted to cruise vacations with pictures of pristine waters and [...]...

Preliminary findings from two trials suggest that a single dose of H1N1 vaccine may confer adequate immunity, while a third study underscores the importance of early vaccination...

Starting any business right now in this economy takes courage, patience and passion, but why not start one that can make a difference? The world of vegetarian and vegan options is opening up and giving people an alternative, but if there were more options, maybe people would start to prefer this lifestyle. Did you know [...]...

I’m insane about cleanliness, so laundry being done well is important to me.  I do not send my clothes to the launders nor do I use a launderette. I do all my washings at home on my own; either by hand or with our own washing machine. I do it not because I have some [...]...

It really does not matter where in the world you are because whether it’s New Year’s Eve in Gothenburg , Sweden, the Olympics in Beijing, China, the 4th of July in the good old USA or even just Monday Night Raw at WWE - events, festivities and celebrations are always greeted with a dazzling display [...]...

Results of an ongoing government survey suggest that the percentage of American adults considered at low risk for heart disease is dropping...

Reuters - Contraception advice is crucial to poor countries' battle with climate change, and policy makers are failing their people if they continue to shy away from the issue, a leading family planning expert said on Friday....

The leaders of France and Germany called Friday for the United Nations to support a carbon tax on imports from countries who fail to back international efforts to fight global warming....