Ethical wood body warns Indonesian palm oil firm over forest clearing
Indonesia is home to the world's third-largest area of tropical forest, but is the fifth-largest emitter of the greenhouse gases, largely due to deforestation
SPECIAL REPORT-A Cloudspotters' Guide to Climate Change
Clouds block sunlight, but scientists expect them to change in a way that lessens this effect as the world warms, so the planet heats up even more - by how much remains uncertain
Russian women post bruised selfies to push for domestic violence law
About one in five Russian women has suffered violence at the hands of a partner, officials estimate
Facial recognition push at India airports raises privacy concerns
While airlines and airports developing the software promise greater security, some experts say the benefits come at the cost of privacy and greater surveillance
Space jam? Companies risk clutter, conflict in race for the skies
Bringing the stars into reach is big business but the rapid growth of a space market has raised concerns about a lack of laws, prompting calls for more rules to govern humanity's use of the cosmos
Ice cubes for tigers as heat wave smashes European records
Belgium and the Netherlands hit all-time temperature highs as scientists warn such heatwaves could become the norm
INTERVIEW - Ecuador to launch new anti-human trafficking plan - official
The plan outlines priorities to tackle and monitor trafficking and calls on authorities to improve how they work together, implement programs and allocate resources
U.S. senators to unveil carbon tax bill to generate $2.5 tln in 10 years
The Climate Action Rebate Act proposes to curb climate change by slapping a fee on oil, natural gas and coal
Data is the new oil so watch out for mass mining - Netflix film
Documentary film 'The Great Hack' argues that big business and politics are mass-mining everyday data for profit and power
Global warming dwarfs climate variations of past 2,000 years -study
The study crunched data covering two millennia from almost 700 sources ranging from tree rings to ice cores