“Sixty-five percent of the refugees are under 25, are marginalized, desperate and frustrated by the lack of a just solution,” says Christofer Gunness, from UNRWA.…

When rich companies with politically-connected lobbyists and seats on public bodies bend policies for their own ends, we are in serious trouble. It is then…

Cuba is a global exemplar of organic, agroecological farming, taking place on broad swathes of land in and around its cities, write Julia Wright &…

The Fukushima multiple nuclear disasters continue spewing out hot stuff like there’s no tomorrow. By all appearances, it is getting worse, out-of-control nuclear meltdowns. On…

As the world economy and energy use both grew in 2014, renewables continued their rapid rise− but carbon emissions did not.  LONDON, 27 June, 2015 − A significant…

Almost lost by the wave of responses to the Supreme Court’s decisions last week upholding the Affordable Care Act and allowing gays and lesbians to…

Oceanographers are puzzled by an accelerated burst of warming sea that threatens the fisheries of the American Atlantic coast. Meanwhile, off the US West coast, scientists report…

Many part-time workers were left behind by the economic recovery. Nearly half of the 26.5 million Americans (46%) who work part-time are desperate to work…

Once a recipient of food donations from around the world, Bangladesh has now become a model for reducing food hunger. By supporting small farms and…

The main crisis of human rights is not about perceptions, but about its complicity with domination. When Israel is criticized about its rights-abusive policies in…

The situation in Libya is continuing to develop alarmingly. The current situation in the country is characterised by a complete lack of any signs of…

Most women probably don't want to rush into menopause. But chemicals you encounter every day could speed up the onset of menopause by close to…