NO2 Emission Rising In India, New NASA Air Quality Maps Show.

The emission of the nitrogen dioxide pollutant has gone up significantly in the South Asia region, including India, during the 2005-2014 period, severely affecting air qual...

Human Rights Day 2015 - Human Rights In Childbirth As A Global Movement

In May 2012, the first ever Human Rights in Childbirth Conference took place at The Hague. The conference brought together lawyers, doctors, midwives, anthropolog...

Kickstarter Is Funding Investigative Journalism (About a Failed Kickstarter)

Kickstarter has commissioned tech journalist Mark Harris to investigate and report on one of the company’s most high-profile failed campaigns to date: the&n...

Now Here’s Some Good News: Global Warming Emissions Could Actually Be In Decline

Scientists writing in the journal?Nature Climate Change?estimate?that for the first time in the last 15 years, global carbon dioxide emissions have flatlined, and possibly ...

At Least One Dead And 30 Missing After Oil Rig Catches Fire In The Caspian Sea

The rig reportedly went up in flames when a gas pipeline in the oil field was damaged in heavy wind. SOCAR, the Azerbaijani state energy company operating the rig, said oil...

Meet 12 Badass Scientists…Who Also Happen To Be Women

Everywhere you look, odds appear stacked against women in STEM. Young male scientists receive up to twice as much funding as their female counterparts in Boston&r...

Films From Alaska And Around The World Screen At Anchorage Festival

At the Anchorage International Film Festival, which takes place Dec. 4-13, the cinematic fare ranges from serious to absurd, informative to atmospheric, animation to Alaska...

With Protests Banned In Paris, Climate Activists Embrace Other Forms Of Expression.

According to organizers, 360 French and international civil society organizations will help bring the conference center to life during the two-week summit, which is expecte...

15th River To River - Press Release And Invite For The Pre-Opening Exhibition.