Breaking News: There Is Ice In Antarctica

The stranded research vessel, Academic Shokalskiy, in Antarctica has created awareness on the amount of ice in the area and its implications for sea levels. Image: IB Times...

Despite Bitter Cold Weekend in US, Climate Models Indicate Global Warming is Intensifying

The Australian based Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science has released a new study arguing that climate models have underestimated the extent to which the doubli...

U.S. Cold Snap Inspires Climate Change Denial, While Scientists See Little Room for Doubt

Mist rises from Lake Michigan as temperatures dipped well below zero on Monday in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago. But climate scientists say the weather does not invalidate pre...

Women Farmers in Chile to Teach the Region Agroecology

SANTIAGO, Jan 04 (IPS) – An organisation that brings together some 10,000 peasant and indigenous women from Chile is launching anagroecology institute for women campe...

They Brought Laughter Into Homes

Surfing through the channels late Saturday night, I found Sarabhai v/s Sarabhai on Star Utsav. Although relegated to Star One and not the premium channel Star Plus, in its ...

UK gives £12.5m aid for South Sudan refugees

The government has announced a £12.5m aid package for families fleeing the violence in South Sudan.

At least 180,000 people have been forced fr...

Number of polio cases reach 82 in Pakistan this year

ISLAMABAD: The number of polio cases in Pakistan reached 82 this year with five new cases reported in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas as the crippling disease remai...

Flood Defences: Get Wise – Or Get Wet

They called it the nightmare before Christmas but – despite yesterday’s encore – it’s not over yet. Further heavy rains are due in the South-West to...

Pope Francis preaches peace, love & tenderness in first Christmas message at Vatican

Pope Francis, celebrating his first Christmas as leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, on Wednesday called for dialogue to end the conflict in ...