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'Make America Smart Again': hundreds rally for US science

GesturingtowardstheWhiteHouse,hometoUSPresidentDonaldTrump,whocalledhimself"averystablegenius,"IsaacNewtonbeggedtodiffer."Knowingmanygeniuses,andbeingonemyself,

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China sets example of seeking growth amid climate change: UN

Attheclosingceremonyofthe10thAfricaCarbonForuminNairobi,theUNEnvironmentProgram(UNEP)toldAfricangovernmentstoembarkonthemassivedevelopmentofsolarandrenewableene

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Pistons' Stan Van Gundy: Tanking shows 'lack of respect' for fans

WhilemostofthefocusthroughouttheNBAonWednesdaynightwasonwinning,DetroitPistonscoachStanVanGundyaddressedadifferenttopic--tanking.VanGundy,whosePistonswrappedupa

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Brazil's Supreme Court delays debate that could see Lula released

AjusticeonBrazil'sSupremeCourtonTuesdayorderedadelayuntilnextweekofadebateonchangingalawthatcould,ifpassed,leadtotheimminentreleaseofrecentlyjailedex-presidentL

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Fiji PM blames five cyclone deaths on climate change

Fiji'sPrimeMinisterFrankBainimaramaonTuesdayblamedclimatechangeforadeadlycycloneovertheweekend,sayinghisSouthPacificnationhadentereda“frighteningnewera.”Cyclone

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Climate change may increase food insecurity risk: study

Manycountriescouldfaceincreasingriskoffoodshortagesasmoreweatherextremesareexpectedtobecausedbyclimatechange,accordingtoanewstudyreleasedMondaybytheUniversityof

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US anti-gun movement intensifies after Parkland shooting

Hundredsofthousandsofstudentsandtheirparentsparticipatedin“TheMarchforOurLives”rallyinWashingtonDCthisweekendandincitiesacrosstheUSandaroundtheworld.Theprotestw

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Report: Climate change threatens future of golf

Wetterwintersandcoastalerosionlinkedtoclimatechangearethreateningthefutureofgolf,areportbackedbygoverningbodytheRAwarnedonWednesday.Golfisfacinganincreaseinunpl

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Cricket and golf join snowsports under threat from climate change<br>

Thefutureofsnowsportsisunderthreat,accordingtoareportintotheimpactofclimatechangeongrassrootsandelitesport.Althoughithasbeenwellbelowfreezingasathletespreparedf

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NBA Bucks fire coach Kidd

JasonKiddwasfiredasheadcoachoftheMilwaukeeBucksonMonday,withfranchisechiefssayingachangewasneededtohelptheteamchallengeforchampionships.ABucksstatementpaidtribu

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Worst-case global warming scenarios not credible: study

Earth'ssurfacewillalmostcertainlynotwarmupfourorfivedegreesCelsiusby2100,accordingtoastudyreleasedWednesdaywhich,ifcorrect,voidsworst-caseUNclimatechangepredict

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Actress Kruger says Hollywood changing because 'men are scared'

HollywoodactressDianeKrugersaidMondaythatthe#MeToomovementhadscaredpowerfulmenbutshewasafraidthatchangemaybeshort-lived.TheGerman-bornstar,whowonbestactressinMa

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China urges stability in Iran, backs Pakistan after Trump’s attacks

ChinaonTuesdayexpressedhopeforstabilityinIranandextendeditssupportforPakistanamidgrowingnoiseoverUSPresidentDonaldTrump’svitriolictweetsagainstbothcountries.Ase

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Climate change could lead to 1m migrants a year entering EU by 2100

ClimatechangewilldriveahugeincreaseinthenumberofmigrantsseekingasyluminEuropeifcurrenttrendscontinue,accordingtoanewstudy.Thenumberofmigrantsattemptingtosettlei

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Net neutrality rules weakened by US regulator

RestrictionsonUSbroadbandproviders'abilitytoprioritiseoneservice'sdataoveranotheraretobereducedafteravotebyaregulator.TheFederalCommunicationsCommissionvotedthr

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Global, Asian heat waves in 2016 due purely to climate change: study

Lastyear'sglobalheatrecord,extremeheatinAsiaandunusuallywarmwatersoffthecoastofAlaskahappenedpurelybecausetheplanetisgettingwarmerduetohumanactivitieslikeburnin

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Self-driving buses begin trial operation in Shenzhen

Fourself-drivingbusesbegantrialoperationsSaturdayinsouthChina'sShenzhen,acityknownforitshighconcentrationofhi-techcompanies.Thesmartbuses,whicharesmallerthanano