This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. There will be at least 15,000 instances of viruses leaping between…

Updated 3:19 pm EDT May. 1, 2022 On April 20 around 4 p.m., Wynn Bruce knocked on his neighbor’s door in Boulder, Colorado, asking to be driven to a park-and-ride…

“The worst part about it for me is how they suffered, and there was not a single thing I could do about it." Millions of honeybees are dead after a…

If not slowed, climate change over the next few centuries could lead to marine losses unlike anything Earth has seen in 252 million years, says a new study. Near the…

Ukraine said Friday that five Russian missiles had struck Kyiv during the visit of United Nations Secretary General António Guterres a day earlier, bringing widespread condemnation as vast quantities of…

The United Nations has condemned a deadly explosion at a Sufi mosque in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, on Friday, which reportedly killed at least 10 people and injured up to 15…

With extreme heat gripping large parts of India and Pakistan, the two countries are working to roll out life-saving health action plans to combat the heatwave, the World Meteorological Organization…

Mali’s ban on two major international broadcasters operating inside the country is a worrying development in itself but it also reflects growing regional intolerance towards freedom of expression, the UN rights…

Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the historic Chemical Weapons Convention on Friday, the UN chief described the treaty as “a major achievement” in disarmament. Secretary-General António Guterres issued a statement hailing…

Structural weaknesses in the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs) have made them more vulnerable to shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and the current food and energy crises,…