On October 12, the government of Mozambique quietly announced that it would close its Agriculture Promotion Centre (CEPAGRI), the agency created in 2006 to promote large-scale foreign investment in the country’s agricultural sector. In a…
A lot has gone on in the social media sphere this week. Trump tweeted something we’re still not quite sure how to unpack, Kylie released her newest lip palette, and Justin Bieber continued to be, well,…
Last month was the hottest September on record, which means 2016 is all but locked into being the hottest year on record, according to new NASA statistics released Tuesday. “With data now available through September,…
Miley Cyrus knows how to dress for the heat while bringing it herself. She wore a black string bikini on Monday afternoon out in Malibu (just like her new song). Cyrus looked effortlessly cool with…
This year’s remarkably warm Arctic winter would have been “extremely unlikely” without climate change, according to a new analysis from a consortium of scientists dedicated to understanding the impacts of global warming. World Weather Attribution…
Jenna Dewan Tatum has been living her absolute best life lately—I mean, it’s always pretty fab, but the actress’s latest round of Instas is peak #LapOfLuxury. Earlier this week, Dewan Tatum hit the beach (in…
Israel is lashing out in the wake of last week’s United Nations resolution that demanded the country put an end to settlement activity on occupied Palestinian territory. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu summoned Israel’s U.S. ambassador…
A coalition representing Britain’s 600,000 doctors and health workers on Wednesday called for a rapid phase-out of coal, saying it was an “imperative” measure and that climate change and air pollution were both “major health…
Caitlyn Jenner’s transition has already helped to place the conversation about transgender equality into the zeitgeist. And the Olympian has no plans of slowing down: She is now considering a role in politics. “I have…
Underscoring the urgent need for increased and intensely focused conservation efforts, new research shows that human activity worldwide is wiping out plant and animal life—including our own—so rapidly that evolution can’t keep up. “We are…