What can world leaders do to make COP26 deforestation pledge a success?
Cutting down forests has major implications for global goals to curb warming, as trees absorb about a third of the planet-heating carbon emissions produced worldwide
Bid to block release of landmark gay marriage trial video fails, again
Plaintiffs backing marriage equality remain hopeful that a court order will mean "free and unfettered access" to a gay marriage trial video
Run, rebuild, repeat as floods eat away at India's indigenous land
Each time flash floods engulf their villages, the Mising people shift their homes further inland - but after a decade of flooding and riverbank erosion, they are running out of space
China fires up giant coal power plant in face of calls for cuts
Beijing has pledged to start reducing coal consumption, but will do so only after 2025, giving developers considerable leeway to raise capacity further in the coming four years
'Harry Potter' cast recalls first kisses, horrible haircuts in reunion special
Many of the cast of the "Harry Potter" film franchise reunited for a 20th anniversary TV special, called "Return to Hogwarts," to be broadcast on Jan. 1 on HBO Max
Blackouts, financial meltdowns and a petrol crisis - the year Lebanon unravelled
In 2021, Lebanon’s financial meltdown turned two – and we learned what it means to see a country come undone.
OBITUARY-E.O. Wilson, naturalist dubbed a modern-day Darwin, dies at 92
Wilson once said destroying a rainforest for economic gain was like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal
Malaysia seeks U.N. climate adaptation funds amid deadly floods
Torrential rain has caused severe flooding that killed at least 48 people in Malaysia, prompting calls for the government to improve its preparedness to extreme weather events
India's Adani nears first coal shipment from shunned Australian mine
Climate activists concerned about carbon emissions and potential damage to Australia's Great Barrier Reef have brought several cases challenging the government over the mine
Climate-fuelled disasters bring 'grave' costs across the globe in 2021
The financial and human costs of climate change are expected to keep soaring unless governments step up efforts to rein in global warming, the report warns