Summer heat could challenge power grids in Texas and California: NERC
Texas and California could face electric reliability issues this summer because they may not have enough generation resources available to meet peak air conditioning demand,...
Southeast Asia should ban imports of foreign trash: environmentalists
Environmental groups called on Tuesday for Southeast Asian countries to ban waste imports from developed countries to help tackle a plastic pollution crisis, as regional...
Scientists amazed as Canadian permafrost thaws 70 years early
Permafrost at outposts in the Canadian Arctic is thawing 70 years earlier than predicted, an expedition has discovered, in the latest sign that the global...
Bayer asks trial judge to reverse $2 billion Roundup jury verdict
Bayer AG has asked a California judge to overrule a $2 billion verdict by jurors who found the company’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer responsible for...
More than 300,000 flee Congo violence, complicating Ebola fight: U.N.
More than 300,000 people have fled inter-ethnic violence in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo since early June, complicating the tracing and treatment of patients at...
Defense lawyer for Harvey Weinstein asks to leave New York case: report
One of the lawyers representing Harvey Weinstein in his rape trial due to begin in September has asked a judge to let him drop the...
World electronic gaming revenues to grow 9.6% to $152.1 billion in 2019: report
The global video and electronic games market will generate $152.1 billion in 2019, up 9.6% over last year as gaming morphs into content and communication,...
Tour de France champion Thomas crashes in Swiss race
Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas crashed in the fourth stage of the Tour de Suisse on Tuesday, his team said....
Global stocks rally on hopes from trade, monetary policy
Global stocks rallied on Tuesday and benchmark government bond yields tumbled after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi hinted at economic stimulus, while equities got...
How human excrement is helping Kenyan farmers
Kenyan farmer Victor Kyalo’s chickens have doubled the number of eggs they are laying. The reason? Human excrement. Lauren Anthony reports....