Society
Carbon heats the world and cities are fighting back with big plans
While national leadership across the planet flags, cities are stepping up with bold visions and steep carbon reductions
Science
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Environment
Butterflies begin a magical migration from Mexico, heading for Canada
The annual flight of butterflies from remote Mexican mountaintops is one of Creation’s most awe-inspiring mysteries -- and it carries lessons
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Environment
Bees die in huge numbers under mysterious circumstances, panic ensues
The honeybee population is plummeting; the food supply is at risk; scientists are racing to figure it out before we all get stung
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Environment
Arctic melting, Antarctic too: my trips to the ends of the Earth
I journeyed to both ends of the Earth on a quest to bear witness to where climate heating is hitting first. It was grim.
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Ethics
AI advances lead to thorny ethical questions about fate of humans
Computers are learning so fast on their own that it's not clear how they will shape the future of the species that created them
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Health
Drugs to relieve HIV-AIDS symptoms are failing to get where needed
A Canadian bill aimed at getting low-cost generic drugs to patients in Africa and elsewhere has put Big Pharma profits above humanitarian goals, critics say
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Religion
Evolution continues to be a battleground, and so does Charles Darwin
Ever since his masterwork "The Origin of Species" was published 150 years ago, scientists and creationists have misrepresented the naturalist's views on religion, Paul Fayter explains
