The government has backed the contentious third runway at Heathrow Airport, but what will that mean for our environment?

Readers discuss how Peter Dutton’s idea of governments saving money can cost more than it’s worth - as when the previous ...

A teacher and students are taking a stand against single-use plastic in school lunches served at San Francisco public schools ...

With perfect timing and absurd visuals, these Far Side comics deliver hilarious scenes that speak for themselves — no ...

By 4am, Abrar, aged 50, reaches Seelampur, a small neighbourhood in the capital’s north-east suburbs, which is home to ...

Attempts to find an investor interested in acquiring the whole of the insolvent Soex Group have been unsuccessful. According to a spokesperson for the German textile recycler, which is currently in a ...

The work is supported by the Japanese ministry of economy, trade and industry and is expected to reduce CO 2 emission greatly by paving the way for recycling many kinds of plastics. IDEC hopes to ...

The recycling rate for all textiles was 14.7% during the year, with a total of 2.5m tons recycled. NIST material research engineer Amanda Forster said: “This reference data will help improve sorting ...

MANILA, Philippines — Several Manila residents expressed frustration about the local government’s garbage collection problems, as piles of trash were seen along the city’s streets after the ...

"What's the new guy like?" Earlier this year, I was asked this question by about 10 people: friends, contacts and people I've run into. "Who?" I'd respond. Each time, I'd be wondering how this ...

Pulitzer prize-winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes announced her resignation from The Washington Post, citing an editorial decision to scrap a cartoon that included Post owner Jeff Bezos bowing to ...