Republican John McCain hopes to halt Democrat Barack Obama's momentum and gain new life in the White House race with a strong performance on Tuesday when the presidential rivals meet in their second debate

Italy overshot its quota of bluefin tuna last year by five times, showing that rules meant to save the giant fish from extinction were failing, the conservationist group WWF said

A "deadly dozen" diseases ranging from avian flu to yellow fever are likely to spread more because of climate change, the Wildlife Conservation Society said

As talks between the 160 nations party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change grind towards a finale in Copenhagen in December 2009, many heavy industries are keeping a close watch on what emission reduction schemes will emerge from

Lofty promises from U.S. presidential candidates of lower taxes and healthcare for all are looking more like pipedreams as the cost of dealing with the banking sector's collapse passes the $1 trillion-mark.

Under an agreement reached with 3 conservation groups that could restrict drilling off Alaska's coast, the Interior Department has until 2010 to designate critical habitat for the threatened species.

A slowdown in the world economy may give the planet a breather from the excessively high carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions responsible for climate change, a Nobel Prize winning scientist said

Despite another terrible summer, some of the New Forest's rarest butterflies have had their best year for a decade.

Central banks around the world cut interest rates in unison on Wednesday, responding to a worldwide clamor for concerted action to contain the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

Europe joined Asia's panic selling of stocks on Friday, knocking the benchmark world equity index to a 5-year trough, while the low-yielding yen jumped as fears grew that policymakers' efforts to contain the global financial crisis won't be enough.