The planet is warming, from North Pole to South Pole. Since 1906, the global average surface temperature has increased between 1.1 and 1.6 degrees FahThe planet is warming, from North Pole to South Pole. Since 1906, the global average surface temperature has increased between 1.1 and 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit (0.6 to 0.9 degrees Celsius)–even more in sensitive polar regions. And the effects of rising temperatures aren’t waiting for some far-flung future–signs of the effects of global warming are appearing right now. The heat is melting glaciers and sea ice, shifting precipitation patterns, and setting animals on the move. More ...
United Nations, 14 February 2014 - Rule of law is the basis for peace and security. In post-conflict environments...
United Nations, 14 February 2014 - Rule of law is the basis for peace and security. In post-conflict environments reconciliation and stability require strong...
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing Civil and Political Rights in Uzbekistan and Central Asia: Implications...
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing Civil and Political Rights in Uzbekistan and Central Asia: Implications for Post-2014 U.S. Foreign Policy Thursday...
Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks breaks down the Wikileaks DNC email leak. The emails appear to prove that the DNC...
Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks breaks down the Wikileaks DNC email leak. The emails appear to prove that the DNC worked against Bernie Sanders. http://www.tyt...
In a robot lab at TEDGlobal, Raffaello D'Andrea demos his flying quadcopters: robots that think like athletes,...
In a robot lab at TEDGlobal, Raffaello D'Andrea demos his flying quadcopters: robots that think like athletes, solving physical problems with algorithms that help them learn. In a series of nifty demos, D'Andrea show drones that play catch, balance and make decisions together -- and watch out for an I-want-this-now demo of Kinect-controlled quads.
Phil America discovered the language of art and compassion while living in poverty in places like Burma, Morocco,...
Phil America discovered the language of art and compassion while living in poverty in places like Burma, Morocco, Algeria, and the slums of the U.S. Phil use...
Following years of civil war, Southern Sudan is Africa's youngest nation but continues to face the challenge of...
Following years of civil war, Southern Sudan is Africa's youngest nation but continues to face the challenge of human resources for health. AMREF continues t...
Bryan Enderle grew up in Modesto, CA though he now lives in Davis, CA with his wife, Peggy, and son, Isaac. Bryan...
Bryan Enderle grew up in Modesto, CA though he now lives in Davis, CA with his wife, Peggy, and son, Isaac. Bryan received two BS degrees, in Chemical and Pe...
We often think that poverty is the main driver of migration, that most of the world poor would leave their homes for...
We often think that poverty is the main driver of migration, that most of the world poor would leave their homes for a life elsewhere. But it’s not that simp...
EMBARGO: 00.01 (GMT+1) 26 September 2013 Minority Rights Group International's (MRG) flagship report, State of the...
EMBARGO: 00.01 (GMT+1) 26 September 2013 Minority Rights Group International's (MRG) flagship report, State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples ...