The collapse of a coltan mine, the second in just a few months, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is not just another news story from a country ravaged by war and misery: it's a deep wound that cuts across entire communities and - whether we like it or not - affects our lifestyles, too.
The results of a new report by PAN Europe - a coalition of environmental organizations active throughout Europe - which analyzed 59 apple samples from 13 countries, including Italy, France, Spain and Germany, reveals almost systematic contamination by multiple pesticides.
At the end of January, videos and photos of trees appearing to explode during intense cold snaps in the USA began to circulate on American social media networks.
Japan had just turned on a light that had been off for far too long. Yet, in just one day, that light dimmed again.
27 January 1945 officially marked the end of the largest mass murder in history. But that was not the only major massacre that took place. Indeed, according to the WOIR, 180 million Native Americans died at the hands of settlers and as a result of wars of conquest they witnessed the loss of their habitat and forced change in their way of life...
Today, 27 January, the two giant pandas, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, officially leave Tokyo's Ueno zoo to return to China. In the days leading up to their departure, thousands of visitors flocked to the park for a final greeting, turning the event into something of the likes of a small collective ritual.
Car horns, inappropriate comments from tourists, tampered exhaust pipes, motorbikes starting up, heels clicking in the upstairs flat or children shouting after school: noise pollution is all around us.
Today, 26 January, is the International Clean Energy Day. The perfect opportunity to reflect on the importance of renewable energy sources for our planet.
In the North Sea, well away from the coast and prying eyes, an unexpected phenomenon is taking place.
Under the ancient McDermitt crater, on the border between Nevada and Oregon, lies a huge lithium deposit, trapped in layers of volcanic clay.