Bulletin issues 'warning to all world leaders' that cites 'nuclear risk, climate change' and misuse of technologies, expresses 'hope that the ceasefire in Gaza will hold'

Distinguished Professor Thomas E. Levy’s 40-year-plus career has been shaped by what he calls archaeo-diplomacy: using archaeology as a tool to build bridges between international research teams, foster connection and cooperation and safeguard cultural heritage and history.

The world moved yet closer to global catastrophe in 2024, with the hands of the Doomsday Clock ticking one second closer to midnight, the shortest time to zero hour in its 75-year history.

Ein Gedi, once a popular Dead Sea beach in Israel, lies abandoned due to dangerous sinkholes and the receding shoreline caused by climate change and i

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United States President Donald J. Trump announced yesterday the US’ withdrawal from the 2015 Paris Agreement, the landmark international treaty aiming to limit the rise of global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Seventy-eight years ago, scientists created a unique sort of timepiece — named the Doomsday Clock — as a symbolic attempt to gauge how close humanity is to destroying the world.

The new complaint, which was filed on Friday, alleges that Unilever shut down a social media statement that referenced abortion, climate change, minimum wages and universal healthcare.

On the same day, groups in support of Palestinian liberation held a protest, rally, and bake sale outside Wills Memorial Building, calling for Bristol University to divest from companies and arms corporations facilitating Israel’s regime, defend free speech on campus, and support the right to education in Palestine.

NBC talked to voters who find both parties, Democratic and Republican, lacking and who are looking for change. Here are their thoughts about the state of American politics as Trump begins his second term.

During the confirmation hearing for nominee for Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, John Hickenlooper questioned Wright on the dangers of climate change.