United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - Time for Global Action for People and Planet

This is a hard post for me to write. Our country is exhausted after one of the most contentious campaign cycles in modern history. We now have a President-elect, Donald J. Trump, after an election ...

With an average of 35 wipes found for every kilometre of beach, this is a serious problem that is only getting worse. Read more.

7 November, 2016 – If temperatures in the Mediterranean basin continue to rise, the region will experience change not seen in the last 10,000 years.

Plenty of Malaysians still love their shark fin soup, but not as many as used to do. The local consumption of shark fins has fallen almost by half over the past six months, according to the World Wide...

An estimated 1 trillion plasticbags are used and discarded every year. Each is used for an avg. 12 mins, but lasts 1000+ years.

To really feel the impact of the UN Global Goals, look through this powerful imagery provided by Getty Images. > *"Imagery brings these causes to life, offering a window into global issues," said Susan Smith Ellis, Getty Images Chief...

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In warm, coastal waters lurks a major problem— manatee populations are on the verge of being washed away forever. All three species of manatees today are listed as vulnerable to extinction by the IUCN Red List, a status that has lasted for almost...

Our desire to continue to process improvement leads the drive for AI. We will build machines that are smarter and more competent than us. Such a powerful [TED talk](http://futureoflife.org/2016/10/07/sam-harris-ted-talk/) by [Sam...