CLIMATE CHANGE

European Union (EU) plans to put a charge on carbon emissions from airlines are discriminatory and inconsistent with global laws, a meeting of a UN aviation body and non-EU member nations has agreed, an Indian government statement said on Friday.

In a recent Rasmussen Report, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie carried 43% to President Obama's 44% of likely voters. But what exactly are his positions on some of the pivotal issues for 2012?

Climate change will cause damage in Canada equivalent to around 1 percent of GDP in 2050 as rising temperatures kill off forests, flood low-lying areas and cause more illnesses, an official panel said on Thursday.

Environmental Protection Agency circumvented a more robust review process when it produced a key scientific document underpinning its decision to regulate climate-changing pollution according to an internal government watchdog.

A recent study suggests that continued global warming could, some day, result in some animals becoming smaller. The new research from Queen Mary, University of London reveals how this warming might cause world’s animals to shrink.

Global energy prices that have remained steadily high restrict the elbow room for monetary policy response, deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India said, highlighting the uphill task the bank faces in its fight against stubbornly high inflation.

Scientists might be able to predict climate change with more accuracy after discovering that plants consume carbon dioxide 25 percent faster than previously thought.

Scientists have newly unveiled the mechanism of the temperature-size rule, in which certain animal species shrink in physical size as a result of hotter temperatures.

Cain has very little political experience; his career has been almost entirely in business. As a result, he has no voting or governing record to turn to for an idea of his political views; voters will have to rely entirely on the things he has said during his campaign.

NASA's provides new ocean salinity maps from data collected by satellite Aquarius.

President Barack Obama said on Monday that Europe's debt crisis was scaring the world and eurozone leaders were not acting fast enough, underscoring concerns about the fallout for the U.S. economy and his own re-election chances.

The 2012 GOP presidential candidate field has dominated much of the political discourse over the past six months, but one prominent, former Republican isn't that impressed -- in fact he's a little alarmed by selected positions: he being New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

President Barack Obama combined a pitch for his jobs plan with a fierce attack on his Republican rivals for president during a series of speeches on Sunday.

A 6-ton defunct NASA satellite has fallen back to Earth Saturday, but officials are not sure of the exact location of the debris that rained into the Pacific Ocean.

As time ticks away toward the plunge of UARS satellite, its falling trajectory still remains unknown. According to NASA, its dead, bus-sized satellite will fall back to earth in the afternoon or early evening of Sept. 23(EDT).

A defunct NASA satellite is expected to plunge back to earth on Friday, raising concerns that blazing hot debris may shower down on the unsuspecting terrestrial population.

Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have increased by 45 per cent in the past two decades and reached an all-time high in 2010, says a report.

Al Gore let slip vital iPhone details in a speech to the Discovery Invest Leadership Summit Wednesday. Without correcting himself, the Apple board member told the audience that new iPhones would be coming out next month.

Investments in energy-saving building retrofits and clean-energy projects can create hundreds of thousands of jobs and bolster the U.S. economy, former U.S. President Bill Clinton said on Tuesday.

Watch the skies this Friday as a defunct NASA satellite is expected make a fiery re-entry to the Earth's atmosphere.

The Times Atlas of the World exaggerated the rate of Greenland's ice loss in its thirteenth edition last week, scientists said on Monday.