The nation is located in a busy earthquake zone and faces high levels of deforestation – factors that are linked to flooding and landslides, though it wasn't immediately clear if the areas hit are near mines or heavily logged areas.

Legacy is often discussed in executive boardrooms when senior executives who are about to retire are in the room. The thing about mass extinction is that there will be no one around to honor anyone’s legacy. Nor will there be a technical person around to say, “I told you so.”

It has been widely reported that China has approved the construction of the world’s largest hydropower dam in Tibet on the Yarlung Tsangpo river. When the river

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The India-China conversation on water has, over the years, merely skimmed the surface, unable, and often unwilling, to wade through to the deeper end. A weak appetite for striking sovereignty bargains,

My first industrial job after graduating with a PhD in theoretical physics was that of an R&D engineer at RCA, which at the time was a major conglomerate in the US.

The Malaysian Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM) has set two major priorities for this year - reforming the national rice and paddy industry, and increasing productivity in the ruminant sector,

Since China has effectively dammed every river that flows into India, it can use water as a weapon of war by controlling releases as part of a military strategy

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Mexico was raising sprawling tents on the U.S. border Wednesday as it braced for President Donald Trump to fulfill his pledge to reverse mass migration. In an empty lot on

Colombian President Gustavo Petro is visiting Haiti as part of a whirlwind trip to strengthen ties with the violence-wracked country. He was expected to meet with officials to talk about

Taipei, Taiwan (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of six struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey, leaving 15 people with minor injuries.