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Tyler Prize 2016: British economist Partha Dasgupta wins top environmental award
Prof Dasgupta recognised for lifetime of work on welfare and development economics.
In Focus: Malawians fear for future as lack of maize threatens survival
IBTimes UK travelled to Malawi to witness the impact of a drought that has put millions at risk of hunger.
Malawi drought: Faces of people struggling with hunger as food crisis looms
IBTimes UK visited Malawi's Neno district, where people are facing hunger due to lack of maize.
Ichthyosaurs: Climate change and slow evolution pushed 'sea dragon' to extinction 90 million years ago
Ichthyosaurs became extinct long before other dinosaurs, and scientists have now worked out why.
Malawi drought: 'We are dying of hunger' warns village leader
IBTimes UK hears from community chief in Malawi on how the drought is impacting his village.
Caribbean shipwrecks and tree rings reveal oldest data on hurricane activity
Scientists find hurricane activity was reduced by 75% between 1645 and 1715 - a period of cool temperatures.
US: Extreme tornado 'super' outbreaks have risen 50% since 1950
Study shows the number of tornado outbreaks are rising, as well as the number of twisters in each outbreak
World Wildlife Day 2016: Six key threats to animal species and the environment
World Wildlife Day is marked on 3 March with the theme "The future of wildlife is in our hands"
Climate change: 500,000 people face death in 2050 from malnutrition
Study shows half a million people are at risk of malnutrition and death as climate change will take control.
Leonardo DiCaprio is right about climate change and it is time big business listened
Value of ethical sales grew by 8% during a period when inflation barely rose above 0.5%.
California sea lion strandings down because warming coast has already killed pups
More starving pups are dying before they strike out on their own due to lower fish stocks and warmer seas.
World's most realistic 'cyberforest' lets experts peer into future to study climate change
Researchers used drones to create exact copies of trees and added climate scenarios to show its impact.
Climate change will dictate which parts of the world are richest and poorest
Natural amenities are changing to coincide with global warming say researchers.
Slashing beef intake by half key to meeting climate targets, say scientists
Slashing beef intake by 50% can help meet climate target of keeping temperature rise within 2C limit, according to a study.
Between 1900 and 2000 sea level rose by 14cm - more than any of the previous 27 centuries
Climate change is to blame as if anthropogenic CO2 disappeared, sea level would have risen half the amount.
Ocean acidification expected to cause skeletal deformities in 50% of juvenile corals
Absorbed CO2 prevents regular growth of tiny corals making them smaller and more fragile, research suggests.
Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini's GFBiochemicals acquires Minnesota-based Segentis
Acquisition of Segentis's assets and IP will allow GFBiochemicals to make bioplastic products for US market.
Climate change: Kiribati turns to artificial islands to save nation from Atlantis fate
Kiribati is seeking help from UAE to save the low-lying nation from rising sea levels.
AI X Prize competition puts $5m up for grabs
Latest X Prize tasks teams with using AI to tackle climate change and other global issues
More sizzling news: January 2016 hottest ever recorded
After hottest year ever, scorching first month of 2016 racks up scary biggest anomaly from norm
Climate change to increase risk and transmission of parasitic infections
Different age groups of humans will suffer from different parasite infections as the temperature warms.
Water scarcity affects 71% of the global population as droughts worringly increase
Study finds drought affects 4 billion people worldwide - more than double previous estimates.
Nasa: Sea level rise being offset by climate change-induced land water storage
Researchers said more data is needed to understand causes of patterns and if they will continue.
Climate change denialism: 1 in 3 US science teachers tell students global warming is natural
First US nationwide survey on climate change education shows 54% of teachers explain scientific theory.
Climate change 'may lengthen London to New York flight time'
Global warming set to increase travel time for those flying from Britain to the US, scientists warn.
US Supreme Court halts President Obama's climate change initiative
Unprecedented move by top court spells major trouble for Obama plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Denmark: Oregano could prevent cows from burping methane and ultimately destroying the planet
The organic herb has antimicrobial effects which can reduce methane produced in the stomach of cows.
Bolivia's vanishing Lake Poopó: ESA images show fully evaporated lake from space
ESA Proba-V mini-satellite images second-largest lake in Bolivia disappearing over the course of three years.
UK weather: 2014 flooding a result of climate change as humans increased risk of storms by 43%
Humans were to blame for the late 2013/early 2014 storms which caused more than 6000 homes to be flooded.
Renewable energy: Expert says global need for clean energy is first step to battling climate change
University of Exeter's Catherine Mitchell says there is a change in global approach to renewables.