Americas News

By Katherine Gustafson | Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:46 PM ET

Some 2.5 billion people live without toilets, and more children die of sanitation-related diseases than any others. Today we recognize how important toilets are. Read More

More like this in: Health, Children, Water

By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:26 PM ET

A Michigan mall employee brings home the title, and makes his country proud. Read More

More like this in: Yahoo!, China, Mexico, Michigan, Detroit, Toronto

By Katherine Gustafson | Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:28 PM ET

Today's Leonid shower will be hard to see from the US but cosmic nonetheless. Read More

More like this in: Europe, Asia, National Geographic, Meteor Showers

By David Bois | Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:15 PM ET

Thousands of animal helpers, equipped with satellite transmitters, provide data behind a new atlas of the Patagonian marine environment. Read More

More like this in: Conservation, EurekAlert, biodiversity, Patagonia, Wildlife Conservation Society, South America, Marine Biology

By Katherine Gustafson | Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:27 AM ET

The religious scholar and author’s inspired Charter for Compassion breathes new life into the Golden Rule. Read More

More like this in: Love, Kindness, Compassion, Spirituality, Religion, The Internet, Call to Action, Karen Armstrong

By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Sun Nov 15, 2009 1:55 PM ET

A Colombian cooking school concocts a "love dessert" featuring those special blue pills. Read More

More like this in: Cooking, Chocolate, The Associated Press, Colombia

By David Bois | Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:44 PM ET

The US announces a new wildlife and wilderness protection initiative in partnership with Canada and Mexico. Read More

More like this in: Climate change, United States, Canada, Mexico, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Worldwatch Institute

By Katherine Gustafson | Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:31 PM ET

The new Global Technology and Innovation Fund will help Muslim-majority countries get tech savvy. Read More

More like this in: Technology, Business, Science, Grants, The Huffington Post, Egypt, Investment

By David Bois | Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:00 AM ET

'2012' hits the theaters. Have fun with the hype, but don't give in to panic or fear. Rest assured, there will be a 2013 here on Earth. Read More

More like this in: Hollywood, NASA, Film, National Geographic, MSNBC, Astronomy

By Katherine Gustafson | Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:19 PM ET

At the Maldives Forum for Climate Vulnerable Countries, those nations most threatened by a changing climate vow to take the lead on action. Read More

More like this in: Climate change, Global Warming, Emissions, Kenya, Vietnam, Ghana, Tanzania, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives, Glaciers, Bhutan