Greta Thunberg

Over the years, we've posted about (but sadly never had the opportunity to try) the Sourtoe Cocktail, the infamous drink containing preserved human toes that's served at the Downtown Hotel in Canada's Yukon territory. Now we must report that "Captain" Dick St…

LONDON (Reuters) - British band Coldplay will not tour to promote their new album, but are working on how to make their gigs environmentally sustainable, lead singer Chris Martin said. The rock group, known for songs like "Yellow", "Paradise" and "Viva la Vi…

Many people say that Greta Thunberg is wise beyond her years, but maybe that’s because she was actually born in the 19th century. That’ll sound like a completely ridiculous argument, until you see this photo from 1898, depicting a girl who bears a more-than-s…

Greta Thunberg already has an impressive CV for a 16-year-old: inspiring millions to join her mission to combat climate change and telling off world leaders for not doing more. Now she's been (jokingly) credited with time travelling. A photo of Greta's dou…

Perhaps we can credit the message and social-media machinations from teen environmental activist Greta Thunberg, or deep-pocketed investments like this just-revealed solar play from Bill Gates. Either way, Oxford Dictionaries says its word of the year for 201…

Megan Rapinoe praised former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s activism while accepting a Glamour Women of the Year award at a ceremony on Monday evening.  The soccer star and activist, one of Glamour’s 2019 Women of the Year, began her spee…

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Greta Thunberg will gaze down at people from a building in downtown San Francisco from Tuesday night when an artist formally unveils a giant mural of the teenage activist, hoping it will remind residents of the dangers posed by clima…

Yara Shahidi at the 2019 "Glamour" Women Of The Year Awards in New York City. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Glamour Glamour held its annual Women of the Year awards in New York City on Monday evening to honor a variety of extraordinary women fi…

Enlarge/ There is no shortage of plastic in your average science lab. 0 with 0 posters participating Lucy Gilliam has an infectious passion for environmental action. Today, she works in Brussels on environmental transport policy. But in the early 2000s, she…

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg told a rally in Denver that young people must be prepared to keep striking to call for action on climate change - but she's encouraged by those joining the movement. (Oct 11) AP, AP SAN FRANCISCO Teen climate activis…