Even the U.S. State Department is proclaiming that the future belongs to biotech, which has already brought us apples that don’t rot and more.

Milk, sugar, toilet paper—what could Venezuela manage to run out of next? How about drinking water. Having created a choice between oil and water, the benevolent socialist republic chose to keep the moneymen happy and the people thirsty.

Laos is starting construction on a set of dams on the Mekong, angering its neighbors and threatening to draw China and the U.S. into another southeast Asian water battleground.

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is growing worse, says the World Health Organization. Last month, nearly forty new cases were reported over the course of four days.

When no values are worth fighting for, all that matters is the fight itself, and victory, no matter what the cause. It’s both a understandable and eminently dangerous sentiment that has led to much suffering in the 20th century.

Libya’s oil production has slowed to a trickle in recent months, and now the country’s state-owned oil firm may have to use crude earmarked for export to satisfy domestic demand. Exports may dry up entirely for the first time since the 2011 civil war.

Only 50 climate ministers bothered to show up to this week’s conference in Bonn, down from the 130 who attended last year’s event in Warsaw. The momentum behind the Global Climate Treaty is stalling.

From new fighter jets to drones, China’s air force is quickly gaining on the West.

Pope Francis has named all-new blood to the Vatican’s main financial watchdog agency. By reforming the Church, Francis is serving the interests not just of Catholics but of people of all faiths and none.

The European Union looks ready to remove a key hurdle to importing Canadian oil sands crude, due to economic and energy security demands. This shouldn’t be surprising: Canada has oil, and people are going to buy it.