Under current climate change policies, billions will face life-threatening heat. But a global network of heat officers are tackling the problem in their own cities.
22/05/2023
The pair are the first Saudi astronauts to travel to the International Space Station (ISS). Breast cancer researcher Rayyanah Barnawi is the first Saudi woman astronaut.
Myths and superstitions about HIV and AIDS are causing the disease to spread, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
20/05/2023
Plants and animals have evolved over billions of years to live in all sorts of harsh environments. Now scientists are looking to them for sustainable solutions to tricky design challenges.
19/05/2023
Humans exchange millions of disease-spreading bacteria when we kiss. Scientists believe that kissing tests the compatibility of mates ― that it all comes down to swapping spit. But where does the behavior come from?
Africa's population is largely rural. But now the continent is driving urbanization: The expansion of cities in the coming decades will experience a similar dynamic to Asia. This is only partly due to the metropolises.
17/05/2023
As plastic production continues unabated, new findings say that with sufficient ambition, the world could cut plastic pollution by more than three-quarters.
16/05/2023
With coastal areas around the world threatened by rising sea levels and increasingly destructive storms, should we still be creating new land in our oceans?
15/05/2023
Growing food with the help of our repurposed excrement may not ring with gourmet promise, but in some places around the world, it is slowly becoming a thing — again.
12/05/2023
With a focus on reducing carbon emissions and promoting sustainable growth, India's central bank is preparing a roadmap to achieve its green transition targets.
11/05/2023
Two EU parliamentary committees have backed setting up rules on how generative artificial intelligence like ChatGPT can be used in Europe. Once approved, they would become "the world's first rules" on AI technology.
In some countries along the Atlantic coast, African fishermen are running out of fish. Overfishing is becoming a growing issue, due to both foreign ships and harmful practices among local fishermen.
10/05/2023
