Global Health
Got the blues? Head for some green spaces
Feeling down? Something as simple as a visit to your nearest park could perk you up with long-lasting positive effects on your mood, according to new research from the British Ecological ...
Feeling down? Something as simple as a visit to your nearest park could perk you up with long-lasting positive effects on your mood, according to new research from the British Ecological ...
Every day across the US, fleets of iconic yellow school buses carry more than 25 million children to and from school, covering around 6 billion kilometres a year. But these instantly reco...
The air you breathe could be doing as much harm to your lungs as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day, shortening your life and putting you at risk of chronic illnesses.
The US has spent the past century expanding its economic power. As it has grown, so too has the wealth of American families. But not everyone has benefitted, according to a new report.
Death and taxes. Two of life’s great certainties. But maybe it’s time to add another to the list – corporate crises. After all, according to PwC, you can’t avoid them, you can only prepar...
Think the unthinkable. Then write it down. That’s the mission for a new team working inside the French army.
There’s no shortage of roads in India that wind through mountains, some little more than gravel tracks with vertiginous drops.
Coffee is a big deal. While just a handful of countries dominate production, it’s consumed in vast amounts almost everywhere on the planet: around 2 billion cups are drunk every day.
Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula is home to clear blue seas, golden sands and a glorious backdrop that includes ancient Mayan ruins. Millions flock to its resorts every year and tourism is vita...
It’s been said that a picture is worth a thousand words.
They are the Baby Boomers of academia - universities born in the decades after World War Two, a period of rapid expansion of higher education in many countries.
Plastic has transformed many aspects of daily life, from keeping food fresh to ensuring medical supplies stay sterile.
India’s rich are becoming wealthier, in some cases unimaginably so. Back in 2000, there were just nine billionaires in the country. Now there are 119.
Aves nocturnas. Se acuestan tarde. Se despiertan tarde. Viven más al límite y sus vidas son más divertidas que las nuestras: salen y hacen cosas emocionantes en la oscuridad de la noche y...
Global rice production is releasing damaging greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, doing as much harm as 1,200 average-sized coal power stations, according to the Environmental Defense Fu...