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Plastic pollution: which two oceans contain the most?

Plastic is a big problem in our oceans. According to the most comprehensive study undertaken so far, there are 5 trillion pieces of plastic floating in the sea.

These are the world’s most liveable cities

Melbourne is the world’s most liveable city for the sixth year running. That’s according to The Economist Intelligence Unit Global Liveability Ranking 2016.

There is a third pole on earth, and it's melting quickly

When we think of the world’s polar regions, only two usually spring to mind – the North and South. However, there is a region to the south of China and the north of India that is known as...

Mum, what is a combustion engine?

Ask a young person today what a vinyl record is, or what a cassette deck looks like, and they may well stare blankly into the middle distance. In a world where technology develops at an e...

What is the marine heatwave - the so-called 'blob' - that is causing global climate chaos?

Off the Pacific coast of America there is a phenomenon that has caused birds to fall dead from the sky and deceased whales to wash up on the beach.

4 maps that will change how you see migration in Europe

Did you know that Polish people represent the highest percentage of the foreign-born population in Norway? Or that the largest proportion of immigrants to the Republic of Ireland hail fro...

The economic and human cost of America’s worst natural disasters

One of the most harrowing images of the recent flooding in Louisiana showed the rescue of a woman and her dog from a car being swept away by fast-rising flood waters. The dramatic footage...

What is triple-A, and which countries make the grade?

Among the headlines in the days that followed the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union, one was the fact that the country had lost its triple-A credit rating.

Which American state has a bigger economy than India?

The GDP of each state in the United States is equivalent to that of a major nation in the world, according to a recent analysis by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).

Is power becoming more female?

Five-hundred years ago, Niccolò Machiavelli published The Prince, a tome that became the foundation of how we understand the pursuit of power.

This research reveals the full extent of online misogyny – and a surprising fact about who's responsible

Research by UK think-tank Demos has revealed the huge scale of misogyny on social media – and how much of it is perpetrated by women.

African farmers need investment – but these 6 factors stand in the way

Investment in agriculture is key for economic growth and job creation among Africa’s farmers, but significant constraints remain before they can fulfil that potential. That’s according to...

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This is what's worrying CEOs the most

The global economy and geopolitical tensions are two of the key factors weighing on the minds of chief executives, according to a global CEO survey launched at Davos last week.

4 ways businesses can build customer trust

Do we trust our businesses, our institutions? Do we trust the media, our NGOs and government?