By 2050 the Middle East and Africa will be home to around 3.4 billion people – this is likely to be more than the populations of China and India combined. Such an unprecedented boom will ...
Existen muchas cosas maravillosas que ofrece la vida en la ciudad, desde el corto traslado al trabajo hasta las infinitas opciones de entretenimiento. Sin embargo, desafortunadamente todo...
There are so many great things that come with city living, from the short commute to work, to the endless entertainment options. But unfortunately all of this comes at a cost.
You may have heard horror stories about killer robots that can think for themselves. But what about an intelligent machine that actually writes its own spine-tingling tales?
Cancer survival rates could be greatly improved if scientists are successful in developing microscopic medical weapons that obliterate cancerous cells.
Smallpox was responsible for around 300 million deaths in the 20th Century. But thanks to vaccinations, one of the most devastating diseases known to humanity has been wiped out.
把特定的极端气候事件同全球变暖联系起来是困难的，并且会给那些否认气候变化的人可乘之机。 在过去的几个星期中，热带风暴给全球许多国家造成损失。龙卷风“哈维”对美国德克萨斯州造成了巨大破坏，摧毁了人们的家园，夺去人们的生命。台风“天鸽”在中国南部和香港地区也留下了类似的一系列破坏。 一个强有力的论点认为，人类至少在部分程度上应该为这些极端气候事件负责。但问题是得到切实的证...
想象这样一个理想世界：即使是最忠实的素食者也不会因为咬一口牛肉汉堡，就背叛他们的“素食原则”。 科学们正在努力使这个听起来不太现实的情况成为现实。 传统“食肉就是谋杀”的观点可能会变得过时，科学家们已经获取了从“动物细胞”生产“食用肉”的突破性技术。 由亿万富豪比尔·盖茨和理查德•布兰森支持的“孟菲斯肉类公司”正在开发一种能够生产牛肉，鸡肉和鸭肉的技术，而且不需要养殖...
Linking specific extreme weather events to global warming is difficult, and this plays into the hands of climate-change deniers.
Los jóvenes sienten que quienes toman las decisiones mundiales no los escuchan. Sin embargo, más de la mitad de la población mundial tiene menos de 30 años, por lo que no pasará mucho tie...
Imagine a world where even the most committed vegan can bite into a beef burger without betraying their principles. Science has made this unlikely scenario a reality.
Young people feel that they’re not being listened to by global decision makers. But with over half of the world’s population under the age of 30, it won’t be long before they will be maki...
The harassment of women is widespread in India, as in so many places in the world. But all-female police units are taking to the streets in northwest India to fight the problem.
The world’s first full-scale floating wind farm is being moved into position 15 miles off the north-east coast of Scotland.
Hollywood star Matt Damon is trying to improve sanitation in developing countries, one toilet at a time.
