Thinking about nothing in particular is more enjoyable than you’d imagine and can help in areas including creativity and problem solving, scientists have found.
Paris describes itself as one of Europe’s “most wooded capitals”. But recent heatwaves have exposed how a lack of trees and vegetation can make some parts of the French city much hotter t...
Bananas provide jobs and nutrition for more than 400 million people globally. But the fruit is under threat from one of the world’s most devastating banana diseases.
Countries can be more ambitious in their climate pledges, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says.
Brazil’s biggest favela – the local word for an unplanned and deprived settlement on the edge of a city – has been mapped using 3D technology.
Two invasive species, one reptile and one amphibian, have cost the world more than $16 billion in damage, scientists have found.
We’re quitting our jobs in record numbers. Why? Because we’re switching industries, trying new things and taking time out.
Los proyectos de conservación en todo el mundo ayudan a recuperar especies silvestres en peligro de extinción. Esto no sólo es importante para las propias especies, sino que la conservaci...
Tomatoes, apples, potatoes and pears are among 500 food and plant products to have "best before" dates removed from their packaging by a supermarket in the United Kingdom.
The Congo Rainforest in Africa is the second largest tropical rainforest in the world – but it could be completely gone within 80 years because of deforestation.
Is the world making progress on tackling climate change? Or is it stalling?
Workforces have been shaped throughout human history by four key forces: specialization, scarcity, rivalry and humanity.
一份新的报告证实，世界各地的气候变化正在持续打破纪录——这一现象令人担忧。
Conservation projects around the world are helping to bring back endangered and extinct wildlife species. Not only is this important for the species themselves - preserving wildlife has p...
Unemployment is steadying in countries representing 80% of world trade and investment, as these three charts below show.
