The pressures on the global energy system are unprecedented. Demand is being fuelled by a growing population and economic growth, but powering the world still depends on fossil fuels, and...
This year marks a quarter of a century since South Africa became a democracy – and its people are voting in the sixth election since its first post-apartheid poll in 1994.
On a train? Definitely. Standing at a bus stop? Possibly. But losing yourself in a book while running an ultra marathon? Extreme.
Japan has entered a new era: following the abdication of his father, Emperor Akihito, Emperor Naruhito has ascended to the throne.
If you’re reading this with a niggling sense of dread, you’re not alone. More than a third of the world’s adults are worried or stressed, according to a new poll that’s found 2018 to be a...
Did you smile or laugh a lot yesterday? Almost three-quarters of the world did.
Once upon a time, in one of the busiest parts of one of the busiest cities in the world, the people were so busy, they didn’t have time to finish reading lengthy works of fiction.
Growing minds need fuel, but 1 in 8 children in certain French schools are starting a day off learning on an empty stomach.
When was the last time you had a really good idea? Maybe they sneak up on you when you’re drifting off to sleep. Or perhaps you just don’t have time to let the creative juices flow.
There’s good and bad news for working women across the globe: the gender pay gap is narrowing, but it still persists.
Saudi Arabia tops the rankings for the best universities in the Arab World, with two of the three highest-placed institutions, according to data from the 2019 World University Rankings.
History is written by the victors. It’s also written largely by men.
今回発表された指標で、ニューヨークが世界一のテクノロジー都市となり、シリコンバレーに一矢報いた形となりました。
In Indonesia, plastic waste is a very modern-day enemy. It’s such a problem that, last year, the army was called in to scoop it out of the river in the country’s third-largest city of Ban...
Around the world, the achievements of women are being celebrated on International Women’s Day, which began back in 1911. But the day also highlights the work that remains to be done in or...
