艺术与文化
The Booker Prize 2019 shortlist has been announced
From a 998-page novel that's largely one continuous sentence, to the follow-up to The Handmaid's Tale, the six books on this year's Booker Prize shortlist were announced this week.
最热内容
深度地理
8 stunning photos of South Africa
The World Economic Forum on Africa is taking place in South Africa this week.
深度产业
This company grows crops inside, stacked on top of one another
Is it an agriculture or a tech venture?
深度地理
19 of the world’s 20 youngest countries are in Africa
The world’s youngest countries are all in Africa, with forecasts for 2020 showing just one non-African country – Afghanistan – in the top 20.
城市转型
This man is turning cities into giant sponges to save lives
The idea of a sponge city is simple – rather than using concrete to channel away rainwater, you work with nature to absorb, clean and use the water.
自然与生物多样性
This company is breeding millions of insects in the heart of London
Keiran Whitaker is fighting deforestation, saving the oceans and reducing food waste – and he's doing it all with black solider flies.
健康与医疗系统
Mosquitoes kill more people every day than sharks do in a century
Jaws might not have had the same cultural impact if it had featured a tiny, buzzing insect in lieu of a great white shark.
深度产业
This farmer is saving the jungle by growing food in it
“My dream is to create a sustainable farm, this is my work.”
深度产业
This is how much people would pay to use some of the world's most popular apps
How much would you pay for Google Maps?
健康与医疗系统
In 2016, half of all gun deaths occured in the Americas
Half of all firearm-related deaths in 2016 occurred in just six countries – all in the Americas – according to a study.
循环经济
Inspired by orange peel, this 'plastic' packaging is totally compostable
What do you think of when you think of orange peel? Probably not a lot - it keeps the inside safe and juicy, right?
自然与生物多样性
These 5 countries plan to slash their CO2 emissions. But how will they do it?
Around the planet, countries are announcing ambitious plans to cut their emissions and decarbonise their economies.
气候行动
These countries are the most peaceful - in 3 charts
Nearly a billion people live in areas with high or very high exposure to climate hazards, according to the Global Peace Index 2019.
可持续发展
5 reasons to be more cheerful about the future of the oceans
There are lots of reasons to feel blue about the state of the ocean. From acidification to climate change's impact on the zooplankton that form the basis of the marine food chain, there’s...
能源转型
The UK is on a record-breaking run of coal-free power
The UK is close to powering itself without coal for two straight weeks.