
5 surprising facts about global wealth
A million. That’s how many more dollar millionaires there are in the world that there were last year, according to a Global Wealth Report.
A million. That’s how many more dollar millionaires there are in the world that there were last year, according to a Global Wealth Report.
If 2019 was the year Greta Thunberg and environmental scientists put the uncomfortable truth of climate change squarely on the agenda, 1962 was the year climate fiction came to the fore.
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“Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt, CJ, you're a better witness for what's beautiful."
For a country that fits into the state of California 10 times, Switzerland punches above its weight when it comes to global competitiveness.
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Planting trees to save the planet just got a whole lot easier – no gardening gloves required.
Film producer Guneet Monga, who won an Oscar for her eye-opening documentary about menstruation, has made the list of this year’s 31 Most Powerful Women in business in India.
“Our relationship with the oceans has not been a happy one," says Marine biologist Neil Sims.
A "rallying cry" to close the gender data gap is the winner of the UK's most prestigious science book prize.
“And if you look out your window, you’ll see the giant starfish where we’ll soon be landing.”
With its sweeping views over the sparkling Hofvijver pond, the Binnenhof – the Gothic castle in the heart of The Hague that houses the States General of the Netherlands – is quite somethi...
When Peter Lagan wants proof that it’s possible both to log the rainforest and conserve its biodiversity, he considers the orangutans in Sabah’s Deramakot Forest Reserve.
The next time you sit down to eat, consider what’s on your plate. Many of the ingredients that make up your meal may have travelled by ship to get there.