Around 40 tonnes of fishing nets and consumer plastics have been removed from the Pacific – but the clean-up has only made a dent in the huge Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Where children live and how they play has a big impact on their motor skill development, new research shows.
Una lógica evolutiva cruel sucede en la vida silvestre del mundo. Charles Darwin dijo que la capacidad de adaptarse al cambio determina las especies que sobreviven. Hoy en día, el cambio ...
China y Estados Unidos se encuentran en un punto muerto comercial después de que ambos países hayan impuesto cientos de miles de millones de dólares en aranceles sobre los bienes de cada ...
China is rarely out of the global headlines. From its record on renewables to gender equality, here are 10 facts about a nation whose influence reaches across around the world.
Loneliness is a global problem. But could the answer be as simple as encouraging people to talk to one another on public transport?
For most of us, the humble lamppost is just that. We pass them in the street every day without a thought, but the European Union believes they are the key to the future of Smart Cities.
Botswana has legalized homosexuality but 70 nations, many of them in Africa, still punish LGBTI people for expressing their sexuality.
Larger animals are at greater risk of extinction as relentless human pressure on their habitats takes its toll.
A new generation of young Africans are going against the grain and taking up farming, revitalizing the image of agriculture on the continent.
Dangerous levels of antibiotics have been found in some of the world’s rivers, increasing the spread of resistant superbugs - one of the biggest threats to humanity.
Waitrose is trialling package-free produce in one of its supermarkets and asking shoppers to bring their own containers, including reusable wine and beer bottles. It’s the latest in the U...
Europe is making gains in its bid to reduce carbon emissions. But there are some big variations across the continent.
A Swedish movement wants people to cut out air travel. And the latest figures show the idea is taking off.
The World Trade Organization says the global economy will suffer from the escalating US-China trade war. But not every nation will lose out.
