Climate Action
'Ships will sail over the North Pole by 2017'
A leading climate scientist says ships will sail over the melted North Pole by next year or the year after.
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Fourth Industrial Revolution
Uber is rolling out its first self-driving cars (with humans behind the wheel)
Uber customers will be able to hail a self-driving car from their phones for the first time, marking an important milestone in autonomous vehicle technology.
Education and Skills
7 ways millennials are different from their grandparents 50 years ago
Pew Research Center reveals seven ways that millennials are different to their grandparents' generation 50 years ago.
Mapping of bike-sharing data will change the way you see these cities
Researchers in Germany have taken data from bike-share schemes in New York City, London and Berlin and animated it to illustrate traffic patterns
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Tech giants have found a way to fight extremism online. Is it working?
Google parent company Alphabet, with help from Facebook and Twitter, is using videos on social media to combat radicalization.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Millions of internet users have taken a digital detox – do you need one?
We're spending increasing amounts of time online, and it’s affecting our personal and professional lives, a survey finds.
Emerging Technologies
5 ways cutting-edge technology copies nature
From robot bees to self-healing concrete and glass inspired by a spider’s web, here are some examples of science looking to nature to crack tough problems.
Jobs and the Future of Work
Purpose or profit: which would give you more job satisfaction?
Job security, professional development and pay are important. But as companies are discovering, there's another way to attract the best new talent.
Education and Skills
Rich and poor teenagers use the web differently – here's what this is doing to inequality
Poorer teenagers spend roughly the same time online as their wealthier classmates. But they're using this time differently, and it's counting against them.
Emerging Technologies
Amazon just got a step closer to delivering packages to customers by drone
Amazon is teaming up with the UK government to work out how to make the delivery of small parcels by drone a reality.
Trade and Investment
With Brexit in mind, just how long do trade deals take to agree?
How long it has taken the US to agree trade deals? The answer might surprise you.
Global Cooperation
António Guterres has landed 'the most impossible job on earth’. So what does the head of the UN actually do?
The former Portuguese Prime Minister and head of the UNHCR refugee agency was formally announced on 6 October.
Resilience, Peace and Security
What is a ‘state of emergency’?
In the wake of Turkey’s failed coup, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a “state of emergency”. So what does this measure allow governments to do?
How does Pokémon Go compare with the world's other blockbuster games?
Pokémon Go is dominating download charts and crashing servers across Europe and the US, so how does the wildly popular game compare with previous smash hits?
Industries in Depth
This visualization shows you 24 hours of global air traffic – in just 4 seconds
This animated map highlights the extent of global air traffic.