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Japan

Japan’s holiest shrine is pulled down and rebuilt every 20 years – on purpose

This venerated Shinto shrine in Japan has been repeatedly torn down and rebuilt over the past 1,300 years.

24 Apr 2019

Education, Gender and Work

These countries have the most expensive childcare

The availability of affordable childcare varies considerably depending on where you live.

23 Apr 2019

Technological Transformation

Drones are saving lives in Tanzania's remote communities

Many services start to unravel in the face of last-mile challenges. But there’s an important role for technology to play.

11 Apr 2019

Global Health

Which countries get the most sleep – and how much do we really need?

As everyone tries to have a lie-in on World Sleep Day on 15 March, here are the nations that are best at bedding down and why it matters more than you think.

10 Apr 2019

Future of Economic Progress

These countries have the most powerful passports

Three Asian countries top this year's ranking, which measures passports according to the number of countries they offer visa-free access to.

03 Apr 2019

Sustainable Development

How the United States is falling in love with secondhand clothes

The resale market for secondhand fashion is growing 21 times faster than retail, with everyone from luxury brands to young shoppers getting in on the act.

03 Apr 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

The clothes of the future could be made from pineapples and bananas

Strike a pose! In the future you might be wearing clothes made from food waste.

02 Apr 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Climate change helped destroy these four ancient civilisations

The challenge facing our world due to climate change is something that should not be underestimated, but neither is it cause for despondency. Because unlike these ancient civilizations, w...

29 Mar 2019

China

80 million Chinese people no longer pay income tax

Promoting domestic economic activity is a priority for the Beijing government, as growth slows against the backdrop of a trade war with the US.

27 Mar 2019

Latin America

This Mexican company is making biofuel from cactus plants

A third cheaper than regular fuel and significantly less polluting, prickly pear biogas is being trialled in Zitácuaro city.

22 Mar 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

These countries have the highest share of electric vehicles

At almost half of all new car sales last year, Norway has by far the highest proportion of electric vehicles of any country in the world.

21 Mar 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

These five exercise trends will help society and your health

For a lot of people, exercise is a wholly indoor activity and can feel like a chore. Combining it with the great outdoors and a few good deeds could make it more worthwhile.

20 Mar 2019

United States

In polarized America, a new divide looms

The IT revolution changed the way people work. The advance of automation could call into question whether people will work at all. Not all people, however. Just some.

18 Mar 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

From Sweden to India, school climate strikes have gone global

School children have gone on strike in more than 2,000 cities across more than 100 countries, urging more action on climate change.

18 Mar 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

1 in 13 young British people have PTSD. Here’s why

Accurate diagnosis of mental health problems makes a huge difference to the quality of sufferers’ lives. But assumptions about cause and effect can hamper access to effective, early treat...

15 Mar 2019