Integrating the predictive modelling and surveillance used in disease control and climate change could pre-empt future outbreaks and pandemics, says the WHO.
Arindam Basu
August 18, 2022
70% of adults across 19 countries believe children will be financially worse off than their parents. according to the Pew Research Center survey.
Laura Clancy, Roseline Gray and Bao Vu
August 18, 2022
New York City could introduce a traffic congestion charge of up to $23 a day late next year. The scheme could cut the number of cars entering Manhattan by up to 20%.
David Shepardson
August 18, 2022
The climatarian diet is designed to be healthy and climate friendly, but still allows you to eat some meat and other foods that generate carbon emissions.
Mark Maslin
August 18, 2022
How can cities thrive in turbulent times? The World Resources Institute (WRI) has 5 examples to follow, from Barranquilla in Colombia to Odisha in India.
Salome Gongadze, Anne Maassen and Liuda Serohina
August 18, 2022
Fishers operating near the port of Belawan on the island of Sumatra are reporting declining catches and a hit to their livelihoods from tidal flooding.
Tonggo Simangunsong
August 18, 2022
Wind farms could boost their output by modelling flows for groups of turbines instead of optimizing control of individual turbines, MIT engineers say.
David L. Chandler
August 18, 2022
Only a third of workers who have quit their job in the past two years returned to the same sector. McKinsey groups them as reshufflers, re-inventors or re-assessors.
Victoria Masterson
August 18, 2022
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission is issuing a certification for a new nuclear reactor design. But what is a small nuclear reactor and how does it work?
Helen Nugent
August 18, 2022
Top economy stories: China cuts key interest rate; UK inflation jumps to double digits; Norway's sovereign wealth fund posts record loss of $174 billion.
Joe Myers
August 18, 2022
Business leaders gathered to kick off a new initiative that aims to improve socioeconomic conditions and environmental resilience across Central America.
Spencer Feingold
August 18, 2022
Maritime shipping is responsible for 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. As the sector goes green, these three economies are emerging as leaders.
Margi Van Gogh and Ingrid Sidenvall Jegou
August 18, 2022
Resilient cybersecurity is a prerequisite for investment across the world but is a challenge across Africa, with many firms unprepared for cyber attacks.
Shane McCarthy
August 17, 2022
Large areas of the UK have entered a drought, leaving many praying for rain. But heavy localized downpours coupled with dry soil could cause flash flooding.
Rob Thompson
August 17, 2022