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These Filipino fishermen are protecting endangered sharks - and boosting their incomes

These 5 start-ups are shaping the future of Africa's cities

How Africa can secure its long-term economic growth

Sub-Saharan Africa has all the natural capital it needs to grow its tourism industry

This is how attitudes to vaccines compare around the world

After decimating parts of the Bahamas, Hurricane Dorian is heading for Florida

Hurricanes, wildfires and natural disasters drive high reinsurance renewal rates

Looking at how technology spreads and stimulates economic growth

This factory in the Ivory Coast is turning plastic waste into classrooms

These are the most hated bits of office jargon

Amsterdam uses MIT shapeshifting boats to collect trash from canals and relieve city congestion

Here’s how the Senegalese are reclaiming African history and art

Understanding what works for active labour market policies

What does the Rosa Parks Barbie doll say about our understanding of the Amercian civil rights struggle?

How does a gender split in the classroom affect performance?

How governments can halt the rise of unfriendly, unstoppable super-AI

These brothers are combining linguistics and AI to increase the quality of end-of-life care

This company grows crops inside, stacked on top of one another

If you build it, they will come: Why infrastructure is crucial to tourism growth and competitiveness

The women of Turkana county, Kenya are ready to lead

A roadmap for destination management in the digital economy

These are the top countries for travel and tourism in 2019

Why Africa's digital boom is only just getting started

These are the 5 skills African employers are looking for

Meet the Co-Chairs of the World Economic Forum on Africa 2019

From Hangzhou to Rwanda: what Jack Ma is bringing to Africa’s digital transformation

Is it possible to build a welfare state that works in Africa?

These are the 5 biggest risks facing sub-Saharan Africa this year

Reduce costs, save lives: how healthcare data can help emerging economies

This "wicked social problem" is impossible to solve. But we must try

This AI could help winemakers reduce the damage caused by bushfire

Here are 4 ways to become a self-aware leader

Global ocean treaty required to protect the world's seas - here's why

Is capitalism incompatible with effective climate change action?

70 years of urban growth in 1 infographic

Economics needs a major rethink – and medicine could offer a good model

This chart shows the age that people get married across the world

Bone implants to be made from 3D printed salt

This groundbreaking film is seeking to empower Saudi Arabia's women

Europe is warming much faster than science predicted

The forgotten heroes of the economy: why better warehouses will be key to Africa's growth

Africa can rise – if our leaders end extreme inequality

A for-profit project has improved nutrition in Rwanda - is it a model that can eliminate hunger across Africa?

Senegal is planting millions of mangrove trees to fight deforestation

Impact investing: a shot in the arm for African healthcare

How taking photos of Africa's incredible wildlife became a mission to save nature

Why the skills gap remains wider in Africa

8 ways to help African e-commerce fulfil its potential

4 ways to become a 'business baobab' on the African economic landscape

This is how many websites exist globally

Microplastics have been found in Rocky Mountain rainwater

Our favourite books of summer 2019

The hottest new craze for German millennials? Gardening

The slow greening of finance

Satellite data reveals impending food crisis in Senegal

AI could give eye charts a personalised overhaul

Measles is making a dangerous comeback, WHO warns

It used to be tradition, but now Somaliland's female genital mutilation ritual is being phased out

How one AI model is tackling clickbait

University of Glasgow will pay £20 million in slavery reparations. Should other institutions follow its lead?

Pope Francis is visiting Africa to discuss climate change, poverty and corruption

Regenerated forests can help curb climate change

What impacts employers' decisions when it comes to employee empowerment?

Despite being pioneers in the industry, female photographers still suffer gender inequality

This is how we can feed the planet while saving the ocean

These next four months of trade talks will decide the future of our oceans

Transforming pain into healing

What cybersecurity professionals can learn from triathletes

How can the African private sector woo China?

How satellites can solve Africa's eco-challenges, from deforestation to illegal mining

Africa's future is innovation rather than industrialization

Working together to end the AIDS-HIV pandemic

Why tourism policy needs to use more imagination

Revolutionary technologies will drive African prosperity - this is why

Africa's food system needs a better class of middlemen

5 ways Coca-Cola is cleaning up its plastic footprint in Africa

Here's how refugees can realize their own economic potential

Boardroom warriors: how CEOs are becoming champions of change

Iraq must be allowed to stay neutral in any U.S. – Iran conflict. Here’s why

Migrant workers sent more money to India than any other country last year

How to save the Amazon, digital forensics in Africa and other top stories of the week

1 in 7 people would choose not to fly because of climate change

How LA plans to be 1.6°C cooler by 2050

19 of the world’s 20 youngest countries are in Africa

This scheme is fighting slavery in India

This chlorine dispenser is saving children’s lives in Bangladesh

AI is helping to make nylon production eco-friendly – here’s how

How can we get better at forecasting financial instability

This UFC star's latest fight is against the gender pay gap

Green Climate Fund receives $6bn pledge

Japanese researchers have created a robotic tail to help the elderly stay balanced

A decade's worth of reading: Barack Obama's must-reads

4 ways to support South Africa’s township entrepreneurs

Why building a community for employees can create a thriving workplace

How 'agritech' could lead Africa's rising start-up scene

Africa is aiming to create the world's largest trading bloc. It won't succeed without women

Industry review boards are needed to protect VR user privacy

With lifelong learning, you too can join the digital workplace

Climate change is reshaping 50% of the world’s coastlines

Climate change will cripple economies regardless of wealth, economists say

What 100-year-old ships' logbooks tell us about the future of Arctic sea ice

This woman is fighting to end stigma around mental health in Uganda

The difference between urban intelligence and urban knowledge - and why we need to bridge the gap

Los Angeles wants to build a bridge across a busy highway to save its mountain lions

Here are 5 reasons why the ocean is so important

3 ways to get Africa's informal economy on the books

Why philanthropy for – and by – Africans is the future

Inglorious Empire by Shashi Tharoor - our September Book Club read

What to expect from the World Economic Forum on Africa 2019

Self-managing teams are the future of the workplace. Here’s why

AI could give us more accurate weather forecasts

To celebrate Women’s Equality Day, Mattel will honour Rosa Parks and Sally Ride as dolls

Climate change is causing Dengue Fever to spread in Central America

This is how New Zealand is leading the world in parent-friendly politics

Greta Thunberg has arrived in New York for the UN Climate Action Summit

India is imposing a nationwide ban on plastic bags, cups and straws

Data sharing is good for society – but we need to do it cautiously

African business is key to ensuring the success of the continent's free trade bloc

The creative industries' gender equality secret has been exposed by big data

IBM Q: The next level in supercomputing capability

AI could boost worker safety in warehouses and factories

This is what a no-deal Brexit would mean for South Africa

The world faces a new nuclear arms race – and this time it's much more complex

This is how music festivals are tackling plastic waste

Why Africa must be ready to take the quantum leap

'Water women' quench thirst of central India's parched villages

Are water shortages driving migration? Researchers dispel myths

There’s a massive healthcare gap between rural and urban areas. Data can help us close it

Southeast Asian countries are realising the importance of high-skilled immigration

Two charts to help you understand global wealth and inequality

Bees: how important are they and what would happen if they became extinct?

Bosses who do not believe in gender bias seen hiring fewer women

How can Europe boost business dynamism in the long term?

A vegan and animal cruelty-free fund will start trading on the Stock Exchange

The way roaches run could teach robots a thing or two

This is why Denmark, Sweden and Germany are considering a meat tax

This man is turning cities into giant sponges to save lives

We need moral leadership in the future of work

Chart of the Day: Why women aren’t allowed to work

Do we judge robots on their colour? This study says we do

The case for a guaranteed job

5 charts that show renewable energy's latest milestone

Turning to wind power in Europe could power the entire world

This is the effect that climate change is having on global weather - and it's not good

How extreme weather conditions could last longer due to climate change

Why central banks need to rethink their purpose

These Indian students are saving their village from droughts

Meghan Markle is supporting a charity that offers clothes and advice to female job-hunters

From drones to social media, how big data helps Asia weather disaster

Scientists are using gene-editing to create new materials for healthcare technology

The power of cash for refugees

The forgotten villages of China being transformed by 'barefoot architects'

5 ways to step up and become a moral leader

These stickers ‘listen’ to skin to track your health

This beautiful map gives us a clearer picture of Mars

Hidden women of history: Eleanor Anne Ormerod, the self-taught scientist who tasted a live newt

3 reasons why most Africans aren't on the internet – and how to connect them

In the future, no one should be excluded from healthcare

How women shaped the Civil Rights Movement through music

What can Darwin teach the aviation industry about cybersecurity?

Africa must use tech to chase corruption out of the shadows

Africa must become more resilient to climate risk. Here's how

5 policy hotspots that are key to Africa's digital transformation

Things are bad and getting worse for South Africa. Or are they?

A mega-solar initiative will help southern Africa shine

How to turn Africa's manufacturing sector into a high-tech powerhouse

Factories are no longer the sure route to prosperity. Here's why

Transparency and tech together can safeguard taxpayers' money

How to start a digital healthcare revolution in Africa in 6 steps

Why the most important tool in healthcare is trust

Africa shouldn't have to choose between high growth and low emissions

France's new space-defence strategy explained

How data can empower patients to personalize and improve their cancer treatment

Cape Town almost ran out of water. Here's how it averted the crisis

The Amazon is reaching a dangerous tipping point. We need to scale solutions now if we have any chance of saving it

Paris is opening the world's largest urban rooftop farm

Poor air quality leads to depression and bipolar disorder, study finds

Got the blues? Head for some green spaces

Fraudulent fish, refugee myths, the racial wealth gap and other top stories of the week

Economics can no longer ignore the earth's natural boundaries

What happened to Latin America's 'missing middle'

Female paleontologists are so fed up of sexism they're wearing beards

How robots could help us keep the lights on

The hidden plight of male slavery victims

‘Wizard of Oz’ experiment shows promise for smart sinks

Ocean warming is the key driver of glacial retreat since the last ice age in the Ross Sea

There's a major mental health gap for gender minority college students

This endangered species has been handed a major lifeline

After 13 years of research, scientists know how to save the world's coral reefs

This 4-word mantra sums up leadership in the age of automation

Here's how your generation affects your attitude to money

A profitability roadmap for the fast-changing automotive sector

Why a global recession isn't inevitable

This US city put an algorithm in charge of its school bus routes and saved $5 million

From the court of Henry VIII to the impact of the internet: Barack Obama's summer reading list

Communication at Work is Going The Wrong Way. Here's What Needs to Change

A new study shows just how beneficial remote working can be

This chart shows just how abnormally hot it's been in 2019

Haitian women are dying due to lack of maternal care. Here’s how we can change that

MIT scientists create a new type of electrolyte that could boost computing power

This is the one thing young workers want most from a new job

What the Polish village with no baby boys for a decade tells us about statistics

The 'lungs of the planet' are on fire

This sensor tests your sweat to monitor your health

Microplastics in drinking water are a low risk to health, according to the WHO

This is how we can prevent one of the biggest killers of children worldwide

Cities are building skyscrapers out of wood to cut carbon emissions

Switzerland has work to do on gender equality in the workplace

Water pollution is an 'invisible threat' to global goals, economists warn

This is how cities around the world can avoid a water crisis

Do we really listen to expert advice?

We must treat cybersecurity as a public good. Here's why

Talking the talk: the voice-recognition disruptors looking to outsmart big tech

Long-term exposure to air pollution is like smoking a pack of cigarettes a day

These photos show the world of science in stunning detail

New York's rooftop farms provide fresh local produce - and help stop a sewage problem

Cleantech innovation is being stifled. Here's how to unlock it

The #MeToo movement is actually portraying men as more powerful

Arctic regions are burning – and it should set alarm bells ringing

Employers can help stressed-out workers by providing resilience training

India demonetisation: blessing in disguise or economic curse?

Tech is redefining the rules of sport – here’s how

Climate change could be prolonging and worsening your hay fever

Saudi Arabia implements end to travel restrictions for Saudi women

Melinda Gates’ 'Equality Can't Wait' campaign wants to eliminate the gender pay gap

Rising water stress could counteract ‘global greening’, study says

Sensors watch the Matterhorn for crumbling rock and cracking ice

How can Indonesia eliminate its endemic poverty?

This company is breeding millions of insects in the heart of London

How falling oil demand is set to transform international relations

How businesses can navigate a global economic slowdown

Mosquitoes kill more people every day than sharks do in a century

We need to rethink the way we heat ourselves. Here's why

The heart-stopping reality of cardiac arrest

The surprising psychological reasons for procrastination — and how to fight back

Good management is key to unlocking the potential productivity of developing countries

Singapore will have to spend $100 billion to fight rising sea levels

This hand-tracking algorithm could lead to sign language recognition

This early-warning system can warn families of drought to help avoid famine

Fossil fuel drilling could be contributing to climate change by heating Earth from within

Africa’s tropical land emitted more CO2 than the US in 2016, satellite data shows

What are children dying from and what can we do about it?

This is what needs to be done to bring electricity to Sub-Saharan Africa

4 lessons in economics from Algeria’s victory in the Africa Cup of Nations

Will robots steal our jobs?

India turns tables on traffickers with child-friendly courts

Sierra Leone: From a war-torn country to a pathfinder for equitable and inclusive societies

Germany is trying to rescue its fabled forests from climate change

A seafood fraud investigation DNA tested fish sold in the US. Here’s what they found

These are the challenges facing India’s most sacred river

OK computer: why the machine age still needs humans

Blockchain is not a magic bullet for security. Can it be trusted?

The racial wealth gap in the US is affecting its citizens and its economy – this is how

3 reasons why business leaders can't afford to ignore diversity

This warehouse is one of the world’s greenest industrial buildings

These 5 foods are under threat from climate change

Held hostage by ransomware? Here's how to respond

Last year, this coral reef was teeming with life. Now it's dying - and it's up to us to save it

The 5 biggest refugee myths: debunked

Researchers have trained an AI to create basic tools by combining objects

Is Japan on the verge of a recession?

The Fourth Industrial Revolution could mean the end of traditional manufacturing in Africa

This is how countries feel about welcoming refugees and migrants

MIT researchers have created a robot that can help create new molecules

Sydney is running out of water at the fastest rate on record

Solar now ‘cheaper than grid electricity’ in every Chinese city, study finds

Africa's approaches to crisis management are unique when it comes to dealing with disease

Spending time in nature can benefit your child’s cognitive skills, study finds

Pregnant women are suffering from insomnia – cognitive behavioural therapy could help

This is how China's visually impaired individuals are training their reflexes

5 ways to be a better humanitarian

5 challenges for government adoption of AI

In Indonesia, over a third of young people want to be entrepreneurs

In memory of Suleiman Bakhit: 'A hero in his own right'

This farmer is saving the jungle by growing food in it

Carbon-zero flying, meatless profit, AI startups in Africa, and other top stories of the week

The Japanese have a word to help them be less wasteful – 'mottainai'

Ancient plankton fat can predict climate change - here's how

This is the secret behind long-term academic success and growth

Are you sleeping enough? This infographic shows how you compare to the rest of the world

It sounds mad, but extending parental leave to non-parents could be highly beneficial

In Uganda, Malaria cases have jumped 40% in a year

Data from the 1920s shows how today’s interbank networks are seriously fragile

In Kerala, doctors are helping survivors deal with the aftermath of disasters

What caused the decline of US manufacturing employment in recent decades?

How digital transformation is shaped by 'organization culture'

Women aren’t better multitaskers than men – they’re just doing more work

Traditional Kolam art is giving South Indian women more economic opportunities

Your iPhone could be used to detect dementia

Portugal wants its emigrants back – so it’s paying them to return

Sustainable development funding is broken. Here's how to fix it

The UN has a 17-point plan to save the world. So how's it doing?

The world needs carbon-neutral flying. Here’s how to bring it one step closer

This lethal fungus is threatening to wipe out the world’s bananas

How 5G can connect the affordable homes of the future

By eating less meat and dairy, we can save the rainforests

This is what archaeology can teach us about eating sustainably

Indian scientists have found an ingenious way to cut smog

Reindeer are struggling to survive because of climate change

The three-stage blueprint for “crafting” a flexible career

New AI system could diagnose breast cancer much faster than experts

Greenhouse gases have reached an unprecedented level

Economists explain how newspapers can thrive in the digital age

AI is showing signs of serious pro-male bias, study finds

This Danish bank is offering mortgages with a negative interest rate

Africa is set to get its first vertical forest

July was the hottest month ever – what does that actually mean?

Voice tech and the question of trust

Time to look at the unintended consequences of the cars of the future

Sustainable investment is on the rise - here's how to connect the dots

India's strategy in space is changing. Here's why

Working in Finland Becomes Even More Flexible

Global sea-level rise began accelerating ‘30 years earlier’ than previously thought

A look at Toni Morrison's transformative legacy

Climate campaigner Greta is setting sail to America on a boat with no toilet

This new method can create vascular stents that are 40 times smaller than previously possible

Indonesia has just made its moratorium on forest clearance permanent

How workers can harness technology for their benefit

Scientists found a way to create millions of virtual universes

Moving beyond remittances to help the world's poor

How huge forest of ‘art deco streetlamps’ sparked transformation of life on Earth – and carries a message for us today

Here’s how the UK dramatically reduced its plastic bag consumption levels

Reflecting on a trailblazing female astronomer

The millennial friendship crisis

6 ways the least developed countries can participate in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

How Big Food is responding to the alternative protein boom

Globalization is changing. Here's how your business can adapt

The glimmers of hope in the latest dire climate report

Social media is dominating our free time - here's how you can cut down

How countries with the highest food insecurity suffer the worst impacts of climate change

The UK is using shipping containers to create affordable housing

Why society is paying the price of inequality

This is America's first completely solar-powered airport

Desertification: what is it and why is it one of the greatest threats of our time?

Can we really protect natural habitats to ‘offset’ those we are destroying every day?

Made by AI: how technology has learnt to knit

This UK university has taken beef off its menu to fight climate change

The fight to kill a silent killer of women

This MIT start-up is rethinking the way self-driving cars work

Gender equality at home falls when children arrive. What can be done?

How Sweden became more entrepreneurial than the US

Restoring soil can help address climate change

Scientists in DR Congo have had a major breakthrough in the fight against Ebola

This is Singapore's plan to avoid running out of water

The great unanswered questions of economics

Endangered sharks face a future without refuge from industrial ships

These are the countries with the highest inflation

Pseudoscience is taking over social media – and putting us all at risk

China and the U.S. need to embrace the idea of benign competition. Here’s why

Look no hands: self-driving vehicles' public trust problem

3 lessons from running an AI-powered start-up in Africa

The new assembly lines: Why AI needs low-skilled workers too

How to follow our #af19 meeting in Cape Town

This new approach to renewables could cut emissions by 90% in some US states

Breaking the silence: the journalists fighting to turn up the volume on climate change coverage

Why the world needs the youth revolution more than ever

Squishy 'Rubik's cube' could one day store tons of data

U.S. Economy: Is a long, shallow recession on the way?

New research busts the myth of welfare dependency

Cameroonian entrepreneurs are using AI to fight crop disease

This submerged temple in Thailand has been exposed again - by drought

Australia welcomes transgender women to play elite cricket

Why the US dollar is still seen as the world's currency

Alaska used to be the frozen state. Not any more

The End: how this algorithm is improving automated stories

Cancelled races, fainting players: How climate change affects sports

Meet Alice, the battery-powered plane that could herald the age of electric air travel

This is how recognizing indigenous people's land rights can tackle global warming

6 facts to know about EU alternative investment funds

Why home DNA tests might not be as private as you think

How to prevent the Middle East’s 1914 moment

Data is the key to a new mobility future - here's how

5 facts to know about Africa's powerhouse - Nigeria

Food from thin air, climate tipping points and other top stories of the week

Rome's trash-for-tickets scheme is a shot in the arm for recycling plastic bottles

Infrared technology is helping farmers to keep their crops hydrated

Can AI own a patent?

Downsizing to a tiny home reduces your ecological footprint by 45%

The UN says we need to reduce our meat consumption to fight climate change and improve food security

In wealthy Silicon Valley, a $500 million plan to save threatened farmland

These eco-friendly, affordable housing settlements around the world are under threat

Over 40 million people are trapped in sexual exploitation, UN says

This is what we can learn from the Romans about ignoring climate change

What does an AI ethicist do?

This is why US business investment has been on the rise

Actress Emma Watson launches UK sexual harassment helpline

In India, restricted access to water could damage your marriage prospects

Black bears adapt to life near humans by burning the midnight oil

Real estate is the true measure of inequality in society – here’s why

This is how much people would pay to use some of the world's most popular apps

Getting girls into schools is only the start of closing the education gap

This robot boat delivered a box of oysters in a breakthrough for unmanned shipping

Philanthropist Bill Gates picks his top summer reads – can you keep up with the Microsoft billionaire?

This is how climate change is redistributing coral reefs

These scientists have mapped the world's oceans - here's what they found

Canada has created an Arctic conservation zone almost as big as Germany

Bangladesh tries new way to aid flood-hit families: cash up front

This is how we can use land more wisely to rein in global warming

This is why rising share prices encourage consumer spending

Al funding grew 592% in four years

Mapped: The world’s oldest democracies

3D printing could allow us to create a lunar colony to live on the moon

France fines more than 700 in first year of 'cat-call' law

This is how AI can assess the performance of surgeons

One quarter of the world's population live in countries with a high level of water stress

Understanding environmental warnings in urban areas

Nine things that will kill your career

This is why less than a third of the UK's cyclists are women

Can we create an empathic alternative to the capitalist system?

Family businesses are the lifeblood of the Middle East. How do we ensure they survive?

How a bionic arm is helping one little girl enjoy the things most take for granted

Toni Morrison: 10 quotes you should know

By 2030, AI will contribute $15 trillion to the global economy

UK's energy consumption is lower than it was in 1970

Indian schools are starting to teach students about same-sex relationships

Facebook is building new maps to track population density across the world

How to become a dynamic learner

This invention is helping to tackle Africa's food waste problem

What can we do to reduce global agricultural emissions?

The evolution of international trade finance explained

The fourth industrial revolution risks leaving women behind

In 16 years, the US has lost the equivalent of nine Grand Canyon national parks

Are the reputations of central banks at risk?

This model can predict if you're at risk of Alzheimer’s

What Japan in the Reiwa era can teach policymakers around the world

5 key concepts for blockchain newbies

Almost all businesses expect to face a crisis. And how they deal with them really counts

Denmark is experimenting with ‘culture vitamins’ to lift people out of depression

Australian solar could power Singapore within a decade

In 2016, half of all gun deaths occured in the Americas

Why forest elephant extinction will make climate change much worse

How to fix our planet: the pioneers fighting to bring nature back

In South Africa cash is still king for the country's biggest lenders

The Polynesian culture has come up with a third gender - this is what it means

Should nature be given protective rights?

Frontier tech like AI is changing the world – here’s how we can keep up and prosper

Chernobyl’s children need to take breaks away from the radiation – but they’re facing a serious hurdle

Unease about the US-China trade war concerns economists

Youth have a love-hate relationship with tech in the digital age

Six of the world’s 10 fastest-growing economies are in Africa

Swiss Cheese concrete can help beat the heat

A path to normality: How sewing is giving Spanish women their lives back

6 productivity hacks that will make you way more productive

Raise costs for water in cities to better handle droughts?

To flourish in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, we need to rethink these 3 things

Ride-hailing apps are making the developing world's traffic problems worse

10 of Albert Einstein's best quotes

Schools in Florida now have to teach mental and emotional health

Nearly a third of the globe is now on Facebook - chart of the day

China’s pollution is so bad it’s blocking sunlight from solar panels

This AI-generated map could help us prevent floods in the future

How India can meet climate targets without breaking the bank

Automation for autonomy: this software gives factory workers more power

Eating locally grown food is good for your body and the environment

This gorgeous map shows what the night sky looked like on New Year’s Day in 2000

Unlocking sustainable growth in the world's poorest countries

LGBT women are facing a disparity in cancer care. Here's why

Why Kenya's Maasai herders are swapping cows for crops

Japan's parliament has more women and disabled members than ever

Toddlers don't learn as well from screens, according to new research

How not to think about job creation

Antarctica is losing sea-ice at record levels. It's time to pay attention

Beyond LA and London, these little-known cities are great places to boost your career

How the one-party state may shape our future

5 lessons from China on how to drive sustainable growth

4 climate tipping points the planet is facing

Why you're unhappy, obsolete cybersecurity and other top stories of the week

This new solar technology can be printed or woven into fabric

The unexpected realities of living on the moon

Botswana recognizes LGBTQ rights, leading the way in southern Africa

Yes, technology can liberate girls around the world – but it must be managed properly

Away from ‘sacrifice’ and towards ‘innovation’ – here’s how we can reframe the climate debate

Breaking point: tourism hot-spots placing limits on visitors as cracks start to show

Discarded cigarette butts are the most widespread man-made pollutant, according to study

There's a gap between what experts say and what we see around us. Can we close it?

Senegal is cracking down on plastic waste

Can machines think? A new Turing Test may have the answer

Young people's relationship to technology? It's complicated

How bystanders could play major roles in preventing street crimes

5 things to know about the exploding world of pro gaming

British designers have made a house entirely out of recyclable cork

As ride-hailing firms drive into the future, who is being left behind?

How do we build trust between humans and AI?

7 key authors from Switzerland's literary scene

Q&A: The India–U.S. trade dispute and India’s evolving geopolitical role

5 things weighing on the world economy, according to the IMF

Meet Cipta: the comic book hero using her powers to tackle bullying in schools

If we want to solve climate change, water governance is our blueprint

The hidden downsides of autonomous vehicles - and how to avoid them

Ethiopia planted 350 million trees in a day. And its fight against deforestation does not stop there

Chart of the day: Is 2019 the beginning of the end for coal in Europe?

Meet the robots Toyota is bringing to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

Why has growth stalled in Latin America and the Caribbean?

Foreign investment is a crucial part of the modern economy – here’s why

Natural capital: London has become the world's first national park city

Some of the most exciting fossil discoveries ever have come out of this site in Nova Scotia

How field schools have been empowering farmers for 30 years

5 ways living buildings will be the homes of the future

Biologists and mathematicians team up to explore tissue folding

Cameroon conflict turns climate-stressed farmers into 'food beggars'

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