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• International Literacy Day: the global inequalities of youth literacy
• The number of US workers over 75 will double over the next 10 years
• Social skills are just as important as basic cognitive ones. This is why
• A tale of 2 Africas, travel-ready nations and other top stories of the week
• The $86 trillion world economy – in one chart
• Africa's new free trade area is promising, yet full of hurdles
• 'This is Africa's century' - what we learned at the World Economic Forum in Cape Town 2019
• Evolution doesn’t proceed in a straight line – but we keep drawing it that way
• More stocks are owned by Americans than ever before - what does it mean for the economy?
• How reading and writing can help us live longer, healthier lives
• We must address these 3 factors, to make our cities more vibrant and ‘liveable’
• Is being positive the key to creativity?
• This is how we can make African agriculture more resilient to climate change
• What role has economics played in war throughout history?
• Germany is falling out of love with cars. This is the surprising reason
• Why economists are in favour of a consumption-based tax system
• A third of U.S. adults are lonely - here's how we can help
• The Sengalese TV show reshaping the discussion around gender roles in African country
• How does a gender split in the classroom affect performance?
• To bring universal healthcare to Africa, the private sector must get involved
• This company helps women to become solar entrepreneurs
• The number of refugees in secondary education is staggeringly low. Here’s how we can change that
• Colombia's indigenous tribes are sharing their knowledge to save the Amazon rainforest
• This 'Friendship Bench' is improving mental health for Zimbabweans
• On the front lines of climate change in the world's northernmost town
• This European city has retained its spot as the best place to live
• This is the staggering cost of disasters around the world
• Playing more video games could increase creative thinking at work
• Looking at how technology spreads and stimulates economic growth
• The Booker Prize 2019 shortlist has been announced
• How geopolitics is hindering a much-needed energy partnership between Ukraine and Turkey
• What does the Rosa Parks Barbie doll say about our understanding of the Amercian civil rights struggle?
• South African women's fury at gender-based attacks spills onto the streets
• South Africa's SMEs should be first in line for a digital upgrade
• Understanding what works for active labour market policies
• Amsterdam uses MIT shapeshifting boats to collect trash from canals and relieve city congestion
• Hurricanes, wildfires and natural disasters drive high reinsurance renewal rates
• This AI could help winemakers reduce the damage caused by bushfire
• Is capitalism incompatible with effective climate change action?
• 5 ways to remove ego from the boardroom
• Greenery: the miracle cure for urban living
• 3 vital skills for the age of disruption
• This factory in the Ivory Coast is turning plastic waste into classrooms
• This company grows crops inside, stacked on top of one another
• 3 reasons why we should vaccinate both boys and girls against HPV
• After decimating parts of the Bahamas, Hurricane Dorian is heading for Florida
• 8 stunning photos of South Africa
• AI could give eye charts a personalised overhaul
• The slow greening of finance
• I went blind at age 5, but managed to stay in education. We must ensure 93 million children with disabilities get the same chance
• This "wicked social problem" is impossible to solve. But we must try
• Economics needs a major rethink – and medicine could offer a good model
• This groundbreaking film is seeking to empower Saudi Arabia's women
• Central banks are finally taking action against climate change
• The explosive growth of 8 'miracle' Chinese cities - in one chart
• The Amazon is burning. Who will save it?
• From Hangzhou to Rwanda: what Jack Ma is bringing to Africa’s digital transformation
• These are the 5 skills African employers are looking for
• Meet the Co-Chairs of the World Economic Forum on Africa 2019
• Europe is warming much faster than science predicted
• Global ocean treaty required to protect the world's seas - here's why
• These 5 start-ups are shaping the future of Africa's cities
• These are the 5 biggest risks facing sub-Saharan Africa this year
• Africa can rise – if our leaders end extreme inequality
• Why forensic science is in crisis and how we can fix it
• How taking photos of Africa's incredible wildlife became a mission to save nature
• Why aren't schools helping children lead happier lives?
• Senegal is planting millions of mangrove trees to fight deforestation
• A for-profit project has improved nutrition in Rwanda - is it a model that can eliminate hunger across Africa?
• AI could give us more accurate weather forecasts
• African business is key to ensuring the success of the continent's free trade bloc
• AI is helping to make nylon production eco-friendly – here’s how
• 8 ways to help African e-commerce fulfil its potential
• These 11 sinking cities could disappear by 2100
• Your older colleagues are an untapped resource for insight and career advice
• A psychologist explains why we find some food disgusting - and why it matters
• Could flexible working be the solution to congestion in our cities?
• This is the link between happiness and professional success
• Why the skills gap remains wider in Africa
• Despite being pioneers in the industry, female photographers still suffer gender inequality
• It used to be tradition, but now Somaliland's female genital mutilation ritual is being phased out
• The number of refugees has increased 70% since 2011
• These are the top countries for travel and tourism in 2019
• How one AI model is tackling clickbait
• Why enterprise risk management is the future for banks
• AI could boost worker safety in warehouses and factories
• Why Africa's digital boom is only just getting started
• This is how many websites exist globally
• Regenerated forests can help curb climate change
• Three ideas for leaders to be more successful in the 21st century
• 4 ways to become a 'business baobab' on the African economic landscape
• Satellite data reveals impending food crisis in Senegal
• The hottest new craze for German millennials? Gardening
• Microplastics have been found in Rocky Mountain rainwater 
• Is it possible to build a welfare state that works in Africa?
• America’s student debt crisis explained
• Transforming pain into healing
• Pope Francis is visiting Africa to discuss climate change, poverty and corruption
• Here’s why infrastructure will make or break our response to climate change
• Beyond ‘business as usual’. Addressing the climate change crisis
• Climate change: won or lost in cities or by cities?
• Here’s how India became a global clean energy powerhouse
• Here’s how we can design inclusive cities
• Iraq must be allowed to stay neutral in any U.S. – Iran conflict. Here’s why
• 5 ways traceability technologies can lead to a safer, more sustainable world
• How satellites can solve Africa's eco-challenges, from deforestation to illegal mining
• How to save the Amazon, digital forensics in Africa and other top stories of the week
• How Africa can secure its long-term economic growth
• How can we get better at forecasting financial instability
• Southeast Asian countries are realising the importance of high-skilled immigration
• Why central banks need to rethink their purpose
• Working together to end the AIDS-HIV pandemic
• Green Climate Fund receives $6bn pledge  
• How LA plans to be 1.6°C cooler by 2050
• Africa's future is innovation rather than industrialization 
• 19 of the world’s 20 youngest countries are in Africa
• This UFC star's latest fight is against the gender pay gap
• How private investment can boost education access and quality in the digital economy
• This scheme is fighting slavery in India
• Indonesia sets global example on fighting forest fires
• Migrant workers sent more money to India than any other country last year
• Why are Chinese tourists avoiding trips to the U.S.?
• These are the world's tallest structures throughout history
• MIT’s new thread-like robots could travel through blood vessels in the brain for more effective surgery
• Amazon burning: how indigenous tribes use fire to help the rainforest
• How one man got a glimpse of the Great Barrier Reef's future in 1922
• Here are 4 ways to become a self-aware leader
• This 10-step plan will slash food waste in half by 2030
• India is imposing a nationwide ban on plastic bags, cups and straws
• A roadmap for destination management in the digital economy
• To celebrate Women’s Equality Day, Mattel will honour Rosa Parks and Sally Ride as dolls
• The creative industries' gender equality secret has been exposed by big data
• University of Glasgow will pay £20 million in slavery reparations. Should other institutions follow its lead?
• A physicist developed a simple formula for achieving long-term success
• Measles is making a dangerous comeback, WHO warns
• Here are 5 reasons why the ocean is so important
• Los Angeles wants to build a bridge across a busy highway to save its mountain lions
• Data sharing is good for society – but we need to do it cautiously
• 5 ways Coca-Cola is cleaning up its plastic footprint in Africa
• Inglorious Empire by Shashi Tharoor - our September Book Club read
• Japanese researchers have created a robotic tail to help the elderly stay balanced
• With lifelong learning, you too can join the digital workplace
• How can the African private sector woo China?
• Climate change is causing Dengue Fever to spread in Central America
• If you build it, they will come: Why infrastructure is crucial to tourism growth and competitiveness
• Greta Thunberg has arrived in New York for the UN Climate Action Summit
• Here’s how the Senegalese are reclaiming African history and art
• The rise of Kenya's female cab drivers
• The world faces a new nuclear arms race – and this time it's much more complex
• Sub-Saharan Africa has all the natural capital it needs to grow its tourism industry
• The way roaches run could teach robots a thing or two
• There’s a massive healthcare gap between rural and urban areas. Data can help us close it
• How can Europe boost business dynamism in the long term?
• Scientists are using gene-editing to create new materials for healthcare technology
• These next four months of trade talks will decide the future of our oceans
• The world’s economy is in trouble. Here’s how to fix it
• These prefabricated houses take a few days to build and are completely carbon-neutral
• Are water shortages driving migration? Researchers dispel myths
• What to expect from the World Economic Forum on Africa 2019
• 1 in 7 people would choose not to fly because of climate change
• The difference between urban intelligence and urban knowledge - and why we need to bridge the gap
• Bosses who do not believe in gender bias seen hiring fewer women
• 'Water women' quench thirst of central India's parched villages
• This man is turning cities into giant sponges to save lives
• This woman is fighting to end stigma around mental health in Uganda
• This is why Denmark, Sweden and Germany are considering a meat tax
• This is how music festivals are tackling plastic waste
• Why tourism policy needs to use more imagination
• These brothers are combining linguistics and AI to increase the quality of end-of-life care
• 70 years of urban growth in 1 infographic
• How one change to shipping goods could change the way we live
• These are the most hated bits of office jargon
• This chart shows the age that people get married across the world
• These stickers ‘listen’ to skin to track your health
• The case for a guaranteed job
• Do we judge robots on their colour? This study says we do
• 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
• Chart of the Day: Why women aren’t allowed to work
• 5 charts that show renewable energy's latest milestone
• Why Africa must be ready to take the quantum leap
• Turning to wind power in Europe could power the entire world
• What impacts employers' decisions when it comes to employee empowerment?
• These Filipino fishermen are protecting endangered sharks - and boosting their incomes
• Reduce costs, save lives: how healthcare data can help emerging economies
• The power of cash for refugees
• Data is a precious commodity. How can you protect it while adopting blockchain?
• We need moral leadership in the future of work
• How global tourism can be more sustainable
• Why philanthropy for – and by – Africans is the future
• France's new space-defence strategy explained
• What can Darwin teach the aviation industry about cybersecurity?
• Economics can no longer ignore the earth's natural boundaries
• This sensor tests your sweat to monitor your health
• What happened to Latin America's 'missing middle'
• Fraudulent fish, refugee myths, the racial wealth gap and other top stories of the week
• There's a major mental health gap for gender minority college students
• Industry review boards are needed to protect VR user privacy
• The hidden plight of male slavery victims
• Got the blues? Head for some green spaces
• Cape Town almost ran out of water. Here's how it averted the crisis
• Factories are no longer the sure route to prosperity. Here's why 
• ‘Wizard of Oz’ experiment shows promise for smart sinks
• How to start a digital healthcare revolution in Africa in 6 steps
• This is what a no-deal Brexit would mean for South Africa
• This is how New Zealand is leading the world in parent-friendly politics
• IBM Q: The next level in supercomputing capability
• This endangered species has been handed a major lifeline
• The forgotten villages of China being transformed by 'barefoot architects'
• What 100-year-old ships' logbooks tell us about the future of Arctic sea ice
• Paris is opening the world's largest urban rooftop farm
• Poor air quality leads to depression and bipolar disorder, study finds
• Ethiopia is Africa’s new growth engine – here’s why
• MIT scientists create a new type of electrolyte that could boost computing power
• Do we really listen to expert advice?
• Why the most important tool in healthcare is trust
• Haitian women are dying due to lack of maternal care. Here’s how we can change that
• Tech is redefining the rules of sport – here’s how
• A mega-solar initiative will help southern Africa shine 
• How cleantech can help power Pakistan's green revolution
• This is the one thing young workers want most from a new job
• 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
• How can Indonesia eliminate its endemic poverty?
• The 'lungs of the planet' are on fire
• The Amazon is reaching a dangerous tipping point. We need to scale solutions now if we have any chance of saving it
• Switzerland has work to do on gender equality in the workplace
• Can Pakistan make its energy sector greener, cheaper and more reliable? The government thinks so
• Cities are building skyscrapers out of wood to cut carbon emissions
• Water pollution is an 'invisible threat' to global goals, economists warn
• This is how we can feed the planet while saving the ocean
• Microplastics in drinking water are a low risk to health, according to the WHO
• Why a global recession isn't inevitable 
• Climate change will cripple economies regardless of wealth, economists say
• What the Polish village with no baby boys for a decade tells us about statistics
• Africa must become more resilient to climate risk. Here's how
• Africa must use tech to chase corruption out of the shadows 
• Revolutionary technologies will drive African prosperity - this is why
• How to turn Africa's manufacturing sector into a high-tech powerhouse
• Long-term exposure to air pollution is like smoking a pack of cigarettes a day
• Cities could be our best weapon in the fight against climate change
• 5G will change the world - but who will keep it safe?
• The #MeToo movement is actually portraying men as more powerful
• These photos show the world of science in stunning detail
• India demonetisation: blessing in disguise or economic curse?
• Five ways individuals can help save the oceans
• New York's rooftop farms provide fresh local produce - and help stop a sewage problem
• What cybersecurity professionals can learn from triathletes
• Climate change could be prolonging and worsening your hay fever
• What the Saudis can teach Australia about surviving the demise of fossil fuels
• Sensors watch the Matterhorn for crumbling rock and cracking ice
• A vegan and animal cruelty-free fund will start trading on the Stock Exchange
• Cleantech innovation is being stifled. Here's how to unlock it
• This company is breeding millions of insects in the heart of London
• How falling oil demand is set to transform international relations
• Sierra Leone: From a war-torn country to a pathfinder for equitable and inclusive societies
• How 'agritech' could lead Africa's rising start-up scene
• This hand-tracking algorithm could lead to sign language recognition
• Researchers have trained an AI to create basic tools by combining objects
• Will robots steal our jobs?
• Good management is key to unlocking the potential productivity of developing countries
• Africa's food system needs a better class of middlemen
• MIT researchers have created a robot that can help create new molecules
• Why building a community for employees can create a thriving workplace
• This chlorine dispenser is saving children’s lives in Bangladesh
• How digital transformation is shaped by 'organization culture'
• Singapore will have to spend $100 billion to fight rising sea levels
• 4 lessons in economics from Algeria’s victory in the Africa Cup of Nations
• A decade's worth of reading: Barack Obama's must-reads
• Pregnant women are suffering from insomnia – cognitive behavioural therapy could help
• What caused the decline of US manufacturing employment in recent decades?
• Restoring soil can help address climate change
• Reflecting on a trailblazing female astronomer
• Boardroom warriors: how CEOs are becoming champions of change
• New AI system could diagnose breast cancer much faster than experts
• Women aren’t better multitaskers than men – they’re just doing more work
• These are the challenges facing India’s most sacred river
• 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
• Fossil fuel drilling could be contributing to climate change by heating Earth from within
• Mosquitoes kill more people every day than sharks do in a century
• This is the effect that climate change is having on global weather - and it's not good
• Female paleontologists are so fed up of sexism they're wearing beards
• Self-managing teams are the future of the workplace. Here’s why
• How extreme weather conditions could last longer due to climate change
• Bees: how important are they and what would happen if they became extinct?
• Climate change is reshaping 50% of the world’s coastlines
• Africa is aiming to create the world's largest trading bloc. It won't succeed without women
• AI is showing signs of serious pro-male bias, study finds
• 3 ways to get Africa's informal economy on the books
• Moving beyond remittances to help the world's poor
• 3 reasons why most Africans aren't on the internet – and how to connect them
• Hidden women of history: Eleanor Anne Ormerod, the self-taught scientist who tasted a live newt
• This new method can create vascular stents that are 40 times smaller than previously possible
• Pseudoscience is taking over social media – and putting us all at risk
• Scientists found a way to create millions of virtual universes
• Sydney is running out of water at the fastest rate on record
• This warehouse is one of the world’s greenest industrial buildings
• Is Japan on the verge of a recession?
• These 5 foods are under threat from climate change
• The racial wealth gap in the US is affecting its citizens and its economy – this is how
• 5 policy hotspots that are key to Africa's digital transformation
• Two charts to help you understand global wealth and inequality
• This beautiful map gives us a clearer picture of Mars
• 5 ways to step up and become a moral leader
• This is how we can prevent one of the biggest killers of children worldwide
• This is how cities around the world can avoid a water crisis
• This 4-word mantra sums up leadership in the age of automation
• 3 reasons why business leaders can't afford to ignore diversity
• How robots could help us keep the lights on
• This chart shows just how abnormally hot it's been in 2019
• Blockchain is not a magic bullet for security. Can it be trusted?
• In Indonesia, over a third of young people want to be entrepreneurs
• The 5 biggest refugee myths: debunked
• 5 ways to be a better humanitarian
• In Kerala, doctors are helping survivors deal with the aftermath of disasters
• In Uganda, Malaria cases have jumped 40% in a year
• Data from the 1920s shows how today’s interbank networks are seriously fragile
• Traditional Kolam art is giving South Indian women more economic opportunities
• This farmer is saving the jungle by growing food in it
• Greenhouse gases have reached an unprecedented level
• Transparency and tech together can safeguard taxpayers' money
• The Japanese have a word to help them be less wasteful – 'mottainai'
• OK computer: why the machine age still needs humans
• The women of Turkana county, Kenya are ready to lead
• Talking the talk: the voice-recognition disruptors looking to outsmart big tech 
• Portugal wants its emigrants back – so it’s paying them to return
• How businesses can navigate a global economic slowdown
• This lethal fungus is threatening to wipe out the world’s bananas
• A new study shows just how beneficial remote working can be
• Employers can help stressed-out workers by providing resilience training
• How 5G can connect the affordable homes of the future
• After 13 years of research, scientists know how to save the world's coral reefs
• The surprising psychological reasons for procrastination — and how to fight back
• This is what needs to be done to bring electricity to Sub-Saharan Africa
• Rising water stress could counteract ‘global greening’, study says
• Ocean warming is the key driver of glacial retreat since the last ice age in the Ross Sea
• By eating less meat and dairy, we can save the rainforests
• Why the internet is yesterday's news in China's digital leap forward
• Economists explain how newspapers can thrive in the digital age
• Squishy 'Rubik's cube' could one day store tons of data 
• Sustainable development funding is broken. Here's how to fix it
• The forgotten heroes of the economy: why better warehouses will be key to Africa's growth  
• The world needs carbon-neutral flying. Here’s how to bring it one step closer
• India's strategy in space is changing. Here's why
• Music is a vital urban resource. How do we plan for it?
• What are children dying from and what can we do about it?
• How Sweden became more entrepreneurial than the US
• Africa’s tropical land emitted more CO2 than the US in 2016, satellite data shows
• Ancient plankton fat can predict climate change - here's how
• Arctic regions are burning – and it should set alarm bells ringing
• Africa is set to get its first vertical forest
• Working in Finland Becomes Even More Flexible
• Alaska used to be the frozen state. Not any more
• Sustainable investment is on the rise - here's how to connect the dots
• How huge forest of ‘art deco streetlamps’ sparked transformation of life on Earth – and carries a message for us today
• 6 innovative technologies about to transform our infrastructure
• July was the hottest month ever – what does that actually mean?
• Climate campaigner Greta is setting sail to America on a boat with no toilet
• Indian scientists have found an ingenious way to cut smog
• Endangered sharks face a future without refuge from industrial ships
• Voice tech and the question of trust
• The great unanswered questions of economics
• The three-stage blueprint for “crafting” a flexible career
• Solar now ‘cheaper than grid electricity’ in every Chinese city, study finds
• The heart-stopping reality of cardiac arrest
• This MIT start-up is rethinking the way self-driving cars work
• Impact investing: a shot in the arm for African healthcare
• How women shaped the Civil Rights Movement through music
• How data can empower patients to personalize and improve their cancer treatment
• This is how countries feel about welcoming refugees and migrants
• The fight to kill a silent killer of women
• Infrared technology is helping farmers to keep their crops hydrated
• Gender equality at home falls when children arrive. What can be done?
• Real estate is the true measure of inequality in society – here’s why
• The End: how this algorithm is improving automated stories
• This is how AI can assess the performance of surgeons
• Toddlers don't learn as well from screens, according to new research
• The millennial friendship crisis
• Scientists in DR Congo have had a major breakthrough in the fight against Ebola
• Social media is dominating our free time - here's how you can cut down
• Time to look at the unintended consequences of the cars of the future
• This is America's first completely solar-powered airport
• Are you sleeping enough? This infographic shows how you compare to the rest of the world
• This UK university has taken beef off its menu to fight climate change
• Here’s how the UK dramatically reduced its plastic bag consumption levels
• Africa's approaches to crisis management are unique when it comes to dealing with disease
• China and the U.S. need to embrace the idea of benign competition. Here’s why
• Youth have a love-hate relationship with tech in the digital age
• In South Africa cash is still king for the country's biggest lenders
• The Fourth Industrial Revolution could mean the end of traditional manufacturing in Africa
• How countries with the highest food insecurity suffer the worst impacts of climate change
• Our favourite books of summer 2019
• How to follow our #af19 meeting in Cape Town
• How not to think about job creation
• Your iPhone could be used to detect dementia
• This is how recognizing indigenous people's land rights can tackle global warming
• New research busts the myth of welfare dependency
• Spending time in nature can benefit your child’s cognitive skills, study finds
• The glimmers of hope in the latest dire climate report
• Australia welcomes transgender women to play elite cricket
• The UN has a 17-point plan to save the world. So how's it doing?
• U.S. Economy: Is a long, shallow recession on the way?
• Breaking the silence: the journalists fighting to turn up the volume on climate change coverage
• This is the secret behind long-term academic success and growth
• A look at Toni Morrison's transformative legacy
• Meet Alice, the battery-powered plane that could herald the age of electric air travel
• Is Neurodiversity the next talent opportunity for the digital workplace?
• 5 challenges for government adoption of AI
• How to prevent the Middle East’s 1914 moment
• Can AI own a patent?
• In wealthy Silicon Valley, a $500 million plan to save threatened farmland
• Indonesia has just made its moratorium on forest clearance permanent
• This is Singapore's plan to avoid running out of water
• This is why US business investment has been on the rise
• Actress Emma Watson launches UK sexual harassment helpline
• Downsizing to a tiny home reduces your ecological footprint by 45%
• Over 40 million people are trapped in sexual exploitation, UN says
• This is what archaeology can teach us about eating sustainably
• Food from thin air, climate tipping points and other top stories of the week
• Melinda Gates’ 'Equality Can't Wait' campaign wants to eliminate the gender pay gap
• How Big Food is responding to the alternative protein boom
• How workers can harness technology for their benefit
• This Danish bank is offering mortgages with a negative interest rate
• This submerged temple in Thailand has been exposed again - by drought
• France fines more than 700 in first year of 'cat-call' law
• The UK is using shipping containers to create affordable housing
• 5 facts to know about Africa's powerhouse - Nigeria 
• 3 lessons from running an AI-powered start-up in Africa
• This is how much people would pay to use some of the world's most popular apps
• Rome's trash-for-tickets scheme is a shot in the arm for recycling plastic bottles
• Why the world needs the youth revolution more than ever
• 3D printing could allow us to create a lunar colony to live on the moon
• Look no hands: self-driving vehicles' public trust problem
• This is how we can use land more wisely to rein in global warming
• This is why less than a third of the UK's cyclists are women
• By 2030, AI will contribute $15 trillion to the global economy
• In 16 years, the US has lost the equivalent of nine Grand Canyon national parks
• The new assembly lines: Why AI needs low-skilled workers too
• Understanding environmental warnings in urban areas
• The UN says we need to reduce our meat consumption to fight climate change and improve food security
• This is why rising share prices encourage consumer spending
• These are the countries with the highest inflation
• Why home DNA tests might not be as private as you think
• Canada has created an Arctic conservation zone almost as big as Germany
• Data is the key to a new mobility future - here's how
• Philanthropist Bill Gates picks his top summer reads – can you keep up with the Microsoft billionaire?
• 6 ways the least developed countries can participate in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
• This model can predict if you're at risk of Alzheimer’s
• What can we do to reduce global agricultural emissions?
• Nine things that will kill your career 
• Are the reputations of central banks at risk?
• The evolution of international trade finance explained
• The fourth industrial revolution risks leaving women behind
• Indian schools are starting to teach students about same-sex relationships
• How a bionic arm is helping one little girl enjoy the things most take for granted
• Toni Morrison: 10 quotes you should know
• One quarter of the world's population live in countries with a high level of water stress
• What Japan in the Reiwa era can teach policymakers around the world
• This robot boat delivered a box of oysters in a breakthrough for unmanned shipping
• Reindeer are struggling to survive because of climate change
• Desertification: what is it and why is it one of the greatest threats of our time?
• Swiss Cheese concrete can help beat the heat
• How to become a dynamic learner
• Six of the world’s 10 fastest-growing economies are in Africa
• Made by AI: how technology has learnt to knit
• Cameroonian entrepreneurs are using AI to fight crop disease
• Global sea-level rise began accelerating ‘30 years earlier’ than previously thought
• Can we really protect natural habitats to ‘offset’ those we are destroying every day?
• Frontier tech like AI is changing the world – here’s how we can keep up and prosper
• Raise costs for water in cities to better handle droughts?
• The Polynesian culture has come up with a third gender - this is what it means
• Denmark is experimenting with ‘culture vitamins’ to lift people out of depression
• In 2016, half of all gun deaths occured in the Americas
• Why society is paying the price of inequality
• Australian solar could power Singapore within a decade
• Almost all businesses expect to face a crisis. And how they deal with them really counts
• Africa shouldn't have to choose between high growth and low emissions
• Things are bad and getting worse for South Africa. Or are they?
• In India, restricted access to water could damage your marriage prospects
• UK's energy consumption is lower than it was in 1970
• What does an AI ethicist do?
• How India can meet climate targets without breaking the bank
• LGBT women are facing a disparity in cancer care. Here's why
• Automation for autonomy: this software gives factory workers more power
• Why Kenya's Maasai herders are swapping cows for crops
• Japan's parliament has more women and disabled members than ever
• Botswana recognizes LGBTQ rights, leading the way in southern Africa
• Natural capital: London has become the world's first national park city
• Al funding grew 592% in four years
• Nearly a third of the globe is now on Facebook - chart of the day 
• Why has growth stalled in Latin America and the Caribbean?
• China’s pollution is so bad it’s blocking sunlight from solar panels
• Tuna are spawning in marine protected areas
• Schools in Florida now have to teach mental and emotional health

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