Winners of the New Champions Awards for 2021 are out. The World Economic Forum’s New Champions companies explore business models, technologies and strategies needed during the Fourth Indu...
Most humans live in a favourable temperature ‘niche’. But extreme heat due to climate change could force up to a third of us to leave out homes unless climate change is halted.
They’re called ‘smartphone zombies’ - people who walk along staring at their phones. So cities are introducing ground-level traffic lights to save their lives at busy junctions.
We are making progress towards a new green energy economy, according to a landmark report from the International Energy Agency - but not fast enough for net zero by 2050.
Wind turbines have a service life of around 20 years. After that, they can be retired and reused for other purposes such as bike shelters
COVID-19 has hit women disproportionately harshly. The recovery is an opportunity to create a gender-equal world.
Empathy is the most important leadership skill for our troubled times and a new survey finds that, without it, people feel undervalued and excluded.
With many schools reopened, the World Health Organization offers advice on how we can keep them that way, while also keeping pupils and communities safe.
Stats show that HIV stigma is increasing. However, people with HIV living normal, healthy lives could have a powerful effect, a new study says.
Soil can capture more carbon than plants and the atmosphere combined, say scientists, who urge more sustainable land management techniques.
New data reveals that water-related hazards dominate the list of global disasters over the past half-century – and that climate change is to blame.
世界で最も環境に優しい「マッチングサイト」へようこそ。しかし、ここで見つけられるのは人生のパートナーではありません。このサイトは、廃棄物と、それを再利用して二酸化炭素の排出量を削減するソリューション素材をマッチングさせるものです。
Music has long been known to help relieve stress. But how exactly does it work, and which songs are best for our mental health?
Across the world, people expect employers to allow more flexibility when the COVID-19 pandemic is over, a new survey shows. Two-thirds want flexible work.
What’s stopping us from buying electric cars? It’s not just battery life - there’s a host of other issues we need to solve to usher in the green transport revolution.
