Located under one of the country’s best-loved national parks, it’s hoped the Snowy 2.0 project will meet 10% of the nation’s energy needs. It’s an ambitious – and controversial – scheme.
Two decades after the world pledged to eliminate them, landmines are still being stockpiled – some in unexpected places.
Machinery and electrical goods top the list of physical exports by value from the US, according to World Bank figures.
Drinks companies around the world are looking to new packaging solutions to help reduce plastic pollution in the oceans.
Mobile data costs vary around the world, with 10 of the top 20 cheapest countries in Asia, underscoring how access to the internet remains uneven.
For one day every year, citizens of more than 2,000 cities get a chance to breathe cleaner air and see their hometown free of choking traffic.
ノルウェーからイギリスに電力を供給する全長720kmにおよぶ送電線が2年前に完成した際は、世界最長の送電線として話題を集めました。そして今度は、シンガポールの再生可能エネルギー企業がその5倍の長さの海底送電線の敷設に乗り出しています。プロジェクトを進めているのはサン・ケーブル社。オーストラリアのノーザンテリトリーで太陽光を利用した発電を行い、3,800kmの海底送電線を使...
Travellers around the world are looking at the impact of their journeys, a new report shows.
Los Angeles is taking urgent action to curb rising heat levels by whitewashing its roads, planting more trees and installing reflective roofs.
The structure could be a lifeline for a small population of big cats trapped by traffic in the Santa Monica Mountains.
From the structure of a soap bubble to a gas cloud in space, a new photography exhibition puts science in the frame.
Heavy rain can overwhelm parts of New York’s sewer system, with raw sewage being flushed into the city’s waterways instead. Could rooftop farms form part of the solution?
The German government has promised to take action to stop climate change threatening the future of this symbol of national identity.
What if the fish on your plate is not the fish you thought you were ordering? A study of seafood sold in food stores, restaurants and sushi outlets in the United States has found that a f...
A new outbreak of ‘Panama Disease’ is causing devastation to banana plantations around the world. Can anything be done to stop it?
