Financial and Monetary Systems
In New Zealand it takes less than a day to start a business
Here’s where getting a new venture off the ground is quickest around the world.
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Sustainable Development
Australia wants to build a giant underground ‘battery’ to help power the nation
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.
Built Environment and Infrastructure
Two decades later and illegal landmines are still stockpiled - why?
Two decades after the world pledged to eliminate them, landmines are still being stockpiled – some in unexpected places.
Trade and Investment
These are the United States’ most exported products
Machinery and electrical goods top the list of physical exports by value from the US, according to World Bank figures.
Nature and Biodiversity
This brewery is ditching plastic six-pack rings to save marine life
Drinks companies around the world are looking to new packaging solutions to help reduce plastic pollution in the oceans.
Geographies in Depth
Which country offers the cheapest mobile data?
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.
Sustainable Development
This is what happened when cities around the world went car-free
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.
Nature and Biodiversity
オーストラリアの太陽光、シンガポールに電力供給へ
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...
Climate Action and Waste Reduction
1 in 7 people would choose not to fly because of climate change
Travellers around the world are looking at the impact of their journeys, a new report shows.
Climate Action and Waste Reduction
How LA plans to be 1.6°C cooler by 2050
Los Angeles is taking urgent action to curb rising heat levels by whitewashing its roads, planting more trees and installing reflective roofs.
Nature and Biodiversity
Los Angeles wants to build a bridge across a busy highway to save its mountain lions
The structure could be a lifeline for a small population of big cats trapped by traffic in the Santa Monica Mountains.
Arts and Culture
These photos show the world of science in stunning detail
From the structure of a soap bubble to a gas cloud in space, a new photography exhibition puts science in the frame.
Built Environment and Infrastructure
New York's rooftop farms provide fresh local produce - and help stop a sewage problem
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?
Climate Action and Waste Reduction
Germany is trying to rescue its fabled forests from climate change
The German government has promised to take action to stop climate change threatening the future of this symbol of national identity.
Industries in Depth
A seafood fraud investigation DNA tested fish sold in the US. Here’s what they found
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...