Banana trees that fit in a test tube. Burgers made without a cow in sight. Fish farmed in the desert. Robots picking fruit. Welcome to the brave new world of food, where scientists are ...
Slumped on a bench in a village in southeast Senegal - which is lifeless but for the occasional bleating of goats and splutter of old motorcycles - Aliou Thiam has only one thing on his mind.
Russia on Feb. 24 launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine by land, air and sea, triggering a massive displacement of people, including more than 8 million Ukrainians within the country, according ...
The impacts of a heating planet hit the poor - and often those who have contributed least to the problem - disproportionately. What needs to be done to ensure greater fairness, and that those who ...
We shine a light on human trafficking, forced labour and modern-day slavery.
As the world struggles with worsening air quality, finding ways to solve the problem can also help cut climate changing emissions.
U.S. President Donald Trump, who once described climate change as a "hoax", has said he will take the United States out of the 2015 Paris Agreement to combat climate change and support greater use ...
As climate change brings stronger droughts and hotter temperatures, wildfires are becoming a bigger threat around the world - including in places they have not been seen previously Firefighters ...
We examine how cities are reshaping the way people live.
We explore the challenges of ending hunger and malnutrition as food production adjusts to a warming world.
From major disaster, conflicts and under-reported stories, we shine a light on the world’s hotspots.