From trash to treasure: The Nigerians recycling waste into wealth

As the world struggles to manage its waste, residents of Ibadan present alternative ways to recycle.
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Here's why women across India are sharing images of themselves in ripped jeans

Uttarakhand’s CM Tirath Singh Rawat said that women are setting a “bad example” for society and leading to substance abuse by wearing ripped jeans.
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A Maya ambassador’s grave reveals his surprisingly difficult life

The grave offers a rare glimpse at the lives of high-ranking Mayan officials.
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Australian aphrodisiac honey creates a buzz in the Middle East

A boutique blend of honey from Australia becomes sought after as an aphrodisiac in the Middle East.
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Why can't Britain handle the truth about Winston Churchill?

Nothing, it seems, can be allowed to tarnish the national myth – as I found when hosting a Cambridge debate about his murkier side, says academic Priyamvada Gopal
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How Japan's space agency pulled off a daring expedition to snatch pieces of ancient space rock

Here is how Japan's space agency pulled off a daring expedition to snatch pieces of the ancient space rock Ryugu.
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Behind New Zealand's '100% pure' image lies a toxic truth

New Zealand's dramatic and pristine landscape has been a magnet for tourists and Hollywood directors. But the country is facing a growing pollution crisis.
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The Australian Government News Bargaining Code is officially dead

The real purpose of the Australian government’s News Bargaining Code is now clear: It was a bargaining chip, for News Corporation and Nine Entertainment.
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Starlink's latent China crisis could spark a whole new world of warcraft

The politics of a global decentralised high-speed public internet service
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Neanderthals helped create early human art, researcher says

Archaeologist says ability to think and create objects may not have been restricted to homo sapiens
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Women were successful big-game hunters, challenging beliefs about ancient gender roles

Anthropologists believed that before the implementation of agriculture, men hunted and women gathered, but new evidence suggests that this might not have been the case.
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Masher Menace: When American Women First Confronted Their Sexual Harassers

“The masher’s chief peculiarity is a profound faith in his dominion over the other sex.”Today—almost 150 years later—we’re realizing that the ...
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Bodacious bikini babes: South Korean propaganda leaflets in the 1980s

It wasn’t just photos of dazzling Seoul skyscrapers and luxurious Samsung watches: There was a time when South Korean propaganda leaflets — designed to make North Korean soldiers envy their capitalist neighbor — featured smiling, bikini-clad women to entice potential defectors.
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America Is Not Made for People Who Pee

As Biden pushes for an infrastructure package, let’s fix our scandalous lack of public restrooms.
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China's highly anticipated 5-year plan is hazy on climate

China is by far the world's largest carbon emitter.
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Semlor: The Dessert That Killed A King

A history lesson and a recipe all in one!
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Why Saudi Arabia Is Building a Linear City

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Massive Microsoft email hack hits tens of thousands of companies and it hasn't yet been stopped

White House fears significant number of organisations caught in Microsoft hack
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The Sap That Turns Into Wine (and Then Vinegar) Within Hours

Palm wine, one of humanity's oldest beverages, is a fleeting treat.
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'Catastrophic': UK has lost 90% of seagrass meadows, study finds

Scientists say restoring the lush habitats would boost wildlife, protect coasts and store carbon
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Why Europe is leading the way in plant-based food innovation

Oatly CMO John Schoolcraft and Mintel analyst Ed Bergen explain why the plant-based food market is booming in Europe.
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A Chapter In U.S. History Often Ignored: The Flight Of Runaway Slaves To Mexico

As the U.S. Treasury considers putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill to honor her role in the northbound underground railroad, new attention is being paid to the often overlooked southbound route.
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Inside the Gently Competitive World of Giant Vegetable Growing

Great Britain's greatest green thumbs break records every year.
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It's Not Just Texas. The Entire Energy Grid Needs An Upgrade For Extreme Weather

The Texas blackout is a reminder that climate-driven extreme weather stresses the U.S.'s power system in many ways. Much is needed to harden the grid for the future as the number of outages increase.
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