Glass Wings Blog: World

10 reasons why Donald Trump can’t derail global climate action
100 years of surrealism: how a French writer inspired by the avant-garde changed the world forever
1.2 billion young people will need a job in the next 10 years. The World Bank is trying to help them find one
154 million lives saved in 50 years: 5 charts on the global success of vaccines
200% Wolf is a visual triumph – and a reminder that Australian animators could lead on the world stage
2023 smashes record for world’s hottest year by huge margin
The 2024 Living Planet Index reports a 73% average decline in wildlife populations — what’s changed since the last report?
The 2024 state of the climate report: Perilous times on planet Earth
2024 Tech Layoffs: Over 200,000 jobs slashed globally since January
20°C seems the optimal temperature for life on Earth to thrive – what does this mean in a warming world?
3,800-km Cable Offers Glimpse of a Global Power Grid
5 things you can do to end the biodiversity crisis as the world talks about it at COP16
A 4.45 billion-year-old crystal from Mars reveals the planet had water from the beginning
A Bird’s-Eye View of a Technicolor World
‘A bus is open to everyone regardless of class’: riding the world’s biggest network
‘A catastrophe’: Why world’s largest inland water body could disappear and what it says about climate change
A dying baby, a Trump tweet: Inside network setting global right-wing agenda
A fierce battle is being fought in the soil beneath our feet – and the implications for global warming are huge
A global IT outage brought supply chains to their knees – we need to be better prepared next time
‘A historic step’: G20 discusses plans for global minimum tax on billionaires
A more varied diet would help the world’s economy as well as its health
A new era: Coal usage and emissions in the global power sector to peak in 2023
A ‘Revolutionary’ Way to Feed the World That’s Very Old
A slide in global corruption rankings is bad for ‘Brand NZ’ – what can the government do?
A tax on new plastic would slash waste – if built into the global treaty on plastics
A third of the world’s population lacks internet connectivity − airborne communications stations could change that
‘A world first’: project recycles polyester into yarn for new clothes
A world-first law in Europe is targeting artificial intelligence. Other countries can learn from it
A year of ChatGPT: 5 ways the AI marvel has changed the world
“Absolutely world leading:” Why Australia is leading the charge away from baseload power
The ‘active transport’ ideas from around the world that could make Australians healthier and our cities cleaner
Addressing climate change with behavioral science: A global intervention tournament in 63 countries
Africa is the world’s largest market for Guinness beer – how its ad campaigns exploit men
After 15 years, the World Wide Web Foundation is closing its doors
After a disappointing COP29, here’s how to design global climate talks that might actually work
Almost 1 in 6 of the world’s banknotes feature wildlife – and they’re not always the creatures you’d expect
Alphonse Mucha and Art Nouveau: 100 years after its creation, his work is still a balm for a world in upheaval
Amazon, Tesla and Meta among world’s top companies undermining democracy – report
An Iranian Activist Faces the Death Penalty. Can Global Solidarity Help Again?
An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet
An upward spiral – how small acts of kindness and connection really can change the world, according to psychology research
Anime in crisis? Japan's signature artform at riskーNHK WORLD-JAPAN NEWS
Antarctica provides at least $276 billion a year in economic benefits to the world, new research finds
Antifungal resistance is not getting nearly as much attention as antibiotic resistance – yet the risks to global health are just as serious
Arcade game pinball, an old-school craze, given new life as Gen Z dominates world rankings
The Architect Who Made Singapore’s Public Housing the Envy of the World
Arctic rivers face big changes with a warming climate, permafrost thaw and an accelerating water cycle − the effects will have global consequences
Are you OK? World teeters on brink as Trump and cronies prepare to flood the zone with shit
Around the world, campaigns for marriage change hearts and minds
As 12 months of record heat stack up, scientists unpack the impacts around the globe
As record heat risks bleaching 73% of the world’s coral reefs, scientists ask ‘what do we do now?’
As the world heats up, solar panels will degrade faster – especially in hot, humid areas. What can we do?
At a time of crisis, reading books can help us make sense of the world
At ACMI’s "The Future & Other Fictions", artists challenge us to imagine a more optimistic world
Atmospheric rivers are shifting poleward, reshaping global weather patterns
Australia exposed as one of world’s worst climate wreckers in key UN-backed report
Australia is a mess. Cop31 is a chance to redefine ourselves from climate laggard to global leader
Australia is connected to the world by cables no thicker than a garden hose – and at risk from sharks, accidents and sabotage
Australia is doubling down on fossil fuel exports, and helping to blow global carbon budgets
Australia is hosting the world’s first ‘nature positive’ summit. What is it, and why does it matter?
Australia mid-range in the list of winners and losers from global emissions targets
Australia must decarbonise to stay relevant in the global steel supply chain: BNEF
Australia must lead the world on nature restoration through ambitious interpretation of international law
Australia will protect a vast swathe of the Southern Ocean, but squanders the chance to show global leadership
Australia won’t have ‘green steel’ to itself. Africa is poised to become a global hub
Australian dolphins have the world’s highest concentrations of ‘forever chemicals’
Australian solar team beats perovskite efficiency milestone, joins elite global club
Australia’s first genetically modified fruit is ripe for a taste test. Could it avert a global banana apocalypse?
Australia’s ‘inhumane’ offshore detention regime denounced by global human rights organisation
Australia’s largest rail freight company to roll out battery electric tenders in “world first” trial
Australia’s ranking in global anti-corruption index remains steady – but shows we cannot be complacent
Australia’s young people are moving to the left – though young women are more progressive than men, reflecting a global trend
Avian influenza has killed millions of seabirds around the world: Antarctica could be next
Babies in the global south are being poisoned by plastic from the north. Yet they are missing from the data
Band Aid sang ‘feed the world’ 40 years ago – where is hunger still an issue today?
Better World: The Samara Story
Beyond the Barrier Reef: Australia’s 3 other World Heritage reefs are also in trouble
The Bittersweet Story of the World’s First Motel
BTS, Blackpink, Squid Game, kimchi … what’s the secret of South Korea’s world-conquering culture?
Building a Minecraft Gateway to the World of Books
BYD Is Winning the Global Race to Make Cheaper EVs
Cans to car parts: Inside the complex, crucial world of aluminum recycling
‘Capitalism incarnate’: inside the secret world of McKinsey, the firm hooked on fossil fuels
Carbon Budget predicts the world falls 'frustratingly' short as emissions rise in 2024
Carbon Mapper Coalition launches Tanager-1 satellite to drive transparency of methane and CO₂ super-emitters and prompt global action
Casual, distant, aesthetically limited: 5 ways smartphone photography is changing how we see the world
Cats and dogs shaped our world – and art: the NGV gives us the definitive exhibition
Chartbook 284 The beginning of a new era: How the "global" energy transition is happening in China (Carbon Notes 13)
Cheap Solar Panels Are Changing the World
The Cheapest Places to Live in the World in 2024
China launches world’s largest electric container ship with 50 MWh battery
China poised to turn on one of world’s most powerful sources of x-ray light
China: still the world’s biggest emitter, but also an emerging force in climate diplomacy
Chinese game "Black Myth: Wukong" tops Steam charts. What does it signify for the rest of the gaming world?
Chris Bowen says agreement on global fossil fuel phase out central to Australia’s renewable energy plans
Chris Bowen warns global heating will fuel political instability in annual climate statement
Cleanup volunteer shares sad reality hidden among Hawaiian beaches: 'This plastic comes from all around the world'
ClearVue trials solar glass and cladding in prefab house pilot, as it enters key global markets
‘Cli-fi’ might not save the world, but writing it could help with your eco-anxiety
Climate change is driving a global youth revolution
Climate change will strike Australia’s precious World Heritage sites – and Indigenous knowledge is a key defence
Climate crisis: average world incomes to diminish by nearly a fifth by 2050
The climate crisis is here. We can still have a better world.
Climate goal to triple global renewable energy by 2030 within reach, IEA says
Climate scientist Mark Maslin: ‘We have all the technology we need to move to a cleaner, renewable world’
Climate warning as world’s rivers dry up at fastest rate for 30 years
Coal and gas use must peak and decline, “starting today:” BNEF outlook warns world headed to 2.6°C
Companies won’t survive in a nature-depleted world – I’ve met the business owners who are taking action
Cop16: the world’s largest meeting to save nature has ended with no clear path ahead
COP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world
COP28: Why China’s clean energy boom matters for global climate action
Could AI help save the planet? Four ways it’s already making a world of difference
Could the world’s autocrats successfully plot to defeat the West?
The Covid Safety Handbook: Staying Safe In An Unsafe World
"Coyote & Crow" RPG is a joyous, respectful celebration of Native American storytelling in a world without colonialism
Critical minerals for the world – or just for the US? Turning Australia into a green minerals powerhouse comes with risks
The Curious World of Tchibo
Cyclone Jasper: how did it cause so much rain and could global heating be to blame?
Deaths From Fungal Infections Have Doubled Worldwide in Just a Decade
Deforestation jeopardises agribusiness and food security in Brazil and worldwide
The Denmark secret: how it became the world’s most trusting country – and why that matters
Denmark’s Groundbreaking Agriculture Climate Policy Sets Strong Example for the World
Despite improved WHO regulations, the world remains ill-prepared for the next pandemic
Devastation as world’s biggest wetland burns: ‘those that cannot run don’t stand a chance’
The discovery of a new Earth-like planet could shed further light on what makes a planet habitable
Disguised ships and front companies: how North Korea has evaded sanctions to grow a global weapons industry
‘Does rewilding sort climate change? Yes!’: UK expert says nature can save planet and not harm farming
Dominica to create world's first sperm whale reserve
Drugs, hormones and excrement: the polluting pig mega-farms supplying pork to the world
Dug up in Australia, burned around the world – exporting fossil fuels undermines climate targets
Dungeons & Dragons at 50: How the fantasy world can be a home for everyone
The Dystopian Lake Filled by the World’s Tech Lust
Earth may have breached seven of nine planetary boundaries, health check shows
Eating less sugar would be great for the planet as well as our health, say researchers
Economic policies encourage the careless use of people and the planet. Creating caring economies is the answer
Effective Altruism’s Bait-and-Switch: From Global Poverty To AI Doomerism
Electric Candela hydrofoil boat sets world record by crossing Baltic Sea
Eleven new biosphere reserves added to global list
The End and Everything Before It by Finegan Kruckemeyer review – a dreamy alternative to the world we live in
‘End of the world vibes’: why culture can’t stop thinking about apocalypse
Ever heard of the Maritime Continent? It’s not far from Australia – and channels heat around the world
‘Everything, everywhere, all at once’: Australia’s survival in a warmer world will be a mammoth multi-tasking effort
Exclusive: Major world economies seek to halt new private sector coal financing
Experience: I own the world’s oldest living cat
Exploitation, brutality and misery: how the opium trade shaped the modern world
Extreme wildfires are on the rise globally, powered by the climate crisis
Fear and anger are dominating our world right now, but are we being manipulated for profit?
Feast your eyes on the winners of the Sony World Photography Awards 2024
Fertility declines, tapering populations, soaring life expectancies: What the U.N. population report shows about us and our future on this planet
Fighting Global Warming, One Abandoned Oil Well at a Time
Finland is the happiest country in the world – but our research suggests the rankings are wealth and status-oriented
First Nations superhero ‘Condoman’ was a world leader in HIV prevention. Aunty Gracelyn Smallwood made it happen
Florida is building the world's largest environmental restoration project
Food waste is a major contributor to global warming, but a Thai company is trying change that
For decades, we’ve been told 80% of the world’s biodiversity is found on Indigenous lands – but it’s wrong
‘Foul and loathsome’ or jewels of the natural world? The complicated history of human-frog relations
Fourth Global Mass Coral Bleaching Prompts Emergency UN Measures
Foxx Nolte's "Hidden History of Walt Disney World"
Friday essay: cure or kill? The deadly serious world of poison gardens – and why I planted my own
Friday essay: exhilaration and fear – Dennis Altman on the global gay rights divide
Friday essay: Project 2025, the policy substance behind Trump’s showmanship, reveals a radical plan to reshape the world
From a Detour to Global Dominance
From a US$300 billion climate finance deal to global carbon trading, here’s what was – and wasn’t – achieved at the COP29 climate talks
From running the world's first electric cherry orchard to helping electrify New Zealand
From Scotland to Malawi: climate survivors are rebuilding with world first loss and damage fund
The Geneva Conventions at 75: do the laws of war still have a fighting chance in today’s bloody world?
Germany’s turning point: 2 years into strategic pivot, progress made bodes well for the US, NATO and the world
Giant redwoods: World’s largest trees 'thriving in UK'
Giant waves, monster winds and Earth’s strongest current: here’s why the Southern Ocean is a global engine room
Global biodiversity offsetting doesn’t work – keep schemes local, say experts
Global carbon emissions inch upwards in 2024 despite progress on EVs, renewables and deforestation
Global coral bleaching caused by global warming demands a global response
Global demand for oil could peak soon – NZ’s plan to revive offshore exploration doesn’t add up
The global fight against polio — how far have we come?
The global food system is owned by an ever smaller number of companies – it’s damaging our health, our communities and the planet
Global heating is making El Niño and La Niña forecasts less reliable, BoM says
Global heating, land clearing and the ‘extinction vortex’: the fight to save Australia’s koalas
Global heating pushes coral reefs towards worst planet-wide mass bleaching on record
Global heating will pass 1.5C threshold this year, top ex-Nasa scientist says
Global hydrogen vehicle sales plunge further to be tiny fraction of EV sales
Global Plug-In Car Sales Started 2024 With A Bang: 1 Million Sold In January
Global spending on subsidies that harm environment rises to $2.6tn, report says
Global status report highlights parlous state of nuclear power sector
Global status report,on road safety 2023
Global study maps most detailed tree of life yet for flowering plants
Global university fossil fuel divestment ‘nearing tipping point’
Global water crisis leaves half of world food production at risk in next 25 years
Globally representative evidence on the actual and perceived support for climate action
‘Godfathers of climate chaos’: UN chief urges global fossil-fuel advertising ban
Goldmine’ of century-old wheat varieties could help to feed the world, scientists say
GraphCast: AI model for faster and more accurate global weather forecasting
Graphene at 20: still no sign of the promised space elevator, but here’s how this wonder material is quietly changing the world
‘Graphene will change the world’: the boss using the ‘supermaterial’ in the global microchip war
Graphic Truth: World literacy reaches new heights
The great abandonment: what happens to the natural world when people disappear?
The Hague becomes world’s first city to pass law banning fossil fuel-related ads
Happy Earth Day 2024! NASA picks 6 new airborne missions to study our changing planet
The Hardest Phrase in the World to Translate: 'A Nice Cup of Tea'
Hayao Miyazaki wins Golden Globe for The Boy and the Heron
Healthy Country, healthy people: how shared knowledge is helping to restore a World Heritage area
Heat exposure of older people across world to double by 2050, finds study
Heatwave to turn parts of Australia into ‘one of the hottest places in the world’ this week
Heavy-lift cargo drones are now being used at offshore wind farm in world first
The Hidden World of Electrostatic Ecology
The Hidden World of Undersea Cables
History in Ink: Preserving the World’s Largest Cartoon and Comic Collection
Hobart and Canberra ranked among top 10 global cities with lowest air pollution, analysis finds
Hope and disparity: a colorful new way to visualize air quality around the world
House On Fire: Why The U.S. Has Most To Lose In A Warming World
How 2023’s record heat worsened droughts, floods and bushfires around the world
How a breakthrough gene-editing tool will help the world cope with climate change
How a small update in global standards can contribute to climate change awareness
How a Solar Revolution in Farming Is Depleting World’s Groundwater
How can activists change the world? Experts offer seven strategies
How Chile engineered the developing world’s fastest coal phaseout
How China's buses shaped the world's EV revolution
How Copyright May Destroy Our Access To The World’s Academic Knowledge
How debt-for-nature swaps have protected the world’s tropical forests for 25 years
How global warming is reshaping winter life in Canada
How investing in green buildings, including cheaper home loans, is a win for banks, people and our planet
How Is the World Really Doing on the SDGs?
How Languages Divide the World
‘How long before climate change will destroy the Earth?’: research reveals what Australian kids want to know about our warming world
How mainstream climate science endorsed the fantasy of a global warming time machine
How one company’s plan to help the planet went off the rails
How record-breaking Hurricane Beryl is a sign of a warming world
How Soon Might the Atlantic Ocean Break? Two Sibling Scientists Found an Answer—and Shook the World
How the Kremlin launders disinformation around the globe
How The Other EV Transition — To E-bikes — Is Changing The World
How women’s basic rights and freedoms are being eroded all over the world
How ‘world-changing’ solar tech could mean the death of batteries
How ‘world’s first oil town’ is wrestling with fossil fuel legacy
Human rights have improved in all world regions over the last century
Human rights in decline globally as leaders fail to uphold laws, report warns
The hunt for the most efficient heat pump in the world
Hurricane Beryl a Stark Warning of Things to Come as Our Planet Heats Up
‘I don’t really care what happens to Ukraine’: what a JD Vance vice presidency could mean for the world
‘I love the smell of success more than petrol’: investors break with tradition in world-leading climate campaign
I Wish the World Was Kinder to Artists
IDA Helps to Weave the Fabric of Global Social Protection
In a dangerously warming world, we must confront the grim reality of Australia’s bushfire emissions
In a year of global elections, how do we stop the spread of misinformation? ‘Prebunking’ is part of the solution
In Hawaii, parasites and viruses team up in the battle against fruit flies – an entomologist explains the implication for global pest control
India elections: ‘Our rule of law is under attack from our own government, but the world does not see this’
Indigenous people and NGO grow a wildlife corridor in the world’s oldest rainforest
Indonesia is one of the world’s largest democracies, but it’s weaponising defamation laws to smother dissent
The internet of animals? An inside account of an ambitious plan to track animal movements across the globe
Investigation reveals global fisheries are in far worse shape than we thought – and many have already collapsed
Is Russia looking to put nukes in space? Doing so would undermine global stability and ignite an anti-satellite arms race
Israel now ranks among the world’s leading jailers of journalists. We don’t know why they’re behind bars
Israeli strike on World Central Kitchen aid convoy shows growing danger of humanitarian work in conflict zones
‘It doesn’t reflect us’: Global mockery of Raygun’s Paris Olympics performance affecting Australian scene, local B-girls say
It took 68 years for the world to reach 1 terawatt of solar PV capacity. It took just two years to double it
It’s the world’s first Indigenous-led ‘blue park.’ And Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation pulled it off without waiting on Canada
It's Time: Scientists Urge The World to Declare a New Epoch on The Moon
I’ve travelled the world researching patriarchy – and found it is far from inevitable
Jabiluka decision ends long-running battle and preserves ‘some of the oldest rock art in the world’
January 2024 Breaks Global EV Sales Record: Take That, Haters
Japan to launch world’s first wooden satellite to combat space pollution
Jean-Michel Jarre is world’s first passenger to take off in KleinVision’s flying AirCar
Jon Foreman (Sculpt the World)
Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry unveil world's first wooden satellite
Landmark new research shows how global warming is messing with our rainfall
The Legendary Ocean Explorer Protecting ‘Hope Spots’ Around the World
The Low Down on the Greatest Dictionary Collection in the World
Lula launches alliance to combat world hunger as Brazil hosts G20
[L/V] Water in the world (acapella)
Man to tackle Australia on electric motorcycle after riding across the world to combat range anxiety
Mandelbrot’s fractals are not only gorgeous – they taught mathematicians how to model the real world
Measles is on the rise around the world – we can’t let vaccination rates falter
Meet the Pranksters Behind Goody-2, the World’s ‘Most Responsible’ AI Chatbot
Meet the Shadowy Global Network Vilifying Climate Protesters
Migration of 6m antelope in South Sudan dwarfs previous records for world’s biggest, aerial study reveals
The Moana effect: how small island developing states are bringing their struggle against climate change to the world
Molly's world opened up when she discovered cosplay
Money Talks In The World Of Copyright Legislation; And That’s A Big Problem For Ordinary Internet Users
‘Morally, nobody’s against it’: Brazil’s radical plan to tax global super-rich to tackle climate crisis
Moyenne Island: The world's smallest national park
Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected – it could now turn into the next global pandemic
NASA just shut down a planetary defence mission that tracks asteroids. Now what?
Nepal's tiger revival: benefits for people, prosperity, and planet
New York is suing the world’s biggest meat company. It might be a tipping point for greenwashing
New Zealand reclaims world record for largest mass haka
Nine countries sign global pact to protect endangered river dolphins
Niokolo-Koba National Park in Senegal removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger
No climate for cricket: how global warming is putting the heat on NZ’s summer game
No Country Should be Making Speech Rules for the World
Nobel peace prize awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors’ group for its efforts to free the world of nuclear weapons
Not the End of the World by Hannah Ritchie review – an optimist’s guide to the climate crisis
Ocean protection accounts for 10% of fish in the world’s coral reefs – but we could save so much more
Oil Companies Are Still Determined to Burn the Planet Down
Olivetti’s Ivrea: How an Italian Tech Giant Built the World’s Most Progressive Company Town
On a climate rollercoaster: how Australia’s environment fared in the world’s hottest year
On World Rhino Day 2024, a mixed story for the world’s five species of rhinos
One of NZ’s most contentious climate cases is moving forward. And the world is watching
One of world’s largest shipping tanker operators signs up for wind-assisted propulsion systems
Only 15 known underwater internet cables connect Australia to the world – and they’re under threat from fishing boats, spies and natural disasters
The only artist in the world to embed gold leaves in glass; kirikane | Yamamoto Akane: Making Beauty
Op shops give away clothes as surging donations put pressure on global fabric recycling system
Orbital by Samantha Harvey wins the 2024 Booker prize – a short but powerful story urging us to save the planet
Our brains take rhythmic snapshots of the world as we walk – and we never knew
Pakistan bucks global trend with 30-year mangrove expansion
People around the world are living in non-traditional housing to cope with rising cost of living
The people paid to spot risks see high chance of ‘global catastrophe’ within 10 years
People power: seven grassroots conservationists who are ‘saving the world’
Population can’t be ignored. It has to be part of the policy solution to our world’s problems
POSSE: Reclaiming social media in a fragmented world
Protecting just 0.7% of world's land could help save a third of unique and endangered species
“Purely phenomenal:” AEMO says world is watching as rooftop PV leads surge to 100pct renewables
Putting design first: six social housing projects from around the world
Quieting the Global Growl
Quirky hotel becomes world's largest building shaped like a chicken
Race is on to produce a super-coral to survive world’s warming seas
Real criminals, fake victims: how chatbots are being deployed in the global fight against phone scammers
Record-breaking increase in CO₂ levels in world’s atmosphere
Red Sea crisis: Suez Canal is not the only ‘choke point’ that threatens to disrupt global supply chains
Remote rescue: how aviation skills picked up in the RAF during the second world war can save lives today
The rest of the world is building subways like crazy. The U.S. has pretty much given up
Restore our Planet
Revealed: the 1,200 big methane leaks from waste dumps trashing the planet
Revealed: the world’s ‘most liveable’ cities in 2023
Revealed: wealthy western countries lead in global oil and gas expansion
Rhinos can’t sweat, making them vulnerable to overheating: global warming could wipe them out in southern Africa
Risk of Preterm Birth Is Dramatically Rising as The World Gets Hotter
Russia’s Brics summit shows determination for a new world order – but internal rifts will buy the west some time
Russia’s war with Ukraine accelerating global climate emergency, report shows
Sam Altman rebrands Worldcoin to ‘World’, still wants your eyeballs
Satellite Image Shows Construction of World's First Floating City
Saving the planet, one magic trick at a time
Scan the World Offers 17,000+ Scans of Famous Artworks You Can Download and 3D Print
Scientists discover plastic-eating fungi that could help clean up world’s oceans
Scientists’ experiment is ‘beacon of hope’ for coral reefs on brink of global collapse
Scientists shocked to discover new species of green anaconda, the world’s biggest snake
Seabed trawling found to be a major source of global CO2 emissions
Sentinels of the sea: ancient boulder corals are key to reef survival in a warmer world
Shanghai, Tokyo, New York, Houston spew most greenhouse gas of world cities
‘Simply mind-boggling’: world record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe
Six new sites added to UNESCO World Heritage list following IUCN recommendations
Sky-high vanity: constructing the world’s tallest buildings creates high emissions
SMS delivers world’s largest excavator – Komatsu PC8000 – to Copper Mountain
The social housing secret: how Vienna became the world’s most livable city
Solar and batteries steal the show, but world needs more renewables quickly to meet 1.5°C target
Solar hits new global peak in northern summer solstice, and Australia still leads per capita
Solar surging 58% in 2023, 413 GW of installations expected globally
Some people who share fake news on social media actually think they’re helping the world
South Australia locks in federal funds to become first grid in world to reach 100 per cent net wind and solar
South Australia’s world-leading renewable transition is attracting flood of new industry
South Korea recycles 98% of its food waste. What can it teach the world?
SpoGomi: World Cup Exhibition Match Arc
‘The stakes could not be higher’: world is on edge of climate abyss, UN warns
Stem cells reverse woman’s diabetes — a world first
Strep A: cases of rare fatal infection hit record levels in Japan – here’s what risk these bacteria pose to global health
Stubborn fossil fuel emissions threaten to blow global carbon budget
Sunday was world’s hottest ever recorded day, data suggests
Survey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollution
Sustainable Plastic Solutions becomes world leader in farm waste recycling
Svalbard’s doomsday vault gets record batch of global crop seeds
‘The system is the problem, not people’: how a radical food group spread round the world
Taiwan election: global leaders draw Beijing’s ire for congratulating new president
Tales of the unexpected: inside the thriving world of independent bookshops
Tasmanian garden wins prize for world’s ugliest lawn
TB in Africa: global report shows successes, but Nigeria and DRC remain important hotspots
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is on track to become the world’s first trillionaire. It’s a sign markets aren’t working
Ten Organizations Join Forces To Combat Illegal Wildlife Trafficking In Global Supply Chains
‘They do not respect our land. They do not respect our people’. Brazil’s traditional people take on BHP in one of the world’s biggest class actions
Things that go buzz in the night – our global study found there really are more insects out after dark
Think $5.50 is too much for a flat white? Actually it’s too cheap, and our world-famous cafes are paying the price
This is the world’s best investment
This One Thing Is Killing The Planet
‘This too shall pass.’ World-first study proves the power of mental health recovery stories
‘This used to be a beautiful place’: how the US became the world’s biggest fossil fuel state
Three key reasons why the world is falling behind on its renewable energy targets: report
Tickle vs Giggle: in a world where transgender people are under attack, this is a test case for Australia
Tons of Chocolate and Wine Arrive on World’s Largest Cargo Sailboat
Tracking national ambition towards a global tripling of renewables
Transforming the world: by design
Trina unveils world’s first fully recycled silicon solar module
Tripling Global Renewables by 2030
Trump joins Putin, Xi and Modi as the ‘four horsemen’ of global authoritarianism
Trump’s economic vision is no longer a ‘maybe’. Here’s what it might mean for Australia and the world
Trump’s tariff threat sets stage for bitter global trade war
UMaine’s new 3D printer smashes former Guinness World Record to advance the next generation of advanced manufacturing
UN chief António Guterres to seek world leaders’ backing for vision of the future
Undersea cables are the unseen backbone of the global internet
Universal Basic Income Could Double World's GDP And Slash Emissions
Unmitigated COVID is overwhelming hospital systems- globally.
Urban growth is leading to more intense droughts for most of the world’s cities – and Sydney is a case study for areas at risk
Uruguay’s green power revolution: rapid shift to wind shows the world how it’s done
US to support global treaty aiming to reduce production of plastic
Venus is losing water faster than previously thought – here’s what that could mean for the early planet’s habitability
Very cool: trees stalling effects of global heating in eastern US, study finds
War in Ukraine: Conflict, Strategy, and the Return of a Fractured World
We all know about JobKeeper, which helped Australians keep their jobs in a global crisis. So how about HomeKeeper?
We gave 60,000 food products a ‘planetary health’ star rating – see how your favourites stack up
We rated the urban forests of 8 global cities – only Singapore passed the 30% canopy test
‘We used to give hope to the world’: is Costa Rica’s green halo fading?
West Africa’s fashion designers are world leaders when it comes to producing sustainable clothes
What Can ‘Green Islam’ Achieve in the World’s Largest Muslim Country?
What does progress look like on a planet at its limit?
What happens to the world if forests stop absorbing carbon? Ask Finland
What Has (not) Changed In My Three Decades Of Global Climate Talks?
What I learned about eco-anxiety after listening to the climate stories of 1,000 people from around the world
What the World Can Learn From Canada's Carbon Pricing Systems
What would a second Trump presidency mean for the global economy?
Whatever happened to ... the Brazilian besties creating an mRNA vaccine as a gift to the world
What’s the global orange juice supply crisis – and should Australians be worried?
What’s the Value of 3 Million LPs in a Digital World?
When bigger isn’t better: do Australian houses need to be the largest in the world?
When I was cycling, the world was big again': What it takes to replace a flight with a long-distance bike ride
When will global greenhouse gas emissions peak?
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WHO, UNICEF, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance pass the mid-point of the global 10-year strategy to eliminate yellow fever epidemics
Why 2024 could be a grim year for Ukraine – with momentous implications for the world
Why an ‘AI health coach’ won’t solve the world’s chronic disease problems
Why are billionaires scared of Brazil’s plan to hit them with a global tax? Because it makes perfect sense
Why are we seeing more pandemics? Our impact on the planet has a lot to do with it
Why China Could Surprise the World by Being the First Country to Adopt Universal Basic Income
Why do Israelis and the rest of the world view the Gaza conflict so differently? And can this disconnect be overcome?
Why move species to islands? Saving wildlife as the world changes means taking calculated risks
Why saline lakes are the canary in the coalmine for the world’s water resources
Why the World Is Betting Against American Democracy
Why we split the world into good and evil — and make decisions we regret
Will the world see more wars or unrest in 2024? Here are 5 hotspots to watch
‘Witches’ are still killed all over the world. Pardoning past victims could end the practice
With Science ‘Tapas,’ Migrant Children Sample a World of Possibilities
Wondering what Australia might look like in a hotter world? Take a glimpse into the distant past
Wood carver Maud Baillie made 'world-class' craft furniture on remote Wedge Island 120 years ago
Work has conquered every day of the week. How do we remain human in a world that worships toil?
World Continues to Swelter as April 2024 Blazes Past Heat Records
The World Could Benefit From China Clearing Up Its Smog
World Energy Outlook 2024
World first: malaria vaccine rollout begins in Cameroon
World First! THIS Is How You Power Electric Flight!
The world has a chance to end plastic pollution – the petrochemical giants mustn’t spoil it
“The world is changing:” Labor targets solar and battery industries in $22 billion green deal
The world is in an abusive relationship with fossil fuels. Now is the time to leave
The World Is Running Out of Male Sea Turtles
World leaders adopt pivotal UN Pact for the Future
World leaders launch programme to boost vaccine production in Africa
“World leaders” South Australia and California agree to collaborate on final stretch to 100 pct renewables
World may already be 1.7C warmer according to Puerto Rican sea sponge record
World must confront Maduro’s ‘campaign of terror’, Venezuelan opposition leader says
The World Of Web Browsers Is In A Bad Way
World on track to triple renewables based on government policies, but not according to climate pledges
World record smashed with 30-tonnes of surplus food
World War II ‘Rumor Clinics’ Helped America Battle Wild Gossip
World will be ‘unable to cope’ with volume of plastic waste in 10 years, warns expert
World-first 18MW wind turbine installed in China
The world-first, community-driven electrification blueprint for Australia’s energy future
World-first lung cancer vaccine trials launched across seven countries
World-first wind turbine tech puts an 8-megawatt charger on an oil rig
World’s 1.5C climate target ‘deader than a doornail’, experts say
The world’s biggest bus manufacturer has big electric plans for Australia
World’s biggest grids could be powered by renewables, with little or no storage – if we are smart enough
The World's Cleanest Energy Source Is Nearly Here
The world’s coral reefs are bigger than we thought – but it took satellites, snorkels and machine learning to see them
The World’s Doomsday Plant Vault Gets Thousands of New Seeds
The World's First All Electric Tugboat!
World’s First Global CO2 Charge Inches Closer at London Meetings
The world’s first metal 3D printer for space is on its way to the ISS
World's first tooth-regenerating drug to enter testing in Japan
World’s first wooden satellite launched into space
World’s first wooden wind turbine blades installed in Germany
World’s five richest men double their fortunes as poorest 60 percent lose money, Oxfam says
The World’s Forests Are Doing Much Better Than We Think
The World's Greatest Places of 2024
The world’s green juggernaut will become unstoppable this year
The world’s largest aircraft breaks cover in Silicon Valley
World’s largest air-to-water heat pump to warm 30,000 homes in Finland
The world’s largest battery electric ferry is being built in Australia: What will power it?
World’s largest oil companies ‘way off track’ on emissions goals, report finds
The world’s most advanced economies just agreed to end coal use by 2035 – with a catch
The world’s oldest termite colony holds secrets – to the past and future
World's 'Rarest Insect' Makes Stunning Comeback After Near-Extinction
World’s rarest whale may have washed up on New Zealand beach
World’s renewable energy capacity grew at record pace in 2023
The world’s spectacular animal migrations are dwindling. Fishing, fences and development are fast-tracking extinctions
The world’s spending to fight global lead poisoning just doubled
The world’s tallest wooden wind turbine tower – in pictures
World’s top cosmologists convene to question conventional view of the universe
World’s top fossil-fuel bosses deride efforts to move away from oil and gas
WTO conference ends in division and stalemate – does the global trade body have a viable future?
The YIMBY movement is spreading around the world. What does it mean for Australia’s housing crisis?
Zeekr Just Embarrassed Tesla & The Entire EV World
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