Mammals Bettongia anhydra (Desert bettong) The small marsupial belonged to the Potorous genus. Scientists only ever observed one specimen, in 1933, and it hasn’t been seen since. It’s believed that ...

Isatou Ceesay is a 41-year-old social entrepreneur and the Director of the Gambia Women’s Initiative (WIG), based in the village of N’Jau, 681 kilometres (423 miles) away from the Gambian capital ...

The Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park in Shiraoi, Hokkaido, the northern-most main island of Japan, finally opened to visitors on the 12th of July after months of delays due to the coronavirus ...

When talking about solutions to climate change, we mainly focus on fossil fuel reduction, changes in transportation, minimising consumption and dietary choices, just to name a few. But one often ...

After reaching its peak extension in the mid-1800s, the Aletsch Glacier began receding and has continued to do so at an accelerating pace. In 2009, in recognition of this new turn of events, the local ...

Much has been written about the coronavirus and how people can prevent being exposed to it, including through social distancing and good hygiene. It’s now vital to get to the root cause of this ...

On the banks of the Coca River, a tributary to the Napo River in the Ecuadorian Amazon, the jungle landscape is idyllic. Small canoes float by with families and some goods. Farmers’ houses are ...

Kabwe is a small town located 150 kilometres (95 miles) away from the Zambian capital, Lusaka. In 1902, rich deposits of lead were discovered in Kabwe. In 1906, active mining and smelting operations ...

Tulasi Gowda, walking barefoot through plantations, can discern the state of budding plants by just touching them lightly. She’s never been to school, but knows perfectly how to interpret tamarind, ...

Despite their functionality, bridges are often seen as an infrastructure that is an end in itself. But the project of the Dafne Schippers bridge aims to dispel this myth: the bike path, the park, and ...

Instead of turning a blind eye to the problem, she decided to be part of the solution. Armed with a background in materials engineering and a passion for sustainability, Nzambi founded the ‘ Gjenge ...

In 2022, new species of plants and animals were discovered, all of which were already extant but had stayed very well hidden. According to our best estimates, we only know about 10 per cent of ...