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How cities can get back to nature: a tale from Bangalore

The world's favourite drink is under threat. But science might have the answer

These Chinese scientists have engineered a reduced-fat pig

Stephen Hawking's PhD thesis, explained simply

The perfect school, Chinese ambition and other top stories of the week

These are the bad habits to break to become more productive

New Zealand is planning to plant 100 million trees

We need to start talking to robots

There are now more billionaires in Asia than the US

This is why we aren't curing the world's most curable diseases

Are religious people more moral?

To beat the robots, we have to be friends with them

A smart city is being built in Toronto

How do people view democracy?

Eastern Europe became a hot-bed for tech start-ups. This is how it did it

Space could be the final frontier for the world's digital divide

Why did Bill Gates and Steve Jobs guard their kids from tech?

A robot has just been granted citizenship of Saudi Arabia

Meet Penny, an AI tool that can predict wealth from space

Technology and innovation can transform the lives of young people in Palestine. Here’s how

What was the world like before vaccinations?

This US city is launching a basic income experiment

5 things you need to know about strokes

Tesla is bringing power back to Puerto Rico's hospitals

An Asian country has the world's most powerful passport for the first time

Horror is the only film genre where gender equality is actually promoted

Tackling childhood obesity is about more than diet and exercise

These mega-trends are shaping the future of Europe

How fintech can lead to sustainable development - via blockchain

Milan is growing trees on skyscrapers

It's up to the world of science to provide everyone with clean, affordable water

Amazon is planning to deliver packages inside your home

How carbon pricing accelerates innovation

Bill Gates is investing $1.7 billion in education

African elephants could use their amazing sense of smell to save lives

Working yourself to death is such a problem in Japan there's a name for it

The advance of AI is uncertain. But that doesn’t mean we can’t prepare for it

5 ways to promote a youth-friendly culture in the workplace

Here's how Generation X are transforming the workplace

This is what Americans are afraid of most

This Google AI just thrashed its former self at Go

This city is aiming to have the world's first zero emissions zone

Marine algae could help feed the world

China is the world's largest consumer of fast food. And it's causing major damage

Washington DC is a blueprint for better cities. Here's why

These charts show how migration is changing our cities

The remarkable life of Malala, fighting for the right to education

Singapore is capping the number of new cars on its roads

Brain scans can help tackle the stigma around mental illness

Success has no gender, so the media and society need to change

We need to get better at integrating migrants into our cities. Here’s how

Home-care robots and traffic-beating apps: the brave new world of AI

Appetite for destruction: to save the planet, we must fight food waste

This former military bunker in the Swiss mountains is keeping Bitcoin safe

We need to reconsider how we work as a team

These wearable devices could stop hackers stealing your voice

This century-old idea could save 10 million lives a year by 2050

There's a spot in the ocean where NASA crashes its defunct spaceships

Lego is selling a 'Women of NASA' set featuring 4 female scientists, engineers, and astronauts

This is what happens to your brain when you don't get enough sleep

President Xi and Secretary Tillerson: what two speeches tell us about the future of China and the US

This concrete roof can generate solar power

Japan’s new digital revolution fuses the old and the new

This is why China is banning foreign waste

Our actions are threatening every single creature in the sea

Is this Finnish school the perfect design?

A glimpse into the future of innovation and entrepreneurship

India is growing fast. Here's how it can include everyone

A problematic behaviour is emerging in your office

Africa needs more private investment. Here’s how to make it happen

London's "T-charge" is now penalising the cars that pollute the most

Why you made all those mistakes as a teenager

Why rising US household debt is a sign of things to come

These are the world's most fragile cities

How to unlock the secrets of Alzheimer's

How can we build machines that feel empathy?

This worm could hold the secret to tackling ageing

There's a surprising cause of obesity you've probably never thought of

This bin could help suck the ocean clean

This algorithm could stop thousands of unnecessary operations every year

India is hungrier than North Korea

Why we need to calculate the economic costs of sexual harassment

Why living near forests can benefit your mental health

Welcoming return for Børge Brende!

8 top economic stories of the week

A smartwatch just saved a man from having a heart attack

The future of Europe: comparing public and elite attitudes

Facebook may be banned in Iran – but it's not stalling the country’s digital revolution

Bill Gates is backing a company that has a novel way to treat disease

The remarkable statistic that puts the fight against poverty into perspective

Here's how to ace an interview at companies like Google and Facebook

Three steps to happiness in the digital age

Nearly a month after Hurricane Maria, 85% of Puerto Rico remains without power

Whale brains can teach us about our own social structures

Why we need to talk about period poverty

6 ways our health would suffer on a trip to Mars

Here's why we shouldn't rely on translation technology for languages

Floating wind farms could be the future of energy

The US want to regulate political advertising on social media

Why do women still earn less than men?

Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos' mentor used a simple test to figure out who is a true leader

This Belgian startup is turning your old plastic into brand new sunglasses

Online dating has changed our relationships and society

5 ways policy could close the gender gap in entrepreneurship

This country will scrap coal power in just over a decade

Funny people are also more intelligent, according to new research

What renewable energy can do for healthcare in India

How we can make globalization more inclusive

Financially vulnerable millennials could spell disaster for the US economy

Boy Scouts will allow girls to join. But not everyone's happy

Climate change, food security and sustaining peace

Digital technologies can deliver better healthcare to sub-Saharan Africa. Here's how

Here's what it would cost to move to one of the world's largest megacities

To train tomorrow’s leaders, universities need to teach universal skillsets

A simple guide to the Chinese Communist Party’s 19th congress

10 ways governments can better keep up with fast-changing industries

Why reproductive rights are the first step to a freer, fairer world

#MeToo, the most dangerous cities for women and other top gender stories of the week

Running tracks, sleep pods and treehouses: how companies are helping you work

The neuroscience on how to motivate a teenager

#MeToo, #balancetonporc, #yotambien: women around the world fight back at harassment

Free Viagra but no birth control? Here's how that works out economically

The age of robots could be a new Renaissance. This is why

Three ways to redefine corporate philanthropy for the 21st century

These are the most dangerous megacities for women

This is what China and India can teach the developing world

The secret to a successful career, according to Morgan Freeman

This nation might be single-handedly changing the future of transport

Is this the key to unlocking India's huge tourism potential?

Would you ace these Oxford University interview questions?

Venture capital spending hits a 21st Century high

This is what Americans think has improved their lives the most

The Middle East's biggest ride-hailing firm is hiring women drivers in Saudi Arabia

What risks are keeping Asia’s business leaders up at night?

Andorra is helping change the world. Here's how

Aquaculture could feed the world and protect the planet - if we get it right

Your government is in need of an update

Facebook has bought 'kindness' app that's just two months old

Diplomats and designers are key to solving climate change. Here’s how they think we can do it

How to build trust at work, according to a former FBI agent

Students learn better from books than screens, according to a new study

Scientists have found a drug that can repair cavities and regrow teeth

The Dutch have built a cycle lane from used toilet paper

What President Trump's latest move means for the Iran nuclear deal

City living makes you healthier and happier, according to research

Even young children are guilty of racial bias, research finds

Satellites are giving us a totally new view of Earth’s carbon cycle

People in San Francisco are wearing face masks because the air quality is so bad

These are the safest cities around the world

Syrian refugees are getting a new life as virtual teachers

You can buy citizenship of this island with Bitcoin

83 countries are more ocean than land

5 big ideas to reboot democracy in the EU

Venture capitalists with daughters make better deals

Too many people are asking themselves the wrong question about their career

Fossil fuels will still dominate energy in 20 years despite green power rising

Robots are leading us down a dangerous path, says World Bank Chief

3 ways to make our cities better

Here's what we know about the future of global growth

Intelligent and connected bio-labs – promise and peril in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

It's time to dispel the myths of automation

Microsoft employees can now work from tree houses

Scientists have discovered a way to control how you think

We need to bring more creative women into engineering

The world's first negative emissions plant turns carbon dioxide into stone

The Yellowstone volcano could erupt sooner than we anticipated

The electricity required for a single Bitcoin trade could power a house for a whole month

Honey is killing bees. Here's why

This map will change how you see the world's tech titans

What is a sovereign wealth fund?

This is what bitcoin means for the future of currency, according to a top economist

Europe’s unicorns, zombie workers and other top stories of the week

Here's how you can feel happy and fulfilled at work

Paris is planning on banning the combustion engine

This architect is finding practical solutions to ecological problems

This algorithm gives you a way to see around corners

There is still a major stigma attached to mental illness

The American Dream is much older than you think

Want to understand people's emotions?

The society of the future looks nothing like you might imagine

Changing the lives of millions of girls, one school at a time

If Rwanda can achieve universal access to vision treatment, why can't all countries?

Why does Sweden produce so many startups?

Middle Eastern cultures treasure the elderly, making Alzheimer's a complex scourge

The shocking numbers behind the modern slave trade

Here's how we can accelerate the digital economy across the globe

Here's how languages evolved around the world

Why our productivity destroyed the 15-hour working week

Germany has way more industrial robots than the US, but they haven’t caused job losses

Here are the places in the US worst affected by noise pollution

Why we need a group movement instead of solo social entrepreneurs

This is how societies are starting to change our behaviour

Delhi has banned fireworks during Diwali

By 2100, a third of people on Earth will be African

The big questions for Africa's next three decades

These are the 10 most innovative countries in the world

This is how airlines are coping with extreme weather

Skill might play a much smaller part in your success than you think

The number of obese children is about to overtake the number of underweight for the first time

Why robots could soon be on the menu for dinner

This is the state of the global economy, according to the IMF

You could significantly reduce your risk of an early death by exercising just 30 minutes a day

Meet the refugees that became business owners

What the Nobel Prize tells us about the state of economics

Sweden could stop using cash by 2023

Why protecting mosquitoes could be the key to tackling malaria

Here's how we can encourage more women into science

Hindering the spread of a new class of weapon – hypersonic missiles

Researchers may have uncovered a way to cure blindness

Richard H. Thaler has won the Nobel Prize for Economics

A short history of banned books

It's never too late to change careers. Here's why

Here's what 6 of the most powerful Wall Streeters have to say about bitcoin

The false narrative of realpolitk

What happened to Canada’s economic competitiveness?

This ancient clock rules our lives – and determines our health

The world’s biggest killers? Diseases linked to human behaviour

850 million people are hungry. Here's what we can do about it

Here's how satellites have changed the modern world

We could soon have a vaccine to fight the Zika virus

This woman has seven income streams and suggests diversifying income power

This is how electric cars will transform our lives

Here's what business can learn from Buddhism

Why retaining trust in institutions matters

7 books by powerful women you need to read

This how Americans really see the rise of automation

Climate, migration, and conflict in a changing world

Google says its new earbuds will be able to translate 40 different languages in your ear

Why workplace health programs work more for men than women

An innovative boiler has changed Chinese winters forever

This is India's ambitious new plan to tackle TB

Africa is leading the way in election technology

A 10,000 room hotel, India's economy, why the universe is real and other top stories

These are the cities where visitors spend the most cash

Europe's tech giants are growing. These are some of the biggest

Every person in London now breathes dangerous levels of toxic air

India will take over from China to drive the third great wave of Asian growth - Deloitte

Is your colleague a zombie worker?

Which countries possess nuclear weapons?

7 key moments from our meeting of global leaders in India

The US is smashing its clean energy forecasts

Why old companies may be slowing down the U.S. economy

Here's how much the US is spending on gunshot wounds every year

Explosive virtual-reality Aborigine film wins Emmy Award

This grad got offers from Google, Facebook, and Microsoft without any coding experience. Here's his advice

What trade data tells us about the state of globalization

Puerto Rico is using an unusual method to restore power after the hurricane

What smaller countries can teach the world about trade deals

This 'Village of Women' in Egypt is an oasis of gender equality in the Middle East

Here's why people around the world fear climate change more than Americans do

How can India realize its potential as a tourism hotspot?

Bitcoin is making banks nervous. Here's why

We can still save the World Trade Organization. Here's how

This is why you need to know about trade finance

India's workforce is growing - how can job creation keep pace?

A digital wave is sweeping across India. How can we ensure it benefits everyone?

Let's push the case for decent work. The economy can afford it

We need to overcome AI's inherent human bias

Ships are triggering intense lightning storms

We need to change these dangerous myths about drug use

Not checked Facebook today? You're in the minority

Democratic institutions are under assault. But we can still save them

Kazuo Ishiguro has won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature

The trouble with good intentions

How the Internet travels under the sea in super-fast cables

Ethical dilemmas should not halt the rollout of AI. Here’s why

The world's most successful women share their best career advice

Blockchain could be the the answer to preventing deadly epidemics

Online shopping may have just changed the rules of global trade

How to win the battle for India's online shoppers

Slacktivism doesn't mean you're not engaging in real world efforts

The Himalayan tree that thinks it's a superhero

This is what economics tells us about gay marriage

This is China's 'silk road' - on water

3D-printing might not kill global trade after all. Here's why

India is getting closer to achieving Gandhi's dream

Why India must ready their workforce for the future

How technology can transform health and education in India

Nobel 2017: Chemistry prize goes to the coolest way to capture image of life’s molecular machinery

Islamic finance could be the answer to Africa's growth problems

This start-up's hiring process means no one has quit in 3 years

5 assumptions we've got wrong about North Korea

India's manufacturers must learn the Japanese concept of komorebi

Black women march, venture capitalists with daughters, and other top gender stories of the week

More than 55% of Indians make a living from farming. Here's how we can double their income

These are the skills a CEO must have to thrive in digital India

These are the most congested cities in the world

How you can stay relevant during the robot revolution

This city now has its very own cryptocurrency

Scientists have conducted the first ever Quantum video call

The rise and fall of global arms sales

Here's how we developed a cheap, accurate, on-the-spot test for Ebola

Here’s how Europe could look in 2022

What's global citizenship?

Scientists have made biodegradable plastic from sugar and carbon dioxide

This is how much debt your country has per person

Understanding the relationship between trade and labour

This squishy little robot called Daisy could solve our water woes

The world's biggest countries, as you've never seen them before

We're talking about hunger wrong. And it's costing lives

India’s corporations must help its growing workforce meet the future

India can bring prosperity and social justice to a fifth of the world

Nobel 2017: Physics prize goes to pioneers of gravitational waves

Tropical forests used to absorb carbon. Not any more

We're all responsible for the state of the world. So why do only some of us care enough to act?

The next ten years of BRICS - will the relationship last?

Germany celebrates its first gay weddings

Could Saudi Arabia become a holiday destination?

Why texts can't replace a therapist

Minorities and Americans without college degrees have showed the greatest gains in wealth since 2013

This is why you might want to avoid having a group leader

These are the world's most visited cities

How satellite surveillance is hauling in illegal fishers

Africans are flocking to this Chinese city. Here's why

Here's how to keep kids learning outside of the classroom

This major health risk is stopping us travelling to Mars

The Liberal International Order – a health check

We need to teach India’s children to code. Here’s why

What the Fourth Industrial Revolution means for India

A double-edged sword – the role of vigilantes in Africa

3 ways the future of work can be fair as well as flexible

The danger of 'running the extra-mile'

You're wasting a big chunk of your day multi-tasking. Here's how to fight back

Why migrant workers are the key to Asia’s green cities of the future

This country could soon make Bitcoin its official currency

The surprising relationship between the weather and voting

This electric scooter company is hoping to change the future of transport

Your body clock is so important it just won a Nobel Prize

Inequality is getting so bad it's threatening the very foundation of economic growth

Researchers have restored consciousness in a man who has spent 15 years in a vegetative state

The link between trade and labour: Is it working?

This superhero robot wears different outfits for different tasks

Why millennial women of colour can’t “lean in”

Scorching "Lucifer" heatwaves will become normal by the 2050s

How technology is transforming the lives of India's farmers

Architects versus earthquakes

What India can teach the world about sustainability

What worries South Asia’s young people, and what they’re doing about it

It’s too costly for bankers to ignore India’s rural women

India has 139 million internal migrants. They must not be forgotten

5 films that broke the Bollywood mould

It’s time to recognize and empower India’s women farmers

8 things you need to know about India’s economy

These are the world’s fastest trains

India is on the rise - but it already leads the world in these sectors

This counterintuitive idea could make you better at your job

The secrets to our universe might lie in this abandoned coal mine in South Dakota

Dubai has successfully tested the first flying taxi

3 reasons you love your phone

How a fractured German election result will impact the EU

It's tougher than ever to come up with big ideas. Here's why

These are the technology firsts that have shaped modern life as we know it

3 startling facts that show a total disconnect in healthcare

Why you should learn a local dialect instead of a global language

Going to the movies helped these Ugandan students pass their exams

How much heat can the body and mind really take?

The most competitive economies, renewable energy blockchain and other top stories of the week

Heart disease is still the world’s biggest killer. The power to change this is in our hands

How can India prepare its workers for the jobs of the future?

How to inspire the next generation of Indian entrepreneurs

This futurist isn't scared of AI stealing your job. Here's why

Could science one day cure us of old age?

Your smartphone could be hiding a dark secret

How does carbon trading work?

Five facts on what trade and technology really mean for jobs

This 18-year-old Indian has built the world's 'lightest satellite'

Melinda Gates: America's workaholic culture needs to end

There's no reason countries can't still prosper without increasing emissions

Mind-reading technology is not the answer to fighting crime

Parched nations are looking to the clouds for help

The sci-fi technology that's shaping our future

Seven things we learned about China in September

This Australian super highway could speed up the demand for electric cars

5 questions about central banks and digital currency

Puerto Rico: what you need to know about the hurricane-hit island

These nuns are using kung-fu to help women and girls believe in themselves

What exactly is economic competitiveness?

At last, Saudi women have won the right to drive

Do you commute by subway? This is what you need to know about air quality

The world is running out of sand

This material made from crabs could cut plastic pollution

A glimpse into the future of the digital economy

We find faulty robots more likeable. This is why

This could be the secret to turning your failures into success

It's time to let go of the myths around China

This travel agency is helping Afghan women get into university

In the future you'll know exactly how much sleep you need

These tiny robots can lift and carry cargo inside humans

This 40 year study shows us what's different about Gen Z

How to follow our #wefindia meeting in New Delhi

4 reasons why your country should be more competitive

How businesses can support LGBTI rights in countries that oppose them

These are the world's 10 most competitive economies

Quantum computing might have just gone to a whole new level

Brexit as an example of deglobalization and other top economic stories of the week

Where in the world are populations shrinking the fastest?

Countries are announcing plans to phase out petrol and diesel cars. Is yours on the list?

Think introverts don't make good leaders? Think again

This is what India has contributed to mathematics

This is how your brain changes with age

New fathers can take a year of paternity leave in Japan. This is why most men take none

By watching you, young children learn that hard work pays off

Japan has 68,000 people over 100 years old - and the economy can't keep up

Researchers have managed to connect a human brain to the internet

6 charts on education around the world

Will megacities become a victim of the digital age?

This question changed an expert's perception of leadership forever

These are the 6 best business books of 2017

This is what you need to know about the rise of Germany's AfD

Dozens of Japanese towns are going off the grid

Denmark's DONG has won a contract to build the world's largest offshore wind farm

Here's why cryptocurrencies are going to struggle with central banks

This is what your working hours are doing to your health

Robots may take your job, but they can also plan your retirement

You probably won't guess America's highest earning state

You could soon charge your phone with your blood

7 ways the Fourth Industrial Revolution can help the planet

Here's what happened at the Sustainable Development Impact Summit 2017

Germans are the most satisfied Europeans

These are the economic consequences of North Korea's threats

6 films that changed how we think about women in Hollywood

This climate-defying farm could transform life in the coldest place on Earth

A startup CEO says this is the best career advice for your 20s

Here’s what the US tax department can learn from other countries

Big data is helping us create the cities of tomorrow

Israel found an unlikely buyer for its lab-grown meat: China

The value of data

Banks are finally starting to adopt cryptocurrencies

These are the surprising early pursuits of business icons

8 ways to unlock the power of a community

Why being aware of your mortality is good for you

One of Japan's biggest companies is investing $100 billion in the information revolution

This is one of the biggest global health crises of the 21st Century

Why 2017 is already a record-breaking year for hurricanes

Artificial intelligence can make our societies more equal. Here’s how

How the Fourth Industrial Revolution can help us prepare for the next natural disaster

Are businesses ready for AI? This is what more than 3,000 executives think

Bill Gates thinks this is one of the greatest threats to humanity

Sweden is on its way to becoming a cashless society

A quick guide to understanding the German election

A single neuron could be at fault for your bad habits

How we can support the world's rich musical diversity

These photos show the world's abandoned cities

Blockchain could be the missing link in the renewable energy revolution

The Zika virus could be used to attack brain tumours

These are the top destinations for expats in 2017

Starting in Norway, a new approach to Alzheimer's

The 2017 hurricane season is on track to break the record for the most named storms

The next energy revolution is already here

Why this writing task could help anxious brains

People come in four types, according to this habit expert

Is truth overrated?’ Here's what the experts say

More Americans than ever before say that they aren't religious

We might have got it wrong about how antibiotics work

The global economic balance of power is shifting

Here's why gender equality is taking so long

The biggest breakthrough in modern innovation probably isn't what you expect

This is how your relationships are affecting your sleep

This is how painkillers are keeping people out of work

This new carbon currency could make us more climate friendly

Three ways cooling technology can help solve the world’s biggest problems

How to get over your digital growing pains

Busy at work? Here are 3 ways you can still impress your boss

This one profession affects the lives of all of us

Will the US unleash a cyber attack on North Korea, and what would this look like?

Can the digital economy ever be sustainable?

The race to quantum supremacy is speeding up

In India, women are using their phones to tackle inequality

The future is powered by lithium-ion batteries. But are we overcharging the planet?

These are Asia-Pacific's cities of the future

Without science, we risk making decisions in the dark

Too much screen time does less harm to teenagers than missing breakfast

Poverty has moved from cities to the suburbs in US- here's why

The devices we use are sending us back to the Middle Ages

Wish you weren’t here: What can we do about over-tourism?

There's a dark secret powering your smartphone

This study suggests we are still evolving as a species

The China shock: Why Germany thrived while the US struggled

We can still rescue this planet from climate change. Here's how

We're using the oceans all wrong. Here's why

Why we need collaboration to save the world’s forests

The opening film for the World Economic Forum's Sustainable Development Impact Summit

How education can unlock hope for child refugees

How virtual reality can make you better, smarter and fitter

Most of the world’s countries could run on 100% renewable energy by 2050, says study

This is how you should raise your sons, according to research - and Justin Trudeau

The money is there to fight climate change

You can push yourself without being miserable. Here's how

This engineer has accidentally found a safer way to transport oil

Being part of a social group is good for your health. This is why

Gender equality? It starts with data

You're probably wrong about other people's happiness

Social media really can save lives. This is how

In the quest to end poverty we need to make sure nobody is left behind.

This map shows how many years could be added to you life - if the air you breathe was less polluted

Systems strengthening - the key global challenge

32 years ago the world pledged to fix the ozone layer. And it worked

These universities are most likely to get you a job

After 35 years with the UN, here's what I learned

This is the one skill your child needs for the jobs of the future

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