A global alliance is redefining how cities grow by putting children’s wellbeing and voices at the centre of urban development

A detailed look at the Amazonian fungus that can digest polyurethane and what its discovery might mean for future waste treatment

Exploring both the noble and troubling sides of the Church’s role in helping the disadvantaged throughout history.

Exploring anxiety, its origins, its signs, and the pathways that support effective relief

Uneven rules, imported seafood and what fairness would look like for oceans and the people who fish them.

Worldwide digital gathering calls for inclusive governance and values-driven leadership rooted in peace and shared prosperity

Grass-roots recycling networks reveal how Thai communities are reshaping consumption and circular economy norms

From prototypes to communities, automated concrete printing edges toward the mainstream, with NGOs proving real-world value

How low prices, market expansion, and tax policy shape smoking in low-income countries, and who benefits

Global South voices push for forest justice and fair finance as climate talks open in the Amazon’s heart

The growing evidence shows that structured interaction with animals benefits children, patients, older adults and students alike, improving wellbeing, learning and emotional resilience

Solar power is hailed as clean and limitless, but its true sustainability begins long before the panels catch the sun.

With nearly half of recoverable oil already extracted, the world’s remaining reserves may sustain just four to five more decades

As the un turns 80, a Bangkok policy dialogue spotlights risks to cooperation, and the fixes that could still work

Fourteen-year-old innovator develops hydrogel that removes up to 93 per cent of microplastics from water, signalling a new step in sustainable purification

Rising panel imports point to momentum, yet capital costs, skills gaps and supply chain control will decide who really benefits

Young innovators are turning global sustainability goals into real community progress and redefining local leadership

Why rising participation in science and technology is failing to translate into stronger global momentum

A new cohort hints at institutional change, but real influence depends on funding, mandates and shared accountability

An insight into ITLOS in Hamburg, where maritime disputes are settled under international law and justice at sea is upheld

Respecting isolation as a choice, not a loss, challenges our idea of progress and reminds us what it truly means to be human

Simplifying EU environmental and chemical rules could erode the global standards that protect the world’s poorest economies

Civil society pushes for global mineral governance as demand for lithium, cobalt and copper exposes deep human-rights and equity gaps

Brazil leads initiative to boost biofuels, biogas, hydrogen and synthetic e-fuels for hard-to-abate sectors