Glass Wings Blog: World
‘A relentlessly dull world’ – the case for adding more colour to NZ’s grey prisons
100 Years of (Abandoned) Art Deco: A Photographic Showcase of Forgotten Art Deco from Around the World
15% of global population lives within a few miles of a coast − and the number is growing rapidly
201 ways to say ‘fuck’: what 1.7 billion words of online text shows about how the world swears
2024 will be world’s hottest year on record, and the first above 1.5°C target
The 40-year economic mistake that let Google conquer (and enshittify) the world
56 million years ago, Earth underwent rapid global warming. Here’s what it did to pollinators
80 years since the end of World War II, a dangerous legacy lingers in the Pacific
A 4.45 billion-year-old crystal from Mars reveals the planet had water from the beginning
A carbon levy on global shipping promises to slash emissions. We calculated what that means for Australia’s biggest export
‘A common vision for a world without war’: artists redesign the iconic peace symbol
A decade after the release of ‘The Martian’ and a decade out from the world it envisions, a planetary scientist checks in on real-life Mars exploration
A Growing Number of ‘Repair Cafes’ Are Popping Up Around the World to Curb Consumer Waste
A landmark conviction for war crimes in Sudan shows the wheels of global justice do turn – albeit slowly
A masterpiece in the making? Movement aims to unite artists from every country in the world
‘A miracle of Western tenacity’: how 10 million refugees found homes after World War II
A new treatment to improve the lifespan of catsーNHK WORLD-JAPAN NEWS
A tax on new plastic would slash waste – if built into the global treaty on plastics
‘A very real possibility of being detained’: LGBTQ+ Australians cancel travel to US for World Pride
ACCC urges reform as Coles and Woolworths named among ‘most profitable’ supermarkets in world
Addicted: how the world got hooked on illicit drugs – and why we need to view this as a global threat like climate change
Adelaide Hills water crisis: a local problem is a global wake-up call
AEMO turns to battery inverters for “world-first” trial of running big grids with no synchronous generation
After 4 years of repressive Taliban rule, Afghans are suffering in silence. Is the world still watching?
After a disappointing COP29, here’s how to design global climate talks that might actually work
Ageing bridges around the world are at risk of collapse. But there’s a simple way to safeguard them
AI hype has just shaken up the world’s rich list. What if the boom is really a bubble?
Aid workers around the world are in greater danger than ever. Will a new UN declaration protect them?
Air con leads surge in energy use as world heats up – but most new demand is being powered by solar
Almost 40% of world’s glaciers already doomed due to climate crisis – study
An Australian chemist just won the Nobel prize. Here’s how his work is changing the world
An upward spiral – how small acts of kindness and connection really can change the world, according to psychology research
Ancient Aboriginal rock art, African sites make UNESCO World Heritage list
Ancient ‘alien’ brittle stars linked to relatives across the globe by a deep-sea evolutionary superhighway
Antarctic summer sea ice is at record lows. Here’s how it will harm the planet – and us
Anti-tourism protests are not new. They happened in ancient Rome, 19th-century England and after World War II
The 'apple library' with a lost world on its limbs
Arctic tundra now emits planet-warming pollution, federal report finds
Are business schools priming students for a world that no longer exists?
Around the world, migrants are being deported at alarming rates – how did this become normalised?
As global climate action threatens to stall, can Australia step up at COP30 in Brazil?
As the ‘digital oligarchy’ grows in power, NZ will struggle to regulate its global reach and influence
As the United Nations lays off staff, can the world still come together to make a difference?
As Trump abandons the old world order, NZ must find its place in a new ‘Pax Autocratica’
Astronomers’ world-first discovery: twin stars trapped in galactic black hole orbit
At ACMI’s "The Future & Other Fictions", artists challenge us to imagine a more optimistic world
At this remote outpost, Australians are racing to find the world’s oldest ice and unlock the secrets it holds
Australia boasts some of the world’s most stunning beetles. Look out for these 5 beauties this summer
Australia could become the world’s first net-zero exporter of fossil fuels – here’s how
Australia has a $1 solution for the global housing crisis: a pattern book of architecturally designed homes
Australia improves on global corruption rankings, but there is still work to be done
Australia is connected to the world by cables no thicker than a garden hose – and at risk from sharks, accidents and sabotage
Australia joins global 'wake-up call' to end plastic pollution, eyeing packaging importers
Australia leads the world in arresting climate and environment protesters
Australia to lobby Unesco over barring of ancient rock site from world heritage list due to Woodside emissions
Australia used to lead the world on shorter work hours – we could do it again
Australian drone company raises $US91 million to string high voltage power lines across the world
The Australian first that could save thousands worldwide
Australian researchers claim world record PV efficiency for kesterite solar cell
Australian scientist who alerted world that Covid is airborne wins top science prize
Australian-made “world-first” battery with no inverter hits the market, backed by new grant from ARENA
Australia’s native bees struggled after the Black Summer fires – but a world-first solution brought them buzzing back
Australia’s rivers play secret symphonies. Click to hear what this underwater world is telling us
Away from COP30 and treaties, pragmatism sparks clean energy boom in the global south
Bagpipers play tribute to AC/DC in world record attempt in Melbourne
Band Aid sang ‘feed the world’ 40 years ago – where is hunger still an issue today?
Banning young people from social media sounds like a silver bullet. Global evidence suggests otherwise
Behind every COP is a global data project that predicts Earth’s future. Here’s how it works
The big idea: will sci-fi end up destroying the world?
Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? – visualised
Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most
Building Empathy Through the Sounds of ‘a World in Motion’
Building the world’s largest electric ferry
Can the world's oldest tree survive 'progress'?
Canada Is Home to the World’s Largest Solar Panel Mural: “A Bold Vision for the Future”
Cape York deserves World Heritage status – and Queensland may need it to become a global leader in tourism
‘Capitalism incarnate’: inside the secret world of McKinsey, the firm hooked on fossil fuels
Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says
Cars sold in Australia still use more petrol and emit more toxic fumes than advertised, new real-world testing shows
Chart of the Day: Australia is the global solar pathfinder, because it has to be
Children born now may live in a world where the US can only produce half as much of its key food crops
Children in need of ‘rescuing’: challenging the myths at the heart of the global adoption industry
China has invested billions in ports around the world. This is why the West is so concerned
China poised to turn on one of world’s most powerful sources of x-ray light
China races to build world’s largest solar farm, complete with “photovoltaic sheep”
China solar giant unveils “most efficient industrial photovoltaic product in the world”
Cities are heating up the planet – how they can do more to fight climate change
Cleaner air in east Asia may have driven recent acceleration in global warming, our new study indicates
The climate crisis is fuelling extreme fires across the planet
Climate crisis threatens the banana, the world’s most popular fruit, research shows
Climate scientists are trusted globally, just not as much as other scientists – here’s why
Climate startup develops technology that could disrupt the concrete industry: 'No one in the world has [done this]'
The Coalition claims pursuing net zero will increase power bills – but in the real world the opposite is true
Coalition MPs say Australia’s emissions are a fraction of the world’s total. What kind of argument is that?
Companies won’t survive in a nature-depleted world – I’ve met the business owners who are taking action
Congress votes for “big beautiful lie” that will kill wind and solar, condemns world to 3°C warming
Conservation in wealthy nations may worsen global biodiversity loss, study finds
COP30: Pacific leaders now have world court backing to call countries to account over climate risk
Could a river sue a corporation? Robert Macfarlane’s books change the world – now he’s advocating for the world’s waterways
Could AI help save the planet? Four ways it’s already making a world of difference
Could smaller families 'rewild' the planet — and make humans happier?
Covid’s hidden impact on blood vessels revealed in global study
Creative Resisters: Hopecore - How to tell stories of peace, democracy, and a new world
Cuts to key research facilities threaten Australia’s ability to be a global scientific leader
Cyber crime and real-world crime are converging in a dangerous new way – here’s how to stay safe
Dead native birds and flying foxes found in SA town home to one of world’s largest lead smelters
Deadlier than varroa, a new honey-bee parasite is spreading around the world
The deadliest beings on the planet: can the bacteriophage help in our fight against superbugs?
Denmark’s Groundbreaking Agriculture Climate Policy Sets Strong Example for the World
“Difficult to reverse:” World will overshoot 1.5C climate goal, UN report says
Digital Safety in a Dangerous World
Do countries have a duty to prevent climate harm? The world’s highest court is about to answer this crucial question
Donald Trump’s war on global governance: lessons from the past on how to fight back
Doomsday Clock set closer to midnight than ever to stress global catastrophe risks
‘Doughnut economics’ shows how global growth is out of balance - and how we can fix it
The Doulas Bringing Babies into the World During Hurricanes
Droughts worldwide pushing tens of millions towards starvation, says report
Drugs, hormones and excrement: the polluting pig mega-farms supplying pork to the world
The Drying Planet
Dusk or Dawn | An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet
Dutton’s weird energy claims in leaders debate show he’s living in opposite-world
Earth is already shooting through the 1.5°C global warming limit, two major studies show
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
Electric vehicle batteries can last almost 40% longer in the real world than in lab tests
Eleven photographs that capture our world’s beauty in close up
Ember's Global Electricity Review 2025
“Even the most powerful must answer questions:” Australia ranks 2nd in world on climate litigation
Exploring pathways for world development within planetary boundaries
Ex-world leaders call for ‘powerful shift’ as they warn of extreme inequality
Eyes of the energy world on Australian vanadium battery tech
Facebook data reveal the devastating real-world harms caused by the spread of misinformation
Fake documents, real deforestation drive global trade in illegal Amazon timber
Fake papers are contaminating the world’s scientific literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research
Falling battery costs to drive big lift in global plug-in car sales to 22 million in 2025
Far-right extremists are setting up rural enclaves around the world. We need to counter the threat they pose
Finnish performer crowned Air Guitar World Champion after 25-year drought
Five arms, no heart and a global family: what DNA revealed about the weird deep-sea world of brittle stars
Fix the News 311: No ordinary pilgrims. Cosmic waves 💫. China energy 🤯. Global child poverty. Rewilding in England. Jaguars!
Fix The News 314: A Stake Through The Cold, Dark Heart of King Coal 🪦♥. Plus, global safety, the Pacific eliminates rubella, and robotic ballet.
Fix The News 315: Shell-shocked. A new era of global health. GenZ ✊🏾 One Piece. Mega-batteries. School is cool.
Fix The News 316: Hope. Global homicide rates ↓ Deforestation too. Painting with fire. Water from air. Fiji eliminates trachoma.
Food insecurity is on the rise: a look at the world’s ‘hunger hotspots’
The forgotten adventurer who kayaked 50,000km around the world
Forrest says no reason world can’t stop burning fossil fuels by 2040, hints at hydrogen breakthrough
Fortescue to build and test world’s most powerful electric fast charger
Fossil fuel lobby shares global “toolbox of tactics” to fight Victoria’s gas phaseout
Friday essay: Trump and Kennedy are destroying global science. Even Einstein questioned facts – but there’s a method to it
Friday essay: Ukraine is the world’s most heavily mined country. Meet some of the people cleaning up this deadly mess
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 Beirut to Khartoum, the Arab world is changing beyond our recognition
From cod logs to frog bogs: we catalogued 400 ways to help species survive a warmer world
From Global Power to Existential Anxieties: How Colonialism and Migration Shape the UK
From London to Lviv: how Trump’s new world order has shaken Europe
‘From reef to retail’: experts warn global marine aquarium fish trade relies heavily on wild populations
Funding freeze threatens global reforestation and restoration efforts
Fungi are among the planet’s most important organisms — yet they’re overlooked in conservation strategies
The Ganges River is drying faster than ever – here’s what it means for the region and the world
Gasps, nerves and five-syllable words: the tense world of NSW’s school spelling bee
Gaza, Israel and the world are crying out for opposition to Netanyahu – now there are rays of hope
Gen Z faces ‘job-pocalypse’ as global firms prioritise AI over new hires, report says
Geopolitics, backsliding and progress: here’s what to expect at this year’s COP30 global climate talks
German troops start first permanent foreign deployment since second world war
The giant cuttlefish’s technicolour mating display is globally unique. The SA algal bloom could kill them all
Giant off-grid gold mine aims for 90 pct renewables, claims to be first in world to “net zero” emissions
Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing risk as mountain glaciers melt around the world
Global clean energy investment to reach $US2.2 trillion in 2025, twice that of fossil fuels
Global climate crosses more dangerous tipping points, heading for ecosystem collapse
The global costs of the US-China tariff war are mounting. And the worst may be yet to come
Global Ferry Electrification Accelerates: 70% Of New Orders Go Electric
Global gas lobby tries to hamper Victoria's electrification efforts by stoking fear, researchers say
Global ‘gigantism’ hotspot: Tasmanian tree standing at almost 100m tallest in the country
Global group accused of attacking gay rights backs South Australian woman over school presentation
The Global Hunt for Putin’s ‘Sleeper Agents’
Global inequality is as urgent as climate change: the world needs a panel of experts to steer solutions
Global investigation exposes alleged billion-dollar Russian money-laundering network
Global markets are likely to withstand a Trump-led US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement
Global media giants unite to dispel the myth of climate indifference
Global outcry grows over Israel’s killing of starving civilians in Gaza
The global plastics treaty process has fallen flat. Here’s what went wrong, and how you can help
The global race is on to secure critical minerals. Why do they matter so much?
Global report confirms and details nuclear power’s stagnation: Someone needs to tell the Coalition
Global sea levels are rising faster and faster. It spells catastrophe for coastal towns and cities
Global shipping is facing winds of change, despite chaos and confusion from the petrostates
Global survey finds strong support for carbon pricing: “Politicians should not be too afraid”
Global temperatures passed critical 1.5°C milestone for the first time in 2024 – new report
Global warming is changing cloud patterns. That means more global warming
Global warming of more than 3°C this century may wipe 40% off the world’s economy, new analysis reveals
‘Global weirding’: climate whiplash hitting world’s biggest cities, study reveals
The go-between: how Qatar became the global capital of diplomacy
Goodbye petrostates, hello ‘electrostates’: how the clean energy shift is reshaping the world order
''Grandma's Girlfriends'' opens new chapter in lifeーNHK WORLD-JAPAN NEWS
The great abandonment: what happens to the natural world when people disappear?
Great Barrier Reef fish evidence suggests shifts in major global biodiversity patterns
‘Green Islam’: how Muslims are powering environmental action across the world
‘Greenlandisation’, sea ice, permafrost: how polar words explain a changing world
Greta Thunberg on Gaza: “This has shown the true colours of the world”
Ground-level ozone pollution poses growing threat to planetary health
Hanoi declared world's most polluted city, authorities seek action
Happy 400th birthday to the world’s oldest bond
Hearing the world’s wonders: project shares hundreds of audible gems
“Heaviest road going electric truck in the world:” First electric road train takes to Australian roads
Helsinki is building the world’s largest heat pump to keep its homes warm
The Hidden World of ‘Hedgehog Highways’
Hollow Knight Silksong: how 3 people in Australia made the world’s hottest game
Hope, joy, absurdity and marvel: there is so much more to our world story than loss
Households are burning plastic waste as fuel for cooking and heating in slums the world over
How a Group of Students in the Pacific Islands Reshaped Global Climate Law
How a New Global Citizens’ Assembly Can Revive Climate Action
How a Sydney scientist became enamoured with the ‘Ferraris of the crustacean world’ – and discovered a new shrimp species
How Australia’s anti-immigration rallies were amplified online by the global far right
How bison ‘reawakened’ the world’s oldest national park
How denial of airborne COVID transmission broke the world
How did 2020’s Black Lives Matter movement change the world? Our panel responds
How did you get my number? Inside the shadowy world of data brokers
How is conservation preparing for a much hotter world? Experts share
How is the world really doing on the SDGs?
How Japanese Anime Became a Global Protest Language
How petrostates succeeded in watering down the world’s plan to cut shipping emissions
How RFK Jr is systematically undermining vaccines around the world
How Thailand’s TV lesbian romances captured a global audience
How the US got left behind in the global electric car race
How the world’s EV capital is reacting to Elon Musk’s meltdown
How the World’s Largest Book Sorter at The New York Public Library Processes 5,000 Books Per Hour
How to conserve species in a much hotter world
How women’s basic rights and freedoms are being eroded all over the world
Hurricane Melissa is a warning – why violent storms are increasingly catching the world off guard
I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers
I visited every country in the world without flying. Here are eight things I learned
If you feel like the world is getting more dangerous, more violent and more chaotic, that’s not an accident.
‘I’m dreading birthing in such a system’: what Indigenous women globally think of birth care and what they’d like to see instead
In 2025, let’s make it game on – not game over – for our precious natural world
In a lonely world, widespread AI chatbots and ‘companions’ pose unique psychological risks
In a post-truth world, what happens if we can’t trust US economic data any more?
In a world first, The Hague wants to arrest Taliban leaders over their treatment of women – what happens next?
In the Arctic, planting more trees actually makes the world warmer
In the middle of a trade war, this is one tariff the world really needs, and Australia should take the lead
Inland cargo vessel to be first in world to use solar power directly for propulsion
‘It is ambitious, but ambition builds the world’: can the Gambia’s bold plan to cut plastic pollution work?
'It lives underground and is fabulous': The race to save the world's rarest orchid
‘It never happened – but the picture says it did’: 28 fake images that fooled the world
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
It's Antarctica or Planetary Collapse
It’s the S-Curve, stupid: New model predicts half of world’s energy will come from solar by 2035
John Kerry urges Australia to take ‘hard-nosed’ approach with world’s biggest fossil fuel-producing countries at Cop31
John Major: Trump’s US isolationism threatens global democracy
Just when the world desperately needs wise elders, its fate is in the hands of old and ruthless patriarchs
Lab coats, red boards and oiled bodies: inside the world of junior pig showing
Landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions in tatters after US pressure
The LARGEST Electric Vehicle In The World?!
‘Laughing at a libertarian crypto dragon? That rules’: Brennan Lee Mulligan on how Dungeons & Dragons took over the world
“Launchpad to the world:” SunDrive inks deal to get Aussie solar innovation to global market
Lego, the world’s largest tyre manufacturer, shifts to recycled materials
Liberals lurch to the right and further into denial as they resume role as global climate vandals
Libraries in SA and Victoria among top 10 most beautiful in the world
Linear PV: World-first removable solar plant installed along railway tracks
Living in ‘garbage time’: when 500 million Chinese change their spending habits, the world feels it
Local news is dwindling globally. Here’s how other countries are trying to fix it
Long COVID clinical evaluation, research and impact on society: a global expert consensus
Long COVID takes $1 trillion global economic toll each year, analysis suggests
Lost in the plot: how would-be authors were fooled by AI staff and virtual offices in suspected global publishing scam
The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, shuts down to sound the alarm on mass tourism
Lula launches alliance to combat world hunger as Brazil hosts G20
Major report joins dots between world's nature challenges
The man who makes music with the more-than-human world
Mandelbrot’s fractals are not only gorgeous – they taught mathematicians how to model the real world
Marine wildlife fleeing to poles due to global heating as Australian oceans face ‘uncharted’ future
Matcha's 'unprecedented' TikTok-fuelled popularity brews a global shortage
Meet the ‘Bicycle Mayors’ Making Cities Around the World More Bike-Friendly
Melbourne tram drivers on track to compete in world championships in Vienna
Melting Antarctic ice will slow the world’s strongest ocean current – and the global consequences are profound
Meta-analysis of current global warming impacts suggests a third of all species could be extinct by 2100
Minecraft Opens Powerful New World for Child and Teen Therapy
The Moana effect: how small island developing states are bringing their struggle against climate change to the world
More than 80% of the world’s reefs hit by bleaching after worst global event on record
Most of the world has long feared US power. Now its allies do too.
Most of us trust scientists, shows a survey of nearly 72,000 people worldwide
Most ‘words of the year’ don’t actually tell us about the state of the world – here’s what I’d pick instead
Murray Watt’s climate masterclass: How to destroy the planet while pretending to save it
"The Mystery of the Third Planet": An Intro to Soviet Animation With a Children’s Adventure Turned Cult Classic
Nepal’s Electric Leapfrog: How This Himalayan Nation Is Leading Global EV Adoption
New “world’s largest” sand battery to double the size of current record holder
Next week, millions of children across the globe will read this Australian book at the same time
Nitrate tapes, VHS, and streaming. Behind the looming world of Australia's lost media
Nocturnal basking and deep diving may not be enough to keep crocodiles cool in a warming world
The non-profit helping people from all over the world to become successful game developers
NSW Herbarium goes global with state-of-the-art platform
Nuclear-powered missiles: An aerospace engineer explains how they work – and what Russia’s claimed test means for global strategic stability
NZ depends on the rules-based world Trump is dismantling – why the silence?
On World Rainforest Day, the world confronts an unprecedented wave of tropical forest loss
One of world's largest glacier floods triggered in Greenland
Only 3 years left – new study warns the world is running out of time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change
Only seven countries worldwide meet WHO dirty air guidelines, study shows
Orbital by Samantha Harvey wins the 2024 Booker prize – a short but powerful story urging us to save the planet
Orkney tidal stream energy project 'sets new world record'
Oxford University experts say octopuses 'likely to take over world'
‘Pay no attention’: global health agencies dismiss false Trump claim on everyday painkillers
People who use drugs are trying to stay safe in a politicised world, our surveys show
Perito Moreno became the world’s first superstar glacier – but now it’s set to disappear
The Prairie Farmers Preserving the World’s Most Threatened Ecosystem – Forever
Preserving Natural Quiet in an Ever-Louder World
Pro surfer Josh Kerr makes world-first surfboard from recycled wind turbine blades
The quest to save the world’s largest CRT TV from destruction
Rapid flips between warm and cold extremes in a warming world
Rare reptiles are moving up mountains as the world warms. They can’t keep doing it forever
Rather than blaming carbon, Paul Hawken argues we should recognise its role in animating life. This way, we can heal the planet
Ravaged jungle: just 25% of the world’s surviving tropical rainforests are in good condition
Reality check: coral restoration won’t save the world’s reefs
Real-world emissions from plug in hybrids are five times higher than official tests
Record leap in CO₂ fuels fears of accelerating global heating
Red dust, road trains and tornadoes: Why the world solar challenge is a real test
The re-emergence of polio in Papua New Guinea shows global eradication remains elusive
Relentless warming is driving the water cycle to new extremes, the 2024 global water report shows
Renewables giant says Australia among easiest places on planet to be green and competitive
Renewables have now passed coal globally – and growth is fastest in countries like Bhutan and Nepal
Reusing medical equipment is good for the planet. But is it safe?
Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas
Roadside colossi: the global allure of a really Big Thing and the Queensland expert plotting their rise
Romance bookstores are booming in Australia and worldwide – and fans are lining up for love
Rooftop solar PV could supply two-thirds of world’s energy needs, and lower global temperatures
Russia Carves Out Commercial Surveillance Success Globally
Russia is paying schoolgirls to have babies. Why is pronatalism on the rise around the world?
Russian-led cybercrime network dismantled in global operation
Safe for autocracy: the world according to Putin and Trump
Scientists create new gel which can fix ‘unrepairable’ damage to your teeth in world first
Scientists create world’s first fully-3D printed microscope in under three hours
Scientists mapped the world’s rivers over 35 years. They found shocking changes
Scientists thought Great Barrier Reef doomed if global temperatures rise 1.5C – but a new study finds hope
Shanghai, Tokyo, New York, Houston spew most greenhouse gas of world cities
She went on her first international trip at age 56. Now this Chinese grandma is exploring the world by bike
Shrinking wings, bigger beaks: birds are reshaping themselves in a warming world
Siemens Gamesa claims world’s most powerful wind turbine with new offshore behemoth
Since 2020, 4 of Australia’s natural World Heritage properties have deteriorated
“Slow death:” World adds smallest amount of new coal power capacity in two decades
Small but mighty: New 500 watt solar panel promises “world-first” efficiency
Smoke from Canada’s wildfires killed nine-year-old Carter Vigh – and 82,000 others around the world
Solar developer unveils plan for “world’s deepest” undersea cable to link Australia and NZ grids
Solar innovation changed the world. Now, the research race is on to save it
Some economists have called for a radical ‘global wealth tax’ on billionaires. How would that work?
Some of the world’s biggest cities are so polluted they’re warming slower
Stakes rise as Trump deploys world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Caribbean
Submarine cables keep the world connected. They can also help us study climate change
“Sunniest state on the planet” dumps solar plan as Trump seeks to ban another approved wind project
Surging global tourism emissions are driven by just 20 countries – major new study
The tech world is ‘disrupting’ book publishing. But do we want its effortless art?
Teenage prodigy Gukesh D defeats Ding Liren to become youngest world chess champion
Teens who met in Ukrainian hospital after Putin bombed their homes have a message for the world
‘There are too many unpleasant things in life without creating more’: why Impressionism is the world’s favourite art movement
‘There is only one player’: why China is becoming a world leader in green energy
This Is What the World’s First All-EV Car Market Looks Like
“This ship changes the game:” World’s largest all-electric ferry launches in Tasmania
Threat of new global energy crisis makes it more urgent than ever to electrify everything
Three years after Russia’s invasion, a global online army is still fighting for Ukraine
Tibet is one of the most linguistically diverse places in the world. This is in danger of extinction
Tjanpi Desert Weavers at 30: how 400 Indigenous women in remote Australia took the art world by storm
‘Tone deaf’: US tech company responsible for global IT outage to cut jobs and use AI
Tony Armstrong: ‘The tone of the world is shifting. The way that I’m getting spoken to is wild’
‘Total infiltration’: How plastics industry swamped vital global treaty talks
Trial finds ‘world-first’ system protects tracks from damage
Trump administration removes the word renewables from world-famous NREL
Trump has called time on working from home. Here’s why the world shouldn’t mindlessly follow
Trump has fanned the flames of divisive politics around the world, says Sadiq Khan
Trump joins Putin, Xi and Modi as the ‘four horsemen’ of global authoritarianism
Trump sanctions have swift impact but will world stop buying Russian oil and gas?
Trump team pushes to oust No. 2 official at world energy body
Trump’s tariff threat sets stage for bitter global trade war
Trump’s UN speech makes it clear: the world can no longer look to the US for strong leadership
Tāwhaki: World-first Māori Aerospace Centre launches tino rangatiratanga into space
Ukraine war: as 2025 approaches, Kyiv is left with few good options and allies in a Trump 2.0 world
UN warns world losing climate battle but fragile Cop30 deal keeps up the fight
UNESCO adds Iran’s Khorramabad Valley to World Heritage List, highlighting 60,000 years of human history
UNESCO launches the World’s First Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects at a global scale at MONDIACULT 2025
‘Unseen world’: researchers capture fascinating footage of the world’s smallest penguins in a bid to save them
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
US DoE report busts LNG myth, says fossil gas exports are bad for consumers and the planet
US government may be abandoning the global climate fight, but new leaders are filling the void – including China
U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
Vape brands bypass regulations on marketing to young people by using global social media accounts
Visit Sweden launches national API to boost global reach of Swedish tourism
Volvo claims a world-first fully electric deconstruction site
Wales wants to be the world's first 'nation of sanctuary' for asylum seekers. Is it possible?
Watch live: Living Planet Symposium 2025
“We are on a dangerous trajectory:” Global policy settings to trigger multiple climate tipping points
‘We can now explore any sea on the planet’: Aboard the ‘Odón de Buen,’ the largest scientific ship in Spain
We Might Be About To Lose A Powerful Force In The World Of Video Game Preservation
We rated the urban forests of 8 global cities – only Singapore passed the 30% canopy test
We studied 217 tropical cyclones globally to see how people died. Our findings might surprise you
‘We want to change the way humans relate to the rest of the natural world’
We were part of the world heritage listing of Murujuga. Here’s why all Australians should be proud
Welcome to the world of oligarchy.
‘We’re witnesses to the horror of the world’: the one-of-a-kind Italian clinic treating refugees for trauma
What AI doesn’t know: we could be creating a global ‘knowledge collapse’
What chaos at the US CDC could mean for the rest of the world
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