Greenwashing: corporate tree planting generates goodwill but may sometimes harm the planet

Sep 27, 2018 16:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Trees do a lot more for us than you probably think. Their roots prevent soil from eroding, their canopies provide shade and their leaves decompose into nutrients for crops, which feed livestock. Trees provide homes for a...

Australian Budget deficit comes in at $10.1 billion, in boost for early return to surplus

Sep 27, 2018 16:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

The budget outcome for 2017-18 shows a deficit of A$10.1 billion dramatically less than expected in May, and just 0.6% of GDP. In this years May budget, a mere four months ago, the outcome for the last financial year...

Five things the UK must do to prepare for the next heatwave

Sep 27, 2018 16:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

The 2018 summer heatwave in the UK broke records and it wont be the last spell of such severe heat. In fact, climate change means that hot summers which would once occur twice a century may soon occur twice a decade. As...

Why older skin heals with less scarring

Sep 27, 2018 16:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

When it comes to your skin, getting older isnt all bad news. Older people heal skin wounds with thinner scars. As a practicing dermatologist, my physician colleagues and I make this somewhat counterintuitive observation...

Northern dialects can be closer to original English – despite what southerners might say

Sep 27, 2018 16:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

Ey oop! Ey oop!, says comedian Michael McIntyre to his audience in Leeds. Thats supposed to be hello, according to you. He sticks with his Yorkshire theme for a couple of minutes, mocking nowt, summat and the as in TLion,...

If sanctions do not put a halt to Iran's economy, workers will

Sep 27, 2018 16:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The Iranian economy under pressure from international sanctions yet again. And, with British Airways and Air France ending their connecting flights, the country might see an unprecedented wave of investors fleeing to more...

Labour's vote changes the Brexit debate beyond recognition

Sep 27, 2018 16:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Even in the topsy-turvey world of Brexit politics, the first few days of the Labour Party conference were quite something: volatile hardly captures it. First, a group of party representatives spent six hours in a...