How do we know if we're in a global recession?
Feb 04, 2016 12:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Since the start of this year, stock markets around the world have fallen as panicked investors have begun believing that the world is slipping into economic malaise. This fear has also driven down prices of commodities...
Finding homes for the homeless: our study reveals support needed to rebuild lives
Feb 04, 2016 08:41 am UTC| Insights & Views
Homelessness in England has been a growing problem over the last five years. The number of people sleeping rough has doubled, and the number of homeless households seeking help from local authorities has also...
Good news on rain forests: they bounce back strong, storing more carbon than thought
Feb 04, 2016 01:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
When you cut and burn a tropical forest, youre left with a barren plain of cracked red mud, incapable of supporting life the opposite of the teeming, hyperdiverse array of life that was destroyed. Once the trees are gone,...
Iran nuclear deal: how to ensure compliance?
Feb 03, 2016 14:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The U.S. and European countries lifted nuclear-related sanctions against Iran on January 16 as part of a deal in which the country agreed to limit its nuclear activities and accept a new system of international...
Cycling should take a lead from F1 as hidden motor scandal emerges
Feb 03, 2016 14:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views
When Canadian cyclist Ryder Hesjedal crashed on a descent in the Tour of Spain back in 2014 he sparked a fascinating sporting conspiracy theory. As he scrambled to recover, Hesjedals bike appeared to rotate away from him...
'Recycling is for drunks, addicts and babushkas' – inside Russia's mafia-dominated waste industry
Feb 03, 2016 13:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Most Europeans take pride in recycling. A good citizen separates glass from plastics, biowaste from metal cans and brags about it to their friends. Recycling helps soothe some of the anxiety driven by endless...
Feb 03, 2016 11:52 am UTC| Insights & Views
Crude for delivery in March on the NYME increased 59 cents, to reach $30.46 a barrel after falling to an intraday low of $29.40. Earlier last week the U.S. oil futures had jumped from $27 dollars a barrel soon after...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects