Amy Hiller (Letters, November 11) despairs over our appalling environmental record. She cites 2142 species on the endangered list, a tragic catalogue among the worst on the planet. However, she ...

To aggressively harness India's demographic dividend before it peaks around 2040, Prime Minister Modi will make human capital ...

Societies in the United States and around the world are undergoing a sea change in family structure wrought by individual ...

Two years ago, the American Museum of Natural History in New York released a video that vividly illustrates the evolution of ...

New statistics show a major reversal in immigration numbers and population growth, with parts of New Zealand now seeing ...

A major learning during the testing of the localising process is the need to build awareness in city leaders and stakeholders ...

The World Urbanization 2025 dataset includes the latest estimates of city, town and rural populations for 237 countries or areas from 1950 to 2025, with projections until 2050. It also provides ...

Africa’s economic growth is hinging on creating 1 billion jobs by the end of the century. Where will it find them?

Across North America, mountain lions, bears and gray wolves have made a remarkable comeback over the last 50 years. Once ...

Japanese researchers uncovered a universal rule describing why life’s growth slows despite abundant nutrients. Their “global ...

The budget for 2026, proposed by the government, has been generally well received. The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce praised the plan, with its Chairperson Krishan Balendra stating that “from a ...