As sea levels rise, is land reclamation still a good idea?
Soil and stone could also be excavated from the mainland and dumped along the shore or on the coast of existing islands, gradually expanding the land...
Global problem: Enzymes to help solve the plastic crisis
10 May 2023 9:30 AMAround 16 million tons of fossil fuel-based polyurethane is discarded each year, and two thirds of it ends up in landfill or incinerated for energy....
Turkey elections: More than just a change of government
9 May 2023 9:30 AMAccording to its constitution, the Turkish Republic was established in 1923 as a parliamentary democracy. Erdogan, however, was keen to change this —...
Lethal weapons: Will Serbia clamp down on gun ownership?
8 May 2023 9:30 AM“According to official Serbian police data from 2021, there were 920,000 weapons in Serbia at the time — although between 50,000 and 60,000 have since...
Stitch in time: Saving lives with early warning systems
3 May 2023 6:31 AMBut Kurt Shickman, director of extreme heat initiatives at the Washington-based climate resilience foundation Arsht-Rock Center says messaging is key,...
Undocumented Gujaratis rush to US
29 April 2023 9:30 AMThe family of four, Praveen Chaudhary, 50, his wife Diksha, 45, and their children, Vidhi, 23, and Mitkumar, 20, attempted to enter the US from Canada...
Myanmar’s quandary: Disunited opposition to challenge the army?
28 April 2023 1:37 AMThe Bamar mainly populate the central parts of the country, while various ethnic minorities have traditionally lived in the peripheral regions that...
From a dream to being shaken to the core
27 April 2023 5:30 AMFor many Jews, the proclamation of their own state just three years after the Holocaust felt like a release.