The mystery over what causes fairy circles to appear in the landscape of Namibia may at last be solved, with the findings from University of Göttingen researchers in Germany—on what may seem a whimsical topic—likely to add to the understanding of climate change in similar ecosystems. The Namib Desert is […]

Country: World Source: UN Children’s Fund UNICEF report notes that on average, the poorest quintile of learners benefits from only 16 per cent of public funding for education, compared with the richest, who benefit from 28 per cent.

Photo: Pixabay/xiSerge  Coral reefs around the tropics are under increasing stress from warming temperatures, water acidification, pollution and overfishing. Yet one ray of hope for embattled reefs can come in the form of sunshine, according to scientists in the United States. By ensuring that the optical quality of water in […]

Chambers and Partners has ranked K&L Gates and seven of its lawyers as local and regional leaders in their fields of practice in the 2023 edition of the Chambers Greater China Region guide. This recently launched guide ranked the firm in five practice categories across the Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, […]

In the new year, the impact of epidemics, wars, droughts, inflation, etc. will continue, and global food security will still face many variables, writes Epoch Times (China) in a report on food prices.

Photo: Pixabay/miguelbarrera3 Millions of people die prematurely each year as a result of chronic exposure to outdoor air pollution with microscopic particles causing and worsening a whole host of ailments when they are breathed in. Air pollution is responsible for everything from cardiac arrests to severe mental ailments and from […]

Country: Tonga Source: Save the Children Children are still displaced, struggling with their mental health and facing disruptions to their education, one year after a volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami affected 75% of Tongans.