Research involving over 1,000 teenagers aged 13 to 17—conducted by UCL, the University of Kent and The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)—highlights a worrying reality
The "cidade maravilhosa," or wonderful city of Rio, on Friday officially inaugurated its emblematic festival, becoming the scene of countless street parties, the traditional "blocos" that can draw hundreds of thousands of people
The first-ever State of the World's Migratory Species assessment, which focuses on the 1,189 species covered by the UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), found that one in five is threatened with extinction and 44 percent are seeing their populations decline
The tournament that concluded on Sunday highlighted performances by many upstarts who have the potential to get to the top of their game if they continue playing the same way
The Banei Keiba races are held in Obihiro, a city in northern Japan's Hokkaido, where spectators cheer on the muscular workhorses moving at the pace of a brisk human walk
After experts warned that Bengaluru—today dubbed "India's Silicon Valley"—would not be able to meet its water needs with existing resources, mechanical engineer Anand Malligavad decided to take action
In the past, Chinese cities could sound like war zones in the weeks surrounding Lunar New Year, thanks to the centuries-old custom of lighting festive explosives to ward off evil spirits. Nowadays, those booms and bangs have disappeared from many towns
Here are the top five travel experiences to add to your bucket list, according to National Geographic
Storms, drought and fire have lashed the planet as climate change, supercharged by the naturally occurring El Nino phenomenon, stoked record warming in 2023, making it likely the hottest in 100,000 years
Three-quarters of European employees surveyed in a major study by Cisco Systems are in favour of coming into their company's offices more often
Smith and de Villiers, the commissioner and brand ambassador, respectively, of the T20 franchise league in South Africa on turning profitable in its first season, the lessons learnt from the IPL and why they could get third time lucky