How technology is helping farmers predict and prepare for El Niño
Smallholders can learn to use inputs and environmental resources more efficiently to become climate-smart farmers
Britain to jail people for taking photos up women's skirts
One in five women in Britain has experienced some type of sexual assault since the age of 16, according to government figures
INTERVIEW: Maggie Andresen, 2018 Food Sustainability Media Award Winner
We sat down with the winner of Food Sustainability Media Award's Multimedia Unpublished category to talk about her winning entry and discuss her plans for the future.
Italian cardboard tent for the homeless gets viral boost
Made of recyclable cardboard and plastic, the waterproof tent folds like an accordion into a portable backpack, said its creator
Vacant offices plus housing crunch: U.S. cities try to solve a riddle
Wiencek and his firm have been involved in converting empty office space to housing, particularly for low-income residents
Malaysia to revise school textbook telling girls to cover up
The book, aimed at nine-year-olds, includes a chapter called "protecting one's dignity" in which a girl's parents are shown telling her to dress modestly
Failure to curb climate change a top risk - Davos survey
"Of all risks, it is in relation to the environment that the world is most clearly sleepwalking into catastrophe," warns World Economic Forum report
In Asia's space-starved cities, urban planners bring 'dead' land to life
In Hong Kong, an architect created micro homes that can be stacked under flyovers, near Mumbai, a school for street children was created in a container
Wedded to debt: Fathers of Indian child brides trapped in bondage
Despite being illegal, nearly 27 percent of girls get married before they turn 18 in India, accounting for the highest rates of child marriages across South Asia
First human rights TV channel vows to 'give a voice to voiceless'
Topics will include refugees, press freedom and the incarceration of journalists, extremism, women's rights, LGBT+ issues and the plight of the world's stateless people