Amar Bendjama, Permanent Representative of Algeria to the UN, was elected on Thursday to serve as the next president of the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

As the planet warms, countries around the world are racing to meet their net zero targets set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement. To achieve this, we must collectively curb our net greenhouse gas ...

This will include introducing new laws to ensure AI hiring decisions are “free from bias or discrimination”. The state government also plans to target “intrusive” workplace surveillance, which will ...

Andrew Day, Professor and Cure Kids Chair of Paediatric Research, University of Otago Researchers are getting to the bottom of how poo helps newborn babies. It might sound gross, but here’s the ...

New research suggests doctors are carrying the emotional burden of health system failures, adding to workforce pressures in New Zealand and beyond.

Reacting to the 14-day jailing of journalist Vakho Sanaia over his satirical Facebook posts and a reported assault on comedian Onise Okriashvili following a smear campaign in pro-government media ...

In a time of eco-grief, rewilding projects around the world – from reseeding giant kelp to letting farms return to their natural state – offer hope.

Many students in years 7 and 8 begin choosing their own electives at school for the first time. These are typically subjects such as technology, arts, languages and music, that are taken alongside ...

It has been 13 days since armed soldiers seized Muwanga Kivumbi, a deputy president for the National Unity Platform, Uganda’s main opposition party. He has not been heard from since and the ...

Cities in Canada are creating bike infrastructure to support active and sustainable transportation. But as bike networks expand, some neighbourhoods tend to benefit more than others, and that raises ...

In 1976, a Playboy model turned feminist sex-researcher called Shere Hite did hundreds of television and radio appearances promoting her book, The Hite Report: A Nationwide Study of Female Sexuality.

The Russian president’s initial strategy called for the war to be won within ten days, but Ukraine’s spirited defence in the first months of the war robbed Russia of the initiative. Now, four and a ...