PHOTO: Using nature to fight nature: China is building a great wall of trees. (Getty: Wang HE) It borrows its name from the massive stone structure built by the Qin Dynasty. But the purpose of the Green Great Wall is not to hold back the barbarians — it’s to stop the ever-encroachingRead more
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — When hundreds of video cameras with the power to identify and track individuals started appearing in the streets of Belgrade as part of a major surveillance project, some protesters began having second thoughts about joining anti-government demonstrations in the Serbian capital. Local authorities assert the system,Read more
Sharing and keeping secrets can have a measurable impact on the human body and psyche alike. JASPER JAMES/GETTY IMAGES Have you ever been asked to keep a secret? Or confided in someone, only to beg them not to tell? You’re not alone. According to research, the average person in the UnitedRead more
Denmark wants an EU-wide plan to ban petrol and diesel car sales or, at least, to have the option to do it at national level. [Photo: Shutterstock] Denmark, backed by 10 other European Union countries, on Friday (4 October) called for a strategy to phase out diesel and petrol cars,Read more
Harvard academic Joseph Allen (R) believes that the people who design and maintain buildings have a bigger impact on human health than doctors. [Photo: Velux] Indoor environment quality and healthy homes play an ever more substantial role in human well-being, according to new research unveiled at a high-level event lastRead more
There are reasons that religious freedom is the called the “first freedom.” Of course, it’s listed first in the Bill of Rights, but more importantly, it is a freedom on which all other freedoms depend. Chuck Colson once said it this way: “Our founding fathers … believed, as I do,Read more