Beautiful, surreal and eerily empty, Vienna's Globe Museum the only public museum on Earth dedicated to globes, and it – quite literally – tells the story of our world.
Reeking coagulations of grease and debris are clotting city sewers on a colossal scale. New technologies are being used to control this modern menace.
As well as being cheap, bamboo appears to have remarkable qualities of seismic resistance. Now it's being used to try to protect people from earthquakes.
Born from a desire to make boats go faster, today the hydrofoil is being revived as a cleaner form of water transport by helping boats rise above the waves.
In September 2020, rising Covid-19 cases plunged London into another lockdown. One photographer roamed the city's financial district amid an eerie emptiness.
The sweltering island nation has long prioritised adding greenery and shade at every corner. Could other cities do the same?
Grown using the Miyawaki method, fast-growing miniature forests in the middle of cities can bring surprisingly big benefits for people and the environment.
Facing eviction for environmental degradation, this Brazilian favela decided to go green – and prove that more sustainable slums can give back to their residents.
Scientists say air temperatures could be reduced by 5C by planting more trees.
