Destructive flash flooding in Texas and other states is raising questions about the nation’s flood maps and their ability to ensure that communities and homeowners can prepare for rising risks.

Although economic integration is often discussed in Africa, there is a sharp contrast between these discussions and reality. One exception is Gervais Koffi Djondo, who has made it his mission.

The Supreme Court can still invalidate the newest national injunction and allow the order to go into effect anywhere it is not currently barred from doing so. That would create administrative chaos, ...

Leading American engineer and scientist Vannevar Bush thought that the memex was the answer to information nightmare of the 1940s.

The UK government’s ten-year health plan promises a radical digital transformation of the NHS. A key part of this change is said to come from developing the NHS app, which is being hailed as a “doctor ...

Pallets don’t usually make headlines. But amid fresh controversy around the traditional July bonfires held in Northern Ireland this year, they’ve suddenly become a talking poi ...

As flash floods ravage areas like the Texas Hill Country, research shows that technology alone cannot save lives during flooding emergencies.

Sangita Swechcha interviewed Nepali writer and art promoter Nirmal Kumar Thapa to learn more about his work as a cultural entrepreneur, author, and advocate for Nepali heritage.

A chaotic wave of returnees from Iran and Pakistan is straining Afghanistan’s already fragile capacity under Taliban rule and threatening broader regional stability, said the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, ...

When I first watched Girls, I remember marvelling at Lena Dunham’s four twenty-something New Yorkers. Sex and the City it was not. I realised wistfully just how much I wished the series had been ...

When I was fighting for my South African citizenship, the department told me, ‘There's nothing we can do for you. To us, basically, you don't even exist.’” ...

Whether you’re lounging on a beach towel, stretched out in a park, or unpacking a hamper in your garden, picnics are a beloved way to enjoy good food in the great outdoors. In the UK alone, the picnic ...