Portugal’s remarkable public health strides after changing its approach to drugs may not be replicable in other countries absent broader systemic reforms.
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As storms, wildfires, and floods strike in ever-closer succession, an architect with disaster risk science expertise explains why resilience is built between hazards, not during them.
Studying the scale and intensity of previous fires can help us to detect thermal hotspots earlier and support faster, smarter crisis response and post-fire restoration.
A new study by the University of Liège that takes a closer look at the situation in Belgium shows that there is public support for granting undocumented migrants who work legal status.
The worlds of cryptocurrency, blockchain and digital nomadism are colliding in hotspots like the Thai city of Chiang Mai.
Gold was the first attraction, but late in the 1500s the Portuguese became obsessed with the idea that there were silver mines in Africa.
Colonialism criminalised local knowledge systems.
The deadly derailment has shone a spotlight on this transport relic of the 19th century.
June 2025 was the hottest on record for Western Europe, with around 2,300 heat-related deaths across the continent.
What remains of Machel today is, above all, his ethical teaching. He died poor, committed to the cause of his nation.
It is 50 years since Mozambique achieved its independence from Portugal. But celebrations are being marred by deep divisions.
A big part of the explanation for why women are paid less than men is the companies they work for.
A power surge caused a massive nationwide power cut, but the root cause is still unclear.
Whatever caused the blackout in Spain and Portugal, it highlights the vulnerabilities in some electricity grids.
Reading rates in Australia are falling – and price might be less of a factor than we think. We look at how Australia compares internationally, and what other countries are doing to boost reading.
The ideas and movement for the abolition of transatlantic slavery began largely among Africans.
Trials of four-day working weeks have produced different results - can the approach be good for staff and their bosses?
Most ideas about Jewish culture in the United States come from Ashkenazi traditions, but there’s a vast landscape of Jewish cultures around the world – and represented in the US.
Portugal is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, which marked the end of the Estado Novo dictatorship and the country’s colonial wars in Africa.
The pandemic has seen more and more full-time employees working fully remotely – and seeking out cheaper, warmer places in which to do so. Property price hikes show the impact on local communities.
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PhD Candidate in Anthropology, UCL
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Professor of Climatology, Durham University
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