A model presents creations from the Moncler Autumn/Winter 2020 collection during Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

Money trees: U.S. cities find new ways of valuing urban forests

In the face of a warming planet and breakneck urbanization, U.S. policymakers are asking how best urban trees can be protected and utilized

How cat videos could cause a 'climate change nightmare'

Data centres processing and storing data, from sending emails to streaming videos, could account for up to 8% of the world's total power demand by 2030, warn experts

Can ethical businesses bring a breath of fresh air to Asia's polluted cities?

Air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year

Netanyahu announces plans for 3,000 new settler homes near East Jerusalem

Another 2,200 housing units will be built in Har Homa, located like Givat Hamatos in an area of the West Bank that Israel annexed to Jerusalem after the area's capture in the 1967 Middle East war

New Mexico AG sues Google for collecting school kids' personal data

New Mexico Attorney General sued Google search engine, alleging that its software collects students' personal information without parental consent

ANALYSIS-Unequal cities bear the brunt of deadly disease outbreaks

City planners and physicians say densely packed hubs are particularly vulnerable to deadly disease outbreaks and may need a redesign

OPINION: More land rights mean fewer fires in Mozambique

Land titles ease conflicts with neighbours - and can cut down on problems including runaway fires

Tesla gets court approval to clear forest for German Gigafactory

Hundreds of demonstrators have been protesting over what they say is the threat it poses to local wildlife and water supplies

OPINION - The promises and perils of digital health

The potential for technology to transform health services is tremendous, but advances in digital health can bring privacy and data security challenges