A new study shows the world experienced some of the most destructive and deadly wildfires in recent history last year - despite the second lowest area burned since 2002. It highlights a continued trend toward fires becoming increasingly extreme, costly, and disastrous - both economically and in lives lost. 

Transition to electric vehicles in Brazil and Mexico has been driven by domestic politics and global pressures, a new study says.

The use of digital tools and better coordination between different organisations can help the UK significantly optimise its first line of defence against ecological degradation, new research shows.

The U.S. tax code treats mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) very differently. As a result, investors often pay significantly more taxes on mutual funds than on ETFs. A new Brookings Institution report argues that this disparity is unfair, and examines strategies to level the playing field.

From a young age most people are told to be rational: weigh costs and benefits, pick the option that pays off best. But a new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) by Marta C. Couto, Fernando P. Santos (Socially Intelligent Artificial Systems group at the University of Amsterdam), and Christian Hilbe at the Interdisciplinary Transformation University in Linz suggests that in social situations, people who are a bit less precise – a bit more ‘noisy’ – can sometimes come out ahead.