This online exhibition sheds light on a remarkable era when Arabic book arts flourished, capturing the artistic, political, and intellectual fervour of decolonization.

A three-day design studio in Sheffield exploring strategic questions for UK 2040. Moving beyond solutions to identify meaningful research agendas for cities.

With David Edgerton

Despite significant support for the shah, Iranian society may be looking for any ‘escape from a dead end’

Why is Marco Rubio so hell-bent on making Iran-Contra again?

Pushing back against conventional Western retail and fast-fashion, Africa’s second-hand clothing markets provide millions of consumers with upcycled and customized garments. At the same time, this cir...

Maduro and Chávez used fears of American aggression to tighten their grip on power – but now an even greater fantasist has imposed his will on their country

Just as Big Oil has repeatedly failed to deliver on pledges to begin decarbonising, so too the promises of plastics...

Groups from Italy and elsewhere alleged to have paid Serb soldiers to shoot Sarajevo residents during siege

Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance

Elite helicopter unit’s part in military deployment comes as Donald Trump ramps up pressure on Nicolás Maduro

Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables

Digital timepiece is UK rail’s first national clock in more than 50 years and will be seen at stations across the country

The energy secretary says the UK's reliance on fossils fuels is a major "weakness" in a conference speech.

Ignore the bombast: Steve ‘build, baby, build’ Reed’s boast looks likely to end in targets more pathetic than they are now, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Opponent of Maduro regime receives award and praise for keeping ‘flame of democracy burning’

Transitioning to clean energy would reduce the volume and harm of mining dramatically

The World Design Congress saw the world's leading designers gather to discuss the planet's future. Here we pick the most prominent themes from the event.

The World Design Congress saw the world's leading designers gather to discuss the planet's future. Here we pick the most prominent themes from the event.

The 160 members of the university notified that their names were forwarded to the DOE’s Office for Civil Rights were not informed of any specific allegations against them.

Join designers, architects, artists and researchers in a symposium that explores our creative relationship with design for animals, environments and landscapes

Throughout my stay in Berlin, I kept hearing from Germans quietly critical of Israel that ‘cracks’ had begun to...

Earth Day this year is focused on shifting from fossil fuels to renewable energy but the concept of the energy transition is deeply flawed, writes Jean-Baptiste Fressoz.

16 JUL 25

[FREE TO READ] From bird-safe glass to sculptures for insects, designers are increasingly thinking beyond humans

[FREE TO READ] From bird-safe glass to sculptures for insects, designers are increasingly thinking beyond humans

From bird-safe glass to sculptures for insects, designers are increasingly thinking beyond humans

Knowing that the question Al Pacino was asking himself as an actor, from a young age, was ‘where could I emote?’...

More than 300 Foreign Office staff had raised concerns about potential UK "complicity" in Israel's conduct in Gaza.

Over the last decade, Colombia’s ‘city of eternal spring’ has embarked on an ambitious effort to restore greenery to public parks, transit corridors and even high-rises