Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Casey Murphy is a NJ writer specializing in swimming and diving. Jan 03, 2025, 03:36pm EST Jan 03, 2025, 03:58pm EST Athletes of ...

The five bourbons that took home the top prizes in this years biggest international spirits competitions. Growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, in the 1970s and '80s as I did, I quickly realized that ...

Global temperatures last year crept past a key goal, raising questions about how much nations can stop the planet from heating up further. Source: Copernicus/ECMWF Note: Temperature anomalies relative ...

Hopes of keeping global warming below 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels have been all but extinguished after new data confirmed 2024 was the first calendar year to see average temperatures breach that ...

For the 16th consecutive year, Norway was named the most democratic country in the world, with a score of 9.81. New Zealand and Sweden followed. Afghanistan has been the lowest-ranked country since ...

Ben Ansell is a professor of comparative democratic institutions at the University of Oxford's Nuffield College. He is a fellow of the British Academy and the host of the What's Wrong with Democracy?

Renewables and nuclear provided 40.9% of the world’s power generation in 2024, passing the 40% mark for the first time since the 1940s, according to a new global energy think tank Ember report.