A Hewlett-Packard futurologist looksat the coming “Age of Scarcity”.

Vodafone tests a backpack that supplies instant cellphone service to disaster zones.

It has become common knowledge, with the exception of a few obstinate oil magnates, that there’s a limit to the planet’s natural resources. If the consumption model of industrialized countries were to be adopted globally, the price of petrol or water would no longer be a priority. In all probability, the main concern would be a shortage of oxygen.

A new proposal to stop global warming receives a cool reception.

Some fish stocks are coming back, but we’re still too fond of seafood. Aseries of alarming figures reveal how we humans are deluding ourselves about the state of our marine resources.