Puerto Rico, which has still not recovered from the hurricane which struck over a year ago, was recently hit by damaging earthquakes. The US government is holding back money to support repairs.

*Sacked or silenced: academics say they are blocked from exploring trans issues.*

Wollemi pines have survived 200 million years, and are known to survive in just one place in Australia. Helicopter water-drops saved them from fire — this time.

It will be hard to keep them alive for the rest of this century.

"Dumb" cities can do many things better, even preventing floods and cleaning ground water. And they can do it without tracking people.

However, a "dumb" city in China will surely track people too.

Indigenous groups in the US are fighting to be counted in the census.