Special feature: a decade since disaster: lessons from the economic crisis. In September 2008 the world watched as Lehman Brothers, one of the largest global financial services firms, spectacularly collapsed. Even though the economic clouds had already begun to darken as of 2007, Lehman’s demise...
Space weather, in particular so-called extreme space weather events, can have huge consequences for businesses and governments. Important disturbances in sectors like power grids, precision drilling, telecommunications, ground transportation, satellite infrastructure or aviation have been ascrib...
With more than 167 million hectolitres (mhl) produced in 2015 out of a total of around 274 mhl, Europe is still the undisputed heavyweight of global wine production. Yet, its share is progressively shrinking — especially in the lowest price ranges — due to increased international competition. Co...