Ordinary citizens have become increasingly important to scientific research over the past decade. Today, mobile phone technologies, relatively cheap cameras and almost ubiquitous internet connectivity have opened up new opportunities for conservation organisations to engage with ordinary citizens and encourage citizen...

UK chancellor George Osborne has announced a law that requires the government to run a budget surplus in “normal” times. Speaking to bankers and merchants at his annual Mansion House address, Osborne’s budget surplus law would prevent future governments...

As a crisis involving thousands of people stranded at sea unfolded in April and May, ASEAN was inactive and impotent. The grouping of ten Southeast Asian countries did not issue a formal statement, nor did it initiate any meeting to resolve the crisis.

To address the plight of...