John Eromosele records the coordinates of a bustling canal on his smartphone from aboard a dug-out canoe navigating the floating slum of Makoko in Nigerian megacity Lagos.

In New York, a city famous for always being on the go, grocery shopping can be time consuming.

The swimsuit-clad tourists leap into the icy water, gasping at the shock, and startling a gaggle of penguins.

In the tiny part of Antarctica where the snow melts in springtime, mosses, lichens and grasses grow alongside flies, mites and colonies of micro-organisms that have fed and reproduced for millions of years.

The cruise industry, long criticised for polluting the environment, is slowly trying to go greener by exploring new technologies, from hybrid solutions to high-tech sails.

Bebo Haider's beauty parlour is bright, small, and decorated sparsely with three large photographs: transgender models who became her clients because the Karachi salon is one of the few in Pakistan which caters to them without judgement.

In a fierce battle for market share against world superpowers China and the United States, Israel's drone industry likes to say it has a secret weapon -- military experience.

For most outsiders, Los Angeles is all about Hollywood, palm trees and sunny skies.

The star of Pixar's blockbuster "Finding Nemo" may be about to vanish again -- this time for good -- as its peculiar mating habits put it at risk from climate change, scientists said on Tuesday.

With exceptional patience, Eric Lai coached autistic boy Yee Jia Xian step by step to bring out his unique painting style. To the young boy, the painter has been his Ultraman and protector.