Tech News Less is more: The companies fighting Black Friday and overconsumption Black Friday deliveries in the UK churned out emissions equivalent to 435 return flights from London to New York. So how can you put an end to unchecked overconsumption? 26/11/2021
Tech News UNESCO members adopt first global agreement on AI ethics AI has gradually made its way into our lives. But the algorithms that enable it to function have also been misused in recent years, illustrating its dangers. 26/11/2021
Tech News Here are sustainable Black Friday shopping alternatives to Amazon In order to compete with the retail giant Amazon, more and more brands offer an eco-friendly or more respectful alternative towards its workforce to online shoppers. 26/11/2021
Health news Meet the father who built a home laboratory to save his child’s life The medicine that could help this man’s son is not available in China, while COVID prevented any possibility of travelling abroad for treatment. 25/11/2021
Health news COVID boosters: Are you now only fully vaccinated if you have 3 doses? Amid a new surge of COVID cases, countries are scrambling to issue vaccine boosters. Are two doses enough to be counted as "fully vaccinated"? 21/11/2021
Home Flush with success: Are these the most bizarre toilet innovations? There is no shortage of ideas when it comes to innovating the humble privy. Here’s our top five on World Toilet Day. 19/11/2021
Health news How unsafe toilets are impacting the health of 3.6 billion people Clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene should be normal for everyone. Yet, almost half of the world’s population don’t have access to it. 19/11/2021
Health news Is antibiotic resistance an increasing threat to our health? November 18 marks European Antibiotics Awareness Day. Here’s what you need to know about them and what impact our bodies' resistance to them could have. 18/11/2021
Mobility Electric automaker Fisker reveals the 'world’s most sustainable car' The American electric carmaker has given a sneak peek of its Fisker Ocean all-electric SUV, complete with vegan interior. 18/11/2021
Mobility Solar-powered New Delhi metro is turning fully green Setting an ambitious goal, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is planning to meet its energy requirements from clean solar energy. 18/11/2021
Health news Number of tobacco smokers worldwide in decline, says WHO Tobacco kills more than 8 million users every year, according to the World Health Organization. 17/11/2021
Tech News FBI was hit by a fake email cyberattack. Here’s what you need to know The growing number of cyberattacks since the COVID pandemic began has spared no major organisation - not even the FBI. 15/11/2021
Mobility SpaceX crew launch marks 600 space travellers in 60 years The number of humans in space averages out to 10 people per year since Yuri Gagarin’s pioneering flight in 1961. 11/11/2021
Tech News An Israeli start-up is giving out virtual coins for collecting rubbish What if you could walk and earn money at the same time? A start-up has created the ultimate game app that does good both for you and the planet. 11/11/2021
Tech News Seoul will be the first city to enter the metaverse Facebook, now called Meta, is not the only entity currently working to develop its metaverse. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced its intention to create Metaverse Seoul. 10/11/2021
Tech News Peter Jackson sells special effects studio as the Metaverse takes over The Lord of the Rings director has sold Weta Digital, his special effects studio, for €1.38 billion to a software company that wants to develop the metaverse. 10/11/2021
Money Bitcoin is being mined in El Salvador with green volcanic energy Of the 107 megawatts generated by the plant, five are used for the operation and mining of Bitcoin and the rest for the country's power grid. 29/10/2021
Health news Is the air we're breathing reducing sperm counts? Scientists think so The study by the University of Maryland has drawn the dots between breathing polluted air and impaired fertility in men. 27/10/2021
Money Why is Europe leading the climate tech startup race? As the UN’s climate conference COP 26 approaches, who are the top climate tech startups? 26/10/2021
Health news Is the world ready for the next pandemic? At the World Health Summit 2021 in Berlin, experts discussed lessons to be learned from the COVID pandemic, and how to implement them to better prepare for the next ones to come. 26/10/2021