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Julie Gaubert
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?
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.
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.
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.
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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"?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Number of tobacco smokers worldwide in decline, says WHO
Tobacco kills more than 8 million users every year, according to the World Health Organization.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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