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Culture news

Karl Lagerfeld's legacy

Spectacular runways and unforgettable designs - what you need to know about the German creative director's legacy.

20/02/2019

Living

Seven sustainable wonders of the world are on display in India

A group of artists have come together in New Delhi to reproduce famous monuments of the world using waste.

08/02/2019

United Kingdom

Some of London’s high profile hotels open to provide co-working spaces

What do you do if you're a central London hotel occupying real estate worth millions, with beautiful facilities that your guests hardly ever use during the day because they are out in town?

07/02/2019

Living

Restricting the use of microplastics and why is it essential for you

A new restriction proposal could reduce the amount of microplastics released to the environment in the EU by about 400,000 tonnes over 20 years.

05/02/2019

Living

Climate-smart shopping in the world’s first recycling mall

The Swedish ReTuna Återbruksgalleria makes shopping climate-smart. People even buy their old items back.

04/02/2019

Living

Christian Dior exhibition opens in London

The largest and most comprehensive museum display ever staged in Britain on the revered French fashion house.

31/01/2019

Living

Vegan dessert creations at the French pastry competition

Contestants at this year's World Pastry Cup in Lyon had to wrestle with a challenge previously unthinkable in France's rich dessert history.

29/01/2019

Living

Would you choose lab-grown steak to help the environment?

Scientists in Israel are growing their own steaks in the hope that it could one day help to solve the problem of food production and climate change.

28/01/2019

Living

Can plastic bottles be the "new Egyptian cotton"?

An Egyptian factory uses recycled plastic bottles to produce polyester fibre as a cheaper alternative to cotton, after the country's cotton crop witnessed many hiccups.

25/01/2019

Green News

Unlocking the secrets of the vast Indian Ocean

An unprecedented science mission is on its way to gauge the impact of climate change as well as search for new species.

24/01/2019

Living

This street art is raising attention to endangered animals

Discarded plastic finds a second life in Bordello II's endangered animal street art

23/01/2019

Eco-Innovation

Here are the brands making bamboo bikes that you should know about

Bicycles made of steel are heavy, aluminium can be too weak, carbon fibre too expensive and not eco-friendly. That's why manufacturers are looking to bamboo

11/01/2019

Green News

Darwin's iguanas help Galapagos restoration

As part of an ambitious restoration project, an ancient species of land iguana returned to Santiago Island after 200 years.

10/01/2019

Eco-Innovation

Take a stroll into the future with this walking car

South Korean automaker Hyundai has unveiled a car that can walk and climb on wheeled legs.

08/01/2019

USA

Take a stroll into the future with this walking car

South Korean automaker Hyundai has unveiled a car that can walk and climb on wheeled legs.

08/01/2019

Green News

One of Europe's most powerful supercomputers is housed in a church

Dan Brown's Robert Langdon stories, such as Angels & Demons and The Da Vinci Code seem to come to life in this 19th-century church in Barcelona.

08/01/2019

Green News

The lingering death of the Dead Sea

The water level drops by 1 metre annually and the Dead Sea could almost disappear in a few decades.

04/01/2019

Living

Watch: Mushroom lampshades grown from discarded coffee grounds?

This Belgian company is hoping their eco-friendly lampshades made out of mushrooms will shine a light on a greener, alternative economy.

02/01/2019

Living

The old silk factory using Da Vinci's 500-year-old machine design

A small but historical workshop is going centuries back in time to make silk.

19/12/2018

Eco-Innovation

Norway is leading the way in sustainable shipping

Autonomous and hybrid diesel-electric vessels can be the future of the shipping industry.

18/12/2018