Mobility NASA sets up UFO study, and it’s no joke The truth is out there, and NASA is going after it. 10/06/2022
Work EU sets mandatory 40% quota for women on company boards Companies could be fined for failing to appoint enough women as board directors. 08/06/2022
Health news Watch: Scientists 3D print and transplant an ear made of human cells A woman has become the first person to receive a 3D-printed ear transplant made from her own cells grown in a lab. 04/06/2022
Health news This monkeypox antiviral drug may soon be in high demand Shares in companies that make antiviral drugs to fight smallpox and related viruses have soared as monkeypox cases multiply in Europe and North America. 20/05/2022
Health news Baby formula airlifted from Europe to tackle US shortage As store shelves become increasingly bare, and parents desperately hunt for formula for their babies, the US is taking drastic measures to boost supplies. 19/05/2022
Health news What are the COVID subvariants we should really care about? Confused with the Omicron alphabet soup? We make sense of subvariants such as BA.4 and BA.5 and what they mean for the COVID pandemic. 17/05/2022
Tech News What are the Switchblade 'suicide drones' boosting Ukraine’s arsenal? The US is working to equip Ukraine with cutting-edge drones that dive-bomb into their targets and can pierce through the armour of tanks. 16/05/2022
Work Bloody good policy? The countries that have tried menstrual leave As Spain debates days off work for period pain, here’s a list of the countries that already tried offering "menstrual leave". 13/05/2022
Health news A tale of two countries: How to tackle Europe’s obesity epidemic Two of Europe’s worst-affected countries, the UK and Greece, are trialling promising solutions to improve the eating habits of both adults and children. 07/05/2022
Tech News What do we really know about Russia’s 'tsunami-making' nuclear drone? What do we know exactly about Russia’s latest nuclear torpedo, and could it really drown the UK under a radioactive tidal wave? 04/05/2022
Tech News Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion and take it private The billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, who disclosed a 9% stake in Twitter last week, now wants to buy the whole company. 14/04/2022
Health news Valneva’s inactivated COVID vaccine gets first approval in UK Valneva’s COVID-19 vaccine uses traditional technology that may appeal to people reluctant to take mRNA shots. 14/04/2022
Tech News Meta tests metaverse money-making tools for online creators The Facebook parent company plans to let online creators earn a living selling digital goods, services and experiences in the metaverse. 12/04/2022
Tech News Elon Musk won't join Twitter board of directors after all The Tesla and SpaceX CEO had made a series of suggestions to transform the platform after becoming its top shareholder. 11/04/2022
Mobility Electric car 'devoured by rodents' leaves man with €5,000 repair bill Rodents chewing on wires isn't new. But that's small comfort for someone who spent thousands on an EV that’s now completely useless. 08/04/2022
Health news 'People need to see the climate crisis as a health crisis' The mother of a London girl killed by air pollution wants the world to finally ditch fossil fuels and "clean up the air". 07/04/2022
Tech News A race against time to collect digital evidence of Ukraine war crimes These groups are working to ensure that the graphic content flooding social media gets properly collected, verified and archived. 06/04/2022
Tech News Is honey the future of brain-like, biodegradable computer chips? Scientists are exploring biodegradable and renewable solutions to power super-fast computers, and honey is a promising option. 06/04/2022
Mobility Russia to halt cooperation on the ISS unless the West lifts sanctions Russia's space agency stressed that the West needs the ISS and "cannot manage without Russia because no one but us can deliver fuel to the station". 02/04/2022
Money EU lawmakers back new rules to trace crypto transfers Draft EU legislation aims to trace crypto transactions in the same way as traditional money transfers. The industry is not pleased. 31/03/2022