Seattle introduces a new payroll tax meant to combat homelessness; Portugal will end coal-burning two years ahead of schedule; and a molecule found in sea sponges halts the cellular...
Scientists have invented a scaffold of non-toxic polymer that also generates an electrical field that encourages bone growth; a Japanese supermarket has started a slow checkout lane for the...
Researchers from the University of Houston have designed an air filter that can trap the novel coronavirus and neutralise it instantly; Vermont bans throwing food scraps into the trash;...
The U.S. Supreme Court handed another setback to the Keystone XL pipeline by keeping in place a lower court ruling that blocked a key environmental permit for the project;...
Scientists have developed a double-layered paint that reflects heat and keeps buildings cool; the city of Syndey now runs on 100 percent renewable energy; and Indian startups and billionaires...
MIT researchers have developed a strong adhesive tape that can seal up tears in lungs and intestines; he world’s biggest ‘liquid air battery’ is now under construction in the...
Amsterdam is banning ‘Airbnb-style’ vacation rentals in three central districts; Italian pasta producer Barilla is removing the plastic windows from its pasta packaging; and UK startup Arrival has unveiled...
New Zealand is banning drift netting to protect endangered dolphins; South African “Indlovu Gin” is made with elephant dung; and a Romanian shoemaker makes size 75 shoes to encourage...
Four US companies have announced they will replace food brands that are rooted in racial stereotypes; African countries are setting up a common online marketplace to give the continent...
TikTok is commissioning hundreds of institutions to produce educational videos for the platform; widely available drug dexamethasone cuts Covid-19 deaths; and scientists have created a new type of foil...
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