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Methane surge needs 'urgent attention' - BBC News: Scientists say they are concerned at the rapid rate at which methane

Methane surge needs 'urgent attention' - BBC News: Scientists say they are concerned at the rapid rate at which methane is gathering in the atmosphere.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Digital-native outlets in Europe are more pragmatic than innovative, report suggests

"Digital-native news outlets in Europe tend to be more focused on delivering quality journalism than on creating new business models or innovating about ways news is presented, according to a new report from Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism that studied 12 online startups in France,...
Source: niemanlab.org

Pisa tests: UK lags behind in global school rankings - BBC News: The UK is still lagging behind at education, with little

Pisa tests: UK lags behind in global school rankings - BBC News: The UK is still lagging behind at education, with little progress in international rankings.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Spikes in search engine data predict when drugs will be recalled: An algorithm can predict drug recalls on the basis of

Spikes in search engine data predict when drugs will be recalled: An algorithm can predict drug recalls on the basis of internet searches made using Microsoft’s Bing, and might help identify faulty batches
Source: newscientist.com

UK science chief urges quantum-technologies boost - physicsworld.com

UK science chief urges quantum-technologies boost - physicsworld.com
Source: physicsworld.com

Four major cities move to ban diesel vehicles by 2025 - BBC News: The leaders of four major global cities say they will

Four major cities move to ban diesel vehicles by 2025 - BBC News: The leaders of four major global cities say they will stop the use of all diesel powered cars and trucks by the middle of the next decade.
Source: bbc.co.uk

The UK government's latest deluded idea: 'banning' underage sexting on social media: When the UK government is not busy

The UK government's latest deluded idea: 'banning' underage sexting on social media: When the UK government is not busy looking for ways to invade internet users' privacy, it's looking for ways to restrict what they are able to do online -- particularly when it comes to things of a sexual nature.
Source: betanews.com

Wales organ donations 'encouraging' in year after consent law - BBC News: A new organ donation law, brought in a year ago

Wales organ donations 'encouraging' in year after consent law - BBC News: A new organ donation law, brought in a year ago in Wales, is saving lives, say ministers.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Science historians mark 150 years of 'the tree of life' in Nature article: How can we depict diversity? Biologists of the

Science historians mark 150 years of 'the tree of life' in Nature article: How can we depict diversity? Biologists of the 19th century faced this question as they became aware not only of the huge variety of plant and animal species, but also of the connections between these species. Ultimately it was...
Source: phys.org

EU wants to make e-books, e-newspapers cheaper: The European Union wants to apply the same sales tax rules for digital books

EU wants to make e-books, e-newspapers cheaper: The European Union wants to apply the same sales tax rules for digital books and newspapers as their print versions, in a move that would bring down the price of electronic publications.
Source: phys.org

Global carbon growth stalls as US coal continues to slump - BBC News: Declining US coal consumption played a significant

Global carbon growth stalls as US coal continues to slump - BBC News: Declining US coal consumption played a significant role in keeping down global emissions of carbon dioxide, says a report.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Google Translate AI invents its own language to translate with: The translation tool is thought to have made up its own

Google Translate AI invents its own language to translate with: The translation tool is thought to have made up its own language to find common ground for translating between language pairs it isn’t trained on
Source: newscientist.com

Nine ex-health secretaries 'dismayed' at mental health services - BBC News: Nine former health secretaries voice "alarm"

Nine ex-health secretaries 'dismayed' at mental health services - BBC News: Nine former health secretaries voice "alarm" at the failure to improve mental health services.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Scurvy cases reported in Australia reveal modern diet failings: Diabetic patients found to have symptoms of scurvy in Sydney

Scurvy cases reported in Australia reveal modern diet failings: Diabetic patients found to have symptoms of scurvy in Sydney reported they ate few vegetables, or overcooked them, destroying vitamin C
Source: theguardian.com

Reuters built its own algorithmic prediction tool to help it spot (and verify) breaking news on Twitter: "The world has

Reuters built its own algorithmic prediction tool to help it spot (and verify) breaking news on Twitter: "The world has a lot more witnesses now, and we can't be at everything. Our tool helps shift some of the burden of witnessing and lets journalists do much more of the high value-added work."
Source: niemanlab.org

What Edtech Can Learn from Theranos (EdSurge News): In 2014, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes graced the covers of Forbes,

What Edtech Can Learn from Theranos (EdSurge News): In 2014, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes graced the covers of Forbes, Fortune and Inc. magazines. The next year, Holmes was named one of Time's Most Influential People and the Stanford drop-out had raised more than $600M in private capital. When I...
Source: edsurge.com

Oxford University to launch first online 'Mooc' course - BBC News: Oxford University announced its first "massive open online

Oxford University to launch first online 'Mooc' course - BBC News: Oxford University announced its first "massive open online course" - or so-called Mooc - available to students anywhere in the world.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Tobacco firms lose plain packaging appeal - BBC News: Three tobacco companies lose their appeal against the government's

Tobacco firms lose plain packaging appeal - BBC News: Three tobacco companies lose their appeal against the government's plain cigarette packaging rules.
Source: bbc.co.uk

New nursing apprentice role announced - BBC News: Aspiring nurses can soon enrol on a new on-the-job apprenticeship role,

New nursing apprentice role announced - BBC News: Aspiring nurses can soon enrol on a new on-the-job apprenticeship role, the government says.
Source: bbc.co.uk

EU energy use to fall by 30% under new efficiency plans for 2030 - BBC News: New proposals from the European Commission

EU energy use to fall by 30% under new efficiency plans for 2030 - BBC News: New proposals from the European Commission see binding targets for energy efficiency as key method of curbing carbon.
Source: bbc.co.uk