Making a statement in more ways than one, a new fashion line is made from western cast-offs. Can it reboot Uganda’s textile industry?
Source: positive.news
Robert F. Byrnes Russian and East European Institute director Dr. Sarah Phillips said the fellowships will provide Ukrainian academics with stable employment and research opportunities.
Source: indianapublicmedia.org
Vertical farming promises to boost food security, reduce emissions and eliminate fertilisers – and the industry is growing fast in the UK
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Traditional bellyboards are available for free across the UK, thanks to a startup that is committed to tackling discarded polystyrene boards
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WASHINGTON (AP) — EDITOR’S NOTE — On July 25, 1972, Jean Heller, a reporter on The Associated Press investigative team, then called the Special Assignment Team, broke news that rocked the nation. Based on documents leaked by Peter Buxtun, a whistleblower at the U.S.
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As puffin breeding season draws to a close, Drew Buckley shares his photos of the birds.
Source: bbc.com
Good summary of evidence-based approaches to reducing violent youth crime. Follow the science not politicians. “An overview of existing research on approaches to preventing serious youth violence.”
Source: youthendowmentfund.org.uk
Ancient sea animal with 10 arms is named after Ukraine's president Zelensky. "Fossil comatulids, referred to as feather stars, are mostly known from highly disarticulated
specimens. A single isolated element (centrodorsal) has been the basis for taxonomic
description of a vast majority of fossil comatulids....
Source: royalsocietypublishing.org
We quite simply campaign for 20mph to become the default speed limit on residential and urban streets.
Source: 20splenty.org
Sandra Igwe on the trauma she and many other women of colour are left with after being disregarded during pregnancy
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A recruitment firm has launched an algorithm that weeds out privileged, mediocre people, and identifies talent from disadvantaged backgrounds
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European bison were released in Kent this morning to boost biodiversity and tackle the climate crisis. The timing is pertinent
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This summer, a raft of drinks in plant-based bottles are hitting the market, boasting a tiny carbon footprint
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EDF and the French government are seeking a new boss to overhaul the power utility and build more nuclear reactors, they said on Thursday, with billions in public money earmarked to help finance a full nationalisation of the debt-laden company.
Source: reuters.com
Rogers Telecommunications said its network was beginning to recover late on Friday after a 19-hourservice outage at one of Canada's biggest telecom operators shut banking, transport and government access for millions, drawing outrage from customers and adding to criticism over its industry dominance.
Source: reuters.com
The British Science Festival is coming up In September, and one of the topics being explored across different events is microplastic pollution and how to tackle it. We discuss the events and why taking action now matters.
Source: britishscienceassociation.org
This large prospective cohort study of US adults examines whether performing the recommended level of physical activity throughout the week or in fewer days, such as the weekend, influences all-cause, cardiovascular disease, or cancer mortality.
Source: jamanetwork.com
Polar Night Energy’s first commercial sand-based high temperature heat storage is now in operation at Vatajankoski power plant area. The heat storage, which has a hundred tons of sand inside, is producing low emission district heating to the city of Kankaanpää in Western Finland.
Source: polarnightenergy.fi
If steel were a country, it would be the planet’s third largest emitter. But the race to decarbonise the sector is gaining momentum
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By detecting tiny movements of particles of light, a quantum microphone has recorded human speech that is easier to understand than if it is captured by an equivalent classical version
Source: newscientist.com