Cookstoves feed the world. But they’re also a killer
Cookstoves and open fires are the main cooking and heating methods for three billion people globally. Each year, they cost millions of livesContinue Reading
2021-10-01
Being good at maths might help you become great at sports – Emma Raducanu showed us why
Following her triumph in the recent US Open tennis tournament, Emma Raducanu was interviewed by Chinese media outlet CGTN and revealed that maths was her favourite subject at school. Raducanu told the interviewer she was “a numbers person” and really enjoyed the problem-solving aspect. The tennis player, who recently receivedContinue Reading
2021-09-30
HGV driver shortage: remote-controlled lorries could prevent future logistical nightmares
The current HGV driver shortage is the latest chapter in the UK’s supply chain jitters, disrupting wholesale food delivery, cancelling bin collections and leading to the panic buying of fuel. While there is a good chance the country will overcome this temporary problem, the driver shortage is calling into questionContinue Reading
2021-09-28
Covid-19 may stay with us forever
Many scientists expect that Covid-19 will become an endemic disease. Does that mean accepting some deaths as inevitable?Continue Reading
2021-09-28
As autumn approaches here’s why we see more spiders in our houses and why wasps are desperate for sugar
Can spider webs predict the onset of winter? Probably not. Charlie Goodall/Shutterstock The tell-tale signs that autumn is here are clear to us; the days are getting shorter and the temperature is decreasing. We take this as a sign to pull out our winter woollies and think about turning onContinue Reading
2021-09-27
Japan’s love affair with the fax machine – a strange relic of technological fantasies
FabrikaSimf/Shutterstock With Japan riding the crest of its postwar economic miracle, Sony chairman Akio Morita and Japan’s Minister of Transport Shintarō Ishihara unleashed a manifesto. The document, published in 1989, contained a prophecy that propelled it to domestic bestseller status, and into the concerned hands of officials at the CIA.Continue Reading
2021-09-25
Fossil footprints prove humans populated the Americas thousands of years earlier than we thought
Are these the footprints of the first-known American teen? Matthew Robert Bennett, Author provided Our species began migrating out of Africa around 100,000 years ago. Aside from Antarctica, the Americas were the last continents humans reached, with the early pioneers crossing the now-submerged Bering land bridge that once connected easternContinue Reading
2021-09-24
Work-life balance: what really makes us happy might surprise you
Black Salmon/Shutterstock Finding the right work-life balance is by no means a new issue in our society. But the tension between the two has been heightened by the pandemic, with workers increasingly dwelling over the nature of their work, its meaning and purpose, and how these affect their quality ofContinue Reading
2021-09-22
CO₂ shortage: why a chemical problem could mean more empty shelves
NV77/Shutterstock As far as the environment goes, carbon dioxide is probably public enemy number one. This makes it all the more ironic that the UK is currently suffering from a shortage of the gas, which experts warn will affect a variety of industries, most notably food and drink. In theContinue Reading
2021-09-21
The practical ways to reduce your carbon footprint (that actually work)
Want to know how to reduce your carbon footprint? It’s more complicated than you may imagineContinue Reading
2021-09-20