Sites without sound: Oslo leads in quiet, low-emission electric construction
Tafseer Ali felt no need to raise his voice as the pair of diggers lumbered past him, their treads weighing heavy on the rock and asphalt.
10/01/2025 The Guardian
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On "Farmtok," agriculture gets its moment in the spotlight. What would it mean if that disappeared?
As the future of social media platforms such as TikTok remains unknown, a younger generation of farmers is relying on social media to connect with audiences outside agriculture
22/01/2025 The Independent
Attention Is Now Our Most Valuable Resource
For more than a decade, I have hosted an hour-long cable TV show on MSNBC. When I got my own show, I imagined it as something akin to the experience of first-time car ownership. I could drive wherever I wanted to drive; although I would have to obey…
22/01/2025 The Atlantic
Philanthropy provides $30B annually for science and health research − funding that tends to stay local
Nearly 40% of all gifts and grants and 60% of the total number of dollars given backed initiatives based in the foundation’s own state.
22/01/2025 The Conversation
What does ‘skibidi’ mean? Kids’ top slang words of the year revealed
Words such as ‘slay’, ‘sigma’ and ‘skibidi’ were voted as children’s favourite slang words, according to a survey by Oxford University Press
22/01/2025 The Independent
A healthy resolution for 2025? Start a garden. Tips for beginners
January is traditionally a month for fresh starts and resolutions, many of which center around self-care. And if you’ve spent any time watching television or scrolling social media this month, you’ve likely been bombarded with diet and exercise…
22/01/2025 The Independent
Five ways to cut emissions from shipping
Shipping produces roughly the same amount of emissions as aviation, yet it is often overlooked. It’s time for change.
22/01/2025 The Conversation
AI in education: what those buzzwords mean
AI’s potential needs to be explored through experimentation. But this works best if managed under controlled environments.
22/01/2025 The Conversation
China’s experimental ‘artificial Sun’ passes key landmark for viability of nuclear fusion
Experiment provides ‘invaluable insights’ for developing a functional nuclear fusion power plant, researchers say
22/01/2025 The Independent
New study reveals surprising health benefits and negatives of drinking sparkling water
Sparkling water could help weight loss in more indirect ways, experts said, but warned there were some potential negatives
22/01/2025 The Independent
I just ran my first Hyrox race – here are six things I wish I’d known
“Never again,” I promise myself, staring at a 40m stretch of astroturf. A man in a “judge” t-shirt tells me I need to burpee and bound my way to the other end, but there’s already a Niagara-esque stream of sweat cascading down my nose. This is my…
22/01/2025 The Independent
BrewDog founder James Watt to give away largest cash prize in UK TV history on new reality show
The businessman has hit the headlines of late with his views on work-life balance and on the lack of perceived work culture in the country
22/01/2025 The Independent
Gateway: The 21st-Century Moonshot Mission
NASA has plans to launch the first space station in deep space. Some experts say it’s an important steppingstone to long-term human space habitation, and NASA’s eventual goal of reaching the red planet. But others say it’s an expensive and risky…
22/01/2025 Undark Magazine
App spending on AI chatbots tripled in 2024 – report
Mobile app spending on generative AI-powered chatbots such as ChatGPT tripled globally in 2024, according to new data. The annual State of Mobile report from digital economy data firm Sensor Tower said consumer spending on in-app purchases and…
22/01/2025 The Independent
New AI method improves early breast cancer detection
Scientists have developed a new AI-based method to diagnose breast cancer at very early stages. The approach could save lives but there are hurdles to it being used in hospitals.
22/01/2025 Deutsche Welle
Alan Cumming: 'I'm the Pied Piper of Pitlochry'
He's best known for TV shows like the Traitors US, The Good Wife or Schmigadoon. But it was another show entirely which brought actor Alan Cumming back to his roots in Highland Perthshire, to begin a brand new chapter in his life - running Pitlochry…
22/01/2025 BBC
‘I felt death in the flames’: how lighting a forest fire inspired one man to transform a barren ranch into rainforest
Juan Guillermo Garcés remembers coming face to face with death at age 17. Smoke filled the air, choking his lungs. The temperature rose and Garcés struggled to see through the haze.
22/01/2025 The Guardian
Strange ‘liquid’ burial unearthed in England reveals secrets of Roman elite
22/01/2025 The Independent
For tennis star Destanee Aiava, borderline personality disorder felt like ‘a death sentence’ – and a relief. What is it?
22/01/2025 The Conversation
‘A mini climate-control system’: the tech behind sportswear at the Australian Open
22/01/2025 The Conversation
South Korea to shrink biomass energy subsidies after criticism over link to deforestation
22/01/2025 The Independent
To save Australia’s animals, scientists must count how many are left. But what if they’re getting it wrong?
22/01/2025 The Conversation