Lego says it will work to rid its toys of harmful gender bias
The toy company says it will work to make its products and marketing more inclusive, citing new research into how kids and parents gender creativity.
12/10/2021 NPR
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Polygenic screening of embryos is here, but is it ethical?
The birth of the first IVF baby, Louise Brown, in 1978 provoked a media frenzy. In comparison, a little girl named Aurea born by IVF in May 2020 went almost unnoticed.
17/10/2021 The Guardian
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Pan-African film festival opens in Burkina Faso amid COVID19 and security challenges
Africa's premier film festival opened in Burkina Faso on Saturday with a colourful ceremony showcasing choreography, and acrobatic and musical acts from some of the continent's biggest names, including Senegalese Grammy nominee Baaba Maal.
17/10/2021 Reuters
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Beijing shop launches 'Squid Game' bake-off challenge
A Beijing bakery has introduced a Squid Game-themed confection-making challenge in its store as it seeks to cash in on the massive popularity of the South Korean Netflix show.
17/10/2021 Reuters
Inside Nigeria’s unregulated human egg industry
In the booming fertility business, women donating their eggs face unfavourable conditions and health and safety risks.
17/10/2021 Al Jazeera
How Johannesburg's suburban elites maintain apartheid inequities
The city’s government wanted the wealthy and overwhelmingly white areas of the city to subsidise the development of the poor and overwhelmingly black areas.
17/10/2021 The Conversation
COP26: Africa's challenges must steer the climate change conference
The 26th session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties, popularly known as COP26, is happening at a time when the world has just experienced one of the warmest years on record. The year 2020 reached…
17/10/2021 The Conversation
Japan planning ¥100 billion tech fund for economic security
The fund is expected to help Japanese firms and universities develop AI, quantum and robot technologies, biotechnology and other important tech, and put them into ...
17/10/2021 The Japan Times
Gen Z on how to save the world: young climate activists speak out
When I was 20, I dropped out of university to live on a road protest. I was terrified by the oncoming apocalypse of climate change, and loathed the short-term, environmentally catastrophic logic that prioritised road-building over trees.
17/10/2021 The Guardian
Australia's top economists back carbon price, say benefits of net-zero outweigh cost
Australia’s top economists say Australia can’t “free-ride”, allowing others to cut emissions while it gets the benefits.
17/10/2021 The Conversation
Why Australia could halve emissions by 2030 with minimal cost and inconvenience
Setting this as our target would see Australia become a valued and relevant party to negotiations at Glasgow, rather than a resented freeloader. So how do we get there?
17/10/2021 The Conversation
Prince William calls for unity to repair planet
The inaugural winners of Prince William's Earthshot Prize will be unveiled Sunday at an glittering awards ceremony at London's Alexandra Palace -- in what Kensington Palace are calling "the most sustainable event of its kind."
17/10/2021 CNN
Apparently, it's the next big thing. What is the metaverse?
The metaverse is a concept being talked about as the next big thing by tech companies, marketers, and analysts. It's attracting attention - and money - from some of of tech's biggest names, such as Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Epic Games' Tim…
16/10/2021 BBC
Prof Sarah Gilbert, Covid vaccine creator: Now let’s take on 12 more diseases
Medical science has transformed the pandemic, and the experimental technologies that helped develop vaccines in record time have strapped rocket boosters to scientific ambitions. Could we be entering a golden age of new vaccines?
16/10/2021 BBC
Price spike highlights how switching to greener energy will be a dirty job
The transition to renewables may take decades – in the meantime, the world can’t depend on notoriously fickle sources of power, writes David R Baker
16/10/2021 The Independent
A new crew docks at China's first permanent space station
The three astronauts began their six-month mission on China's first permanent space station. The crew includes Wang Yaping, who is expected to become China's first female spacewalker.
16/10/2021 NPR
China's Shenzhou-13 spacecraft docks for 6-month mission
Three astronauts have entered China’s space station for a six-month mission, setting to work after successfully docking aboard their Shenzhou-13 spacecraft
16/10/2021 The Independent
China’s Shenzhou-13 docks at space station for longest mission
Three taikonauts blasted off shortly after midnight from Jiuquan launch centre in northwestern China's Gobi desert.
16/10/2021 Al Jazeera
Astronauts arrive at space station for China’s longest mission
The mission — twice as long as its 90-day predecessor — will set up equipment and test technology for future construction on the Tiangong station.
16/10/2021 The Japan Times
Chinese astronauts arrive at space station for longest mission
Three astronauts successfully docked with China’s new space station, state media said, on what is set to be Beijing’s longest crewed mission to date and the latest landmark in its drive to become a major space power.
16/10/2021 The Guardian
China launches astronaut crew on six-month space station mission
China has launched a three-person crew for a six-month mission on board its space station that is planned at setting a new record for the time spent in space by Chinese astronauts as the country moves towards completing the orbiting structure.
15/10/2021 Al Jazeera
China launches 3 astronauts on 6-month space station mission
China has launched a three-person crew for a six month-mission aboard its space station that could set a new record for the length of time spent in space by Chinese astronauts as the country moves toward complete the orbiting structure
15/10/2021 The Independent
With latest mission, China renews space cooperation vow
Shortly ahead of sending a new three-person crew to its space station, China has renewed its commitment to international cooperation in the peaceful use of space
15/10/2021 The Independent
China is about to send the first female astronaut to work on its new space station
The first woman assigned to work on China's new space station will be aboard when the Shenzhou-13 spacecraft blasts off early Saturday local time, in what's set to be a landmark moment for female astronauts and the country's rapidly expanding space…
15/10/2021 CNN
China unveils younger lineup for next mission to its new space station, including first female astronaut
China will send three astronauts, including the first female crew member, to live on its space station for six months on Saturday. This will be China’s longest-ever crewed space mission and the crew will set a record for the most time spent in space…
14/10/2021 The Independent
Biden Cannot Declare Victory on Climate Without One of These Policies
In the past few years, a historic shift has occurred in American public opinion: For the first time ever, and across a variety of polling outlets, a majority of Americans say that they want to see the government take serious action on climate change.
16/10/2021 The Atlantic
WHO recommends widespread use of world's first malaria vaccine for children
In what it called a "historic" move, the World Health Organization said Wednesday it has recommended widespread use of the world's first and only malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and other regions where there are moderate to high…
06/10/2021 CNN