2019

A New Form of Carbon Capture: CO2 Turned Into Coal, at Room Temperature

Carbon capture and sequestration via direct air methods - that is, from the ambient air rather than point sources - is a relatively new field in science. Even more so is turning that captured carbon into something stable - such as basalt rock.

27/02/2019 Reset.org

Manufactured water can supplement the natural stuff, but never replace it

The Sorek desalination plant, about 15km south of Tel Aviv, is eerily unpopulated. This is the largest such plant in the world, producing as much as 230m cubic metres of desalinated water a year—about one-fifth of Israel’s domestic water supply.

27/02/2019 Economist

Scientists turn CO2 'back into coal' in breakthrough carbon capture experiment

New technique could help future removal of harmful greenhouse gas from atmosphere

26/02/2019 The Independent

Burger King launches vegan Whopper: 'Nobody can tell the difference'

Fast-food giant develops burger with Impossible Foods

02/04/2019 The Guardian

HPV vaccine linked to 'dramatic' cervical disease drop

Researchers say the HPV immunisation programme introduced a decade ago has nearly wiped out the virus in vaccinated young women.

04/04/2019 BBC

Runaway teens don't qualify for foster care. So she created a solution.

Jahiem Morgan knew he was too young to be living on his own at 15 years old, but he didn't have much of a choice.

11/04/2019 CNN

Disney Heiress Calls For Wealth Tax: 'We Have To Draw A Line'

Abigail Disney is among the super-rich speaking out against income inequality. When Disney workers told her they were rationing insulin and sleeping in cars, she says she felt an indescribable rage.

29/06/2019 NPR

Mental illness: is there really a global epidemic?

As the Guardian launches a series looking into the extent of the global mental health challenge, we examine the issue, how it is treated and the myths surrounding it

03/06/2019 The Guardian

Power to the people: how Spanish cities took control of energy

The ‘sunshine tax’ is dead, and Barcelona and Cádiz are mounting a renewables revival

14/06/2019 The Guardian

Overcoming prejudice, poverty and 'Molenbeekphobia' in Brussels

Faced with poverty and discrimination, residents of Belgium's Molenbeek neighbourhood build their own alternatives.

10/08/2019 Al Jazeera

The kindest thing I ever saw ...

The Guardian’s Upside series asked readers to tell us about random acts of kindness they have witnessed. Hundreds of emails later, we collate the best.

26/08/2019 The Guardian

How the world is winning the fight against neglected tropical diseases

New drugs have made the elimination of horrific conditions such as sleeping sickness feasible.

27/08/2019 New Statesman

An AI Pioneer Wants His Algorithms to Understand the 'Why'

Deep learning is good at finding patterns in reams of data, but can't explain how they're connected. Turing Award winner Yoshua Bengio wants to change that.

08/10/2019 Wired

Employers ease flying guilt by awarding extra holiday time for rail travel

It is surely the prospect of spending an entire day getting to a holiday destination rather than a few hours that has made flying the choice of travel for millions - to the clear detriment of the environment.

12/10/2019 Telegraph

Trees That Survived California Drought May Hold Clue To Climate Resilience

When it comes to surviving the warming climate, scientists are finding that some plants and animals have an edge. The hope is that these "super adapters" can help preserve their species.

16/10/2019 NPR