2019

Signs of ancient rivers on Mars revealed in new images

Discovery supports idea the Red Planet was once wetter and warmer

26/02/2019 The Independent

Costa Rica unveils plan to achieve zero emissions by 2050 in climate change fight

Costa Rica has launched an economy-wide plan to “decarbonize” the country by 2050, as the Central American nation aims to show other nations what is possible to address climate change.

25/02/2019 The Guardian

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

How to give voice to the speechless

Of The Many memorable things about Stephen Hawking, perhaps the most memorable of all was his conversation. The amyotrophic lateral sclerosis that confined him to a wheelchair also stopped him talking, so instead a computer synthesised what became a…

25/04/2019 Economist

No fly in the ointment: the lotion protecting women and children from malaria 

A mosquito-repellent body lotion, which provides at least six hours of complete protection, could be the missing link in malaria prevention tools, its creators say.

19/04/2019 Telegraph

Britain's biggest private landowner says re-wilding Scotland is a 'labour of love'

Britain’s biggest private landowner has admitted in an open letter, setting out his ambitions for the 220,000 acres he owns, that he will not live to see the “re-wilding” of his 12 Scottish estates.

17/04/2019 Telegraph

HPV Vaccines Are Reducing Infections, Warts — and Probably Cancer

An analysis covering 66 million young people has found plummeting rates of precancerous lesions and genital warts after vaccination against the human papillomavirus.

27/06/2019 New York Times

Days of wine and wind power: What Europe's greenest city can teach us

Copenhagen is packed with environmental statements, projects, test-beds and innovations.

29/06/2019 Sydney Morning Herald

Prevention: the new holy grail of treating mental illness

Investment in keeping people well could save many lives and much money, experts say

08/06/2019 The Guardian

Same-sex penguin couple adopt abandoned egg in attempt to become parents

The Berlin Zoo's two male penguins have been caring for the egg since July and have long sought to be new parents. The pair will find out in September if they are successful.

09/08/2019 Deutsche Welle

Underground line set to heat hundreds homes by the end of this year

Sweltering temperatures from the London Underground will soon be keeping homes warm in the winter months in a new project to harness its heat.

26/08/2019 Telegraph

The Aging Spacecraft of Deep Space

NASA is rationing watts to keep its oldest mission going.

15/08/2019 The Atlantic

Wetland Exploration in India Reveals a Plastic-Eating Bacteria That Could Help Tackle Global Plastic Pollution

While investigating their local wetlands, an Indian university stumbled upon bacteria which could be used to break down plastics.

16/10/2019 Reset.org

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

Hard of hearing Elton John fans attending farewell tour can use an app to help them better hear his music 

Hard of hearing Elton John fans attending his farewell tour can use an app to help them better hear his music.

21/10/2019 Telegraph