

Ultrasound treatment 'jump-started' the brains of 2 people in coma-like state
The two patients who received the treatment showed significant progress over just days.
28/01/2021 LiveScience
Despite the ongoing pandemic good things happen every month. Hence in the tradition of the year in review we like to remind you of three randomly selected news articles of each month.
The two patients who received the treatment showed significant progress over just days.
28/01/2021 LiveScience
With the construction industry the greatest creator of waste in Paris and elsewhere, what can be learned from the city’s new ‘bio-house’?
10/02/2021 Positive News
A fleet of hydrogen-powered buses, a network of bicycle superhighways, and free public transport for a year if you give up your cars – this is how Heidelberg is getting rid of cars, writes Jack Ewing
09/03/2021 The Independent
Making biofuels from crops grown on land poses trade-offs between food and fuel. A new study looks offshore.
01/04/2021 The Conversation
Israeli startup Ukko is redesigning wheat so it doesn’t hurt celiac patients, and may even be able to solve ‘the holy grail’ of allergies - peanuts
14/04/2021 Haaretz
In the year 2000, the International Energy Agency (IEA) made a prediction that would come back to haunt it: by 2020, the world would have installed a grand total of 18 gigawatts of photovoltaic solar capacity.
24/04/2021 The Guardian
Oman is planning to build one of the largest green hydrogen plants in the world in a move to make the oil-producing nation a leader in renewable energy technology.
27/05/2021 The Guardian
The company’s technology maps out the shape of proteins, an otherwise costly and time-consuming process.
23/06/2021 BBC
Budget airlines pushed them towards extinction, now concern about plane emissions is sparking a night train renaissance across Europe
02/07/2021 Positive News
In A Warming world it helps to stay cool. But doing so also threatens the planet. Most air conditioners use refrigerant gases called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Though these do not deplete Earth’s ozone layer in the way the chlorofluorocarbons they…
21/07/2021 Economist
Rising temperatures and extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change are making farming conditions increasingly challenging and disrupting food distribution. But scientists in some of the world's driest places are coming up with solutions to…
26/08/2021 CNN
Menstruation cups are increasingly being used as an environmentally friendly alternative to tampons and sanitary pads.
15/09/2021 The Conversation
Soil degradation is a huge challenge for farmers around the world. But new research is showing how farmers can balance crop yields with protecting the environment.
03/09/2021 The Conversation
It was out of desperation that Michael Raymond found himself sitting in a remote retreat in the Peruvian Andes, sipping a cup of bitter tea. Raymond had reached breaking point.
25/09/2021 The Guardian
Producing clean drinking water can be highly energy intensive. But in Saudi Arabia, one of the driest places on earth, there’s a growing industry for producing this resource sustainably
18/10/2021 The Independent
A new process to extract valuable metals from electronic waste could use 500 times less energy than existing methods, lower demand for mined raw materials, and produce eco-friendly waste, scientists have said.
05/10/2021 The Independent
Portugal shut down its last remaining coal plant over the weekend, ending the use of the polluting material for electricity generation and becoming the fourth country in the European Union to do so.
22/11/2021 Reuters
As governments and corporations pledge to help the planet by planting trillions of trees, a new study spotlights an effective, low-cost alternative: letting tropical forests regrow naturally.
09/12/2021 The Conversation
Reducing the environmental impact of meat is becoming big business. The CEO of Aleph Farm explains why he is betting on lab-grown meat.
01/12/2021 New Statesman
Technological advancements in food production have created new ways to meet the growing demand for protein. Canada’s investment in this industry may create jobs and reduce carbon emissions.
15/12/2021 The Conversation