The fast roll-out of electric vehicles in the United Kingdom means the £100B ($139B) highspeed railway network HS2 won’t have any environmental benefits, a report by think thank Institute for Government has found.
Astronauts have been taking medicines with them on space missions since the beginning of space travel. The crew on the Apollo 11 mission that landed on the Moon carried antibiotics, painkillers, nasal sprays, and sleeping pills among other medications.
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has been used in various industrial and commercial sectors with stunning success. AI is particularly promising in the field of healthcare, from machines that diagnose cancer better than a doctor to new drug discovery thanks to ungodly fast protein folding.
You would never think that computers and Artificial Intelligence (AI) could help humans save nature, but in fact, these tools may be key to whether or not we can halt global warming in time let alone solve many other vexing environmental problems. For many underfunded conservation groups, hiring enough staff can become too costly.
Neurotechnology could deliver revolutionary results for people with vision loss. One Melbourne bionic eye prototype works in sheep, but is it ready for humans?
A new report from international intelligence and advisory firm StateUp has revealed how global governments can catalyse decarbonisation efforts through green purchasing, a move needed to fully tackle the climate crisis.
