Scientists in Sweden have developed a bioengineered cornea that can successfully restore sight. It’s made from proteins in pigskin, which are a by-product of the food industry. For the millions of people across the globe who are blind or have impaired sight as a result of damage to their corneas...
The option for Instagram users to customise their targeted ads was introduced in early June, with a ‘body weight control’ category only added this week. Is this enough to stifle the toxic culture that festers within the appearance-obsessed platform? Amidst the rise of body positive values in marketing tactics and...
Scientists have warned that exposure to neonicotinoids – the worlds’ most commonly used insecticide – is damaging the vital pollinators’ brains, preventing them from walking in a straight line. As we know, the world’s insects are hurtling towards extinction. Among them – most alarming of all – are a species integral...
The preppy-cool brand that dominated the early 2010s is distancing from its past after major losses. But Jack Wills has come under fire for commodifying the same people it originally excluded. Jack Wills was once king of the high-street. The brand’s navy gilets and polo shirts, striped bedding and matching...
Endovascular BCI company Synchron has implanted its device in a US patient for the first time, bringing the ground-breaking technology a noteworthy step closer to distribution. With our reality feeling more and more like Black Mirror incarnate every day, it’s not often that I’m taken aback by news of...
The beauty industry is a top contributor to plastic production and water waste. Helping us get closer to fully sustainable self-care is PLUS, a brand that delivers its products in fully biodegradable, waterless pouches. Unless you tend to use bars of soap or have already started buying solid shampoo, half...
The high seas are arguably the last lawless place left on the planet. A UN member state meeting in New York hopes to finally create policy that prevents the overfishing and mistreatment of our oceans. Coastal waters (and all life within them) may belong to the closest nearby nation, but...
In a world first, councils and education providers across the country will now be legally required to make tampons and pads available to anyone who needs them. In the UK, almost a quarter of all people who menstruate are unable to afford basic sanitary products like tampons and pads. This is...
The Gen Zers have dedicated their lives to mobilising young people into action. I spoke with them about the many facets of taking a stand against social and environmental injustice. When it comes to the unified fight against our current climate crisis, Jerome Foster and Elijah McKenzie-Jackson are a...
In a huge breakthrough, Tate – one of the biggest institutions in the world – has payed a six-figure legal settlement to three artists after the gallery was sued for victimisation and race discrimination. When I read on Sunday that Tate had agreed to pay Amy Sharrocks and Jade Montserrat...
Chanté Davis is a 17-year-old activist and aspiring marine biologist hailing from New Orleans — now living in Spring, Texas. She is one of the founding members of Oh-Wake, a publication about marine protection and climate activism.
Zuhura Ahmad ran a campaign to protect the ocean from the looming threat of plastic pollution, which is responsible for the deaths of fish and loss of livelihoods for coastal communities.
Mogesh Sababathy is an environmental activist and founder of ‘Project Ocean Hope’. As part of his organisation, Mogesh runs a series of webinars and forums around ocean literacy and waste management.
The Story of Stuff Project provides resources on the impact of plastic on the planet and how to live a plastic-free lifestyle. Through education and outreach, the Story of Stuff Project aims to change the narrative of plastic and its role in our lives.
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