Young Muslims call for more flexible holiday policies
New research reveals that many Muslims believe employers should offer time off work for Eid. An employee reveals how a flexible holiday plan benefits them. Muslims worldwide just observed Ramadan and celebrated Eid al-Fitr to mark the end of it, including many Muslims in the workforce. New research from Hyphen...
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Key takeaways from this year’s G7 summit
Over the weekend, leaders of countries with international influence gathered in Hiroshima to discuss the most pressing challenges our world is currently facing. We break down the outcomes of these talks and make clear what remains to be achieved. For the last few days, leaders of the world’s most advanced...
Over half of the world’s lakes are shrinking
According to a new study, climate change’s hotter temperatures and society’s diversion of water have been shrinking the world’s lakes by trillions of gallons of water a year since the early 1990s. In the past 30 years, more than half of the world’s large lakes and reservoirs have shrunk due...
Dutch government to pay livestock farmers to shut down their businesses
In attempts to drastically cut national emissions by 2030, the Dutch government has approved a €1.5 billion scheme to buy out local livestock farmers. The aim is to reduce two greenhouse gases – nitrous oxide and methane – from contributing to global heating. By now, it is common knowledge that...
Humanitarian crisis looms as hundreds killed in Sudan clashes
Sudan's ongoing clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have left over 180 people dead and close to 2,000 injured according to the UN. For years, Sudan's clashes between the military and various armed groups have continued to destabilize the...
Extinction Rebellion volunteers protect the London Marathon
The London Marathon coincided with four days of continuous protests from Extinction Rebellion around the capital. Aware that many were concerned about disruptions, members of the eco-outfit actively protected the event to safeguard its reputation. Extinction Rebellion members decided that showing discretion was the best course of action last weekend. In the...
The shocking living conditions of the UK’s migrant farmers
The people who pick and ultimately provide your fruit and veg are being gravely exploited by their employers. But what can we do to change it? The UK has a tendency to pride itself on fair wages and progressive working conditions. But just like our self-proclaimed status as an economic power-house, these statements are increasingly becoming works of fiction. Nowhere are the UK’s exploitative working conditions more evident than in...
World likely to breach 1.5C climate threshold by 2027
In its latest assessment, the World Meteorological Organisation has warned we are fast approaching a tipping point that could collapse Antarctic ice and cause a huge rise in sea levels. According to the World Meteorological Organisation’s (WMO) latest assessment, our planet is almost certain to experience new record temperatures in the next five years and breach the 1.5C climate threshold by 2027. There’s now a 66 per cent chance this will...
A shellfish-inspired solution could reduce textile dye pollution
Researchers at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi have developed a new nanomaterial that can effectively clean up dyes and pollutants from wastewater. The mechanism was inspired by the systems of various shellfish, in particular, mussels. The textile industry uses 1.3 trillion gallons of water to dye garments annually. That’s enough water to fill two million Olympic-sized swimming pools. Yes, you read that right – two million. Without ignoring that this is...
Intensive farming is the primary driver of bird decline in Europe
New research has identified the use of pesticides and fertilisers in agriculture as the leading cause behind the continent’s dwindling avifauna populations. According to more than 50 researchers who analysed data collected by thousands of scientists in 28 countries over nearly four decades, intensive farming is the primary driver of bird decline in Europe. The report, which found the continent’s avifauna populations to have dropped by about a...
