Facebook removing some posts offering abortion pills
Following the Supreme Courtβs decision to strip away constitutional protections for abortion, the platform is temporarily banning users who share status updates explaining how to legally obtain abortion pills in the mail. After months of speculation, the US Supreme Court has overturned Roe V Wade, the integral ruling from 1973...
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UK government announces plan to drive space sustainability
The UK has just unveiled a raft of new measures to ensure the sustainable use of space in the years ahead. Already a leader of green initiatives on Earth, the nation is now looking to lead into the great beyond. Speaking at the Space Sustainability Summit, UK science minister George...
The continued threat of βswattingβ in 2022
Within streaming and gaming βswattingβ is largely regarded as the ultimate hoax. Since the infamous 2017 case of Tyler Barris, US states have attempted to stamp out the practice for good β though instances are still occurring in 2022. The gaming community can feel pretty toxic at times. If youβve played...
Scientific breakthrough cures memory loss in mice
Researchers at Stanford University are reversing symptoms of Alzheimerβs in mice using a strange tactic - theyβre infusing elderly mice with spinal fluid from younger ones. Many medical breakthroughs that benefit humans are discovered by conducting trials on mice. Though we look nothing alike, almost all the genes found in mice...
Apple faces Β£768m lawsuit for allegedly βthrottlingβ older iPhones
Up to 25 million Britons who owned an older iPhone model in 2017 may be able to claim damages from Apple. A consumer champion claims the tech giant deliberately ruined phone performances to push buyers towards new devices. When it comes to our phone devices, somewhat ironically, weβre the ones...
These eco-zeppelins could help to clean up the aviation industry
A small Bedford-based tech start-up called Hybrid Air Vehicles has just sold 10 environmentally friendly airships to a Spanish airliner. Could this be the early knockings of a cleaner aviation industry?
As youβre no doubt aware by now, the aviation industry is a serious carbon emitter.
Reportedly responsible for around
The technology addressing the oceanβs carbon acidity problem
Carbon sequestration is largely deemed as a good thing for the climate, but our oceans are becoming more acidic with every metric ton stored. Hereβs how technology is helping to balance that. Geoengineers continue searching for ways to sequester more of our atmosphereβs carbon within the ocean, but as with everything in life, thereβs both a ying and a yang. It turns out nearly a third of all CO2 emissions we...
Seed-firing drones are now reversing deforestation
An Australian start up is using artificial intelligence, specially designed seed pods, and autonomous drones to reverse forest loss at record speed. Deforestation - whether human driven or natural - seriously disturbs wildlife, ecosystems, weather patterns, and contributes to our changing climate. At least 85 percent of global deforestation has taken place to make room for agriculture, with the biggest culprits being cattle ranches, soybean plantations, and palm oil farms. Scientists...
βPower-Bloxβ could provide clean energy to rural areas by 2030
They may look like giant LEGO bricks, but these βPower-Bloxβ energy cubes provide portable electricity via solar panels. Itβs hoped that theyβll be used to provide power to the worldβs poorest regions. What if your regular LEGO brick could do more than just serve as a potential safety hazard for your feet? Thatβs the thinking behind βPower-Bloxβ, the energy cube that stores electricity via the power of the sun. Co-founder...
Grizzlies and polar bears are breeding thanks to climate change
Rising temperatures are simultaneously driving grizzly bears north and polar bears south, prompting interbreeding between both species. Conservationists are weighing up the possibility of controlling genetic adaption to help animals of the future cope with climate change. From time to time, itβs good to remind ourselves that climate change isnβt just an imminent threat to humanity. The ramifications of a warming world are constantly throwing delicate ecosystems off balance, and mother...
