8 endangered species that are being reintroduced around the world
Cheetahs in India, wild bison in Britain and the Eurasian lynx in Europe – here’s why species’ reintroduction is a boost for biodiversity.
Victoria Masterson
August 10, 2022
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Crypto mining can retire fossil fuels for good. Here’s how
Bitcoin mining alone creates more CO2 emissions than the whole of Argentina every year. How can regulators stem the tide of cryptocurrency emissions?
Karen L. Jones
August 10, 2022
How young people in Kenya are helping to tackle drought
Kenya is suffering one of its worst droughts in decades and young people are volunteering to translate and broadcast weather alerts to their communities.
Kagondu Njagi
August 10, 2022
Solar power is transforming Indian banking. Here’s how
Many banks in rural India have faced long and frequent power cuts in the past, but solar panels are now providing them with steady electricity supplies.
Moushumi Basu
August 10, 2022
How does gender impact opinions about artificial intelligence?
Women in the US are more skeptical than men about uses of artificial intelligence, particularly the widespread use of driverless cars, new research shows.
Risa Gelles-Watnick
August 10, 2022
How mixed reality is helping scientists study forests
New research shows how mixed reality can quantify relatively mature trees in the wild - one measure of forest health - as a low-cost alternative to traditional methods.
Mike Williams
August 10, 2022
Inflation has risen so fast it’s even surprised central banks. Can they do anything to bring it down?
Central banks need to note a key lesson from the high inflation of the 1960s and 1970s – acting too slowly leads to much more painful adjustments later.
Tobias Adrian, Christopher Erceg and Fabio M. Natalucci
August 10, 2022
Monkeypox vaccines: A virologist answers 6 key questions
With the two vaccines previously approved for the virus in the US, an expert answers 6 questions about how they work, who can get them and how well they prevent infection.
Maureen Ferran
August 10, 2022
COVID-19 has hit children hard. Here's how schools can help
COVID-19 has impacted discipline in children with the impacts of isolation and home-schooling presenting new challenges for teachers as students return.
Conrad Hughes
August 10, 2022
What's stopping the world from using more green hydrogen?
Around 45 countries are devising or have published hydrogen strategies, but there are still significant blockers to widespread adoption of green hydrogen.
Emanuele Bianco, Manuel Albaladejo, Smeeta Fokeer, Nele Wenck and Petra Schwager
August 10, 2022
How consumer credit can drive growth in Africa’s emerging e-commerce sector
E-commerce in Africa increased by 57% between 2019 and 2020, but lack of access to credit is holding back the retail sector and consumers' purchasing power.
Fehintolu Olaogun
August 10, 2022
The ‘resignation equation’: 5 factors that drive employees to quit
The ‘resignation equation’ is made up of 5 factors that explain why workers quit, PwC says. A fifth of workers round the world are likely to quit in 2022.
Helen Nugent
August 10, 2022
The solution to online abuse? AI plus human intelligence
Automated detection and manual moderation of online abuse and threats to internet users are limited in their ability to adapt to complex threats at scale.
Inbal Goldberger
August 10, 2022
3 charts that show the state of the job market in OECD countries
OECD labour market data for May 2022 shows unemployment stabilizing across the 38-country grouping, with 90% of OECD nations seeing a rise in employment.
Victoria Masterson
August 10, 2022