Climate Action
Why mushroom mycelium could be your next house, handbag, or ‘hamburger’
Derived from fungus, mushroom mycelium is proving to be a sustainable alternative material – in the worlds of fashion, packaging, and food production.
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Health and Healthcare Systems
This new tool helps you calculate your event’s risk of COVID-19
The COVID-19 Risk Assessment Planning Tool helps people estimate the risks of meeting someone with coronavirus in various settings such as family gatherings.
Nature and Biodiversity
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デイビッド・アッテンボロー卿のドキュメンタリー、「地球に暮らす生命」がネットフリックスで公開されたことで、地球の運命と自然界の荒廃に対して、さらに厳しい目が向けられるようになっています。この作品は、彼の従来の生態系ドキュメンタリーとは異なり、気候変動や他の人為的干渉により引き起こされた被害を憂いています。
Education and Skills
Study: Almost all Black British children have experienced racism at school
95% of young Black British people have witnessed racist language in education and half feel it’s limiting their futures, a YMCA report shows.
Energy Transition
These energy giants are developing offshore carbon capture and sequestration projects
BP is teaming up with Eni, Equinor, National Grid, Shell and Total to develop offshore carbon capture and sequestration infrastructure for a better future
Wellbeing and Mental Health
This is what makes people around the world happy right now
Six in 10 adults across 27 countries are happy despite the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new Ipsos survey. Health is a key factor for happiness.
Health and Healthcare Systems
These startling pictures show the impact of COVID-19 on the cruise industry
Cruise ships were particularly badly impacted at the start of the outbreak, with thousands of passengers stranded onboard. Many ships are still waiting to set sail again.
Nature and Biodiversity
9 of the most shocking facts about global extinction - and how to stop it
More than a million species are at risk of dying out. This is why biodiversity is so important - and what we can all do to preserve it.
Nature and Biodiversity
This is how much plastic scientists now think is at the bottom of the ocean
Research in Australia suggests that the amount of plastic on the seabed is many times higher than estimates from previous studies.
Trade and Investment
50 homeless people in Canada were given over $5,000 each. Here’s what happened next
One-off cash payments are a simple and effective way of cutting homelessness, according to a new study. Findings are key as COVID-19 stokes the crisis.