Sleep deprivation caused by climate change
Sleep deprivation is closely linked to climate change - warmer-than-normal nights undermine our sleep quality as well as duration, particularly during the summer months...
Sunscreen SPFs not always what labels claim
Sunscreen SPFs (Sun Protection Factors) are not always what the labels claim, warns Consumer Reports, a magazine published by the Consumers Union, a United...
UK solar power breaks record, generates more energy than nuclear for first time
Solar energy panels in the UK generated a record amount of energy on Friday, May 26, with output rising to 8.75GW of power, meeting...
World’s largest telescope being built in Chilean desert
The world's largest optical/infrared telescope - the European Southern Observatory's Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) - is being built in the Chilean desert. Construction on the...
Switzerland votes to phase out nuclear energy and shift to renewable sources instead
The Swiss have voted in favour of new rules that will see nuclear energy gradually phased out in favour of renewable energy.
On Sunday there...
Hawking says we must colonize other planet in 100 years
Stephen Hawking says we must colonize another planet within the next 100 years, and not the next 500 or 1,000 years. The British theoretical...
UN agricultural guidelines tackle food security in context of climate change
The United Nations (UN) have released new agricultural guidelines to help member countries make decisions about farming that are in keeping with their climate...
The Netherlands open massive offshore wind farm
The Netherlands have recently opened a massive offshore wind farm in the North Sea.
Comprising 150 wind turbines situated some 85 km (53 miles) north...
U.S. coal industry unlikely to make a comeback, despite Trump’s efforts, says report
A new report concludes that United States President Trump's efforts to revive the U.S. coal industry are unlikely to succeed. It urges policymakers to...
Logistics in cities of increasing interest to property developers
A new research report suggests that factors like the growth of e-commerce due to consumers' unabated passion for online shopping is transforming logistics in...