Why this 1700s trend is coming back
Getty Images Electrical horticulture is on the horizon, as farmers search for ways to boost productivity without harming the environment. Could we all be enjoying electrified vegetables soon? The translucent orange cubes jiggle temptingly under the grow lights, looking for all the world like exotic confectionery, somewhere between gummy bears and Turkish delight. If it […]
Dame Stephanie Shirley: Oswestry blue plaque unveiled
Sue Austin Dame Stephanie was at the ceremony to unveil the plaque A blue plaque has been unveiled to mark a town’s links to entrepreneur and philanthropist Dame Stephanie Shirley. The 87-year-old went to boarding school in Oswestry, Shropshire, and credits the area with helping her learn mathematics at a time when the subject was […]
Chloe McCarron: Northern Ireland midfielder leaves Birmingham City for personal reasons
Northern Ireland international Chloe McCarron has ended her stint at Birmingham City. A club statement said the midfielder, 23, “is remaining in her home country for personal reasons” with her contract being “mutually terminated”. McCarron, who recently helped Northern Ireland qualify for Euro 2022, joined Birmingham from Linfield last August. “Everyone at Birmingham City would […]
The vehicles pushing the limits of electric power
Komatsu How much energy you can pack into a battery is one limit on how big an EV can get – but meet the EVs ditching batteries altogether to attain mammoth proportions. This is no golf cart. This is one of the biggest mining excavators in the world. The clawed bucket it uses for tearing […]
It’s so hot, heatwaves are underwater
European Union/Copernicus Sentinel-2 Sea temperatures around Florida have exceeded the normal range by more than 2C (3.6F) in July, leading to coral bleaching (Credit: European Union/Copernicus Sentinel-2) Could warmer ocean temperatures be a sign climate change has progressed further than we thought? Florida seawater reaches “hot tub” levels It is potentially the hotest seawater temperature […]
The women who hold the key to Trump’s survival
Jose Moreno Suburban women are an important voting bloc, with the power to determine who the next president of the US will be. These female voters explain what the two candidates get right – and wrong – about them. Kimberly Kriebel shows me a house she wants – a lovely brick home near her mother-in-law’s […]
Will lockdown change England’s new tech habits?
Getty Images The pandemic has ushered in a new era for tech, from Zooms and pings to e-scooters and online shopping. Back in April 2020, Microsoft’s Brad Smith said two years of digital transformation had taken place in just two months. So with Covid restrictions easing across England, will any of the innovations stick? Cyber-security […]
Women’s T20 World Cup: Australia’s ‘formality’ victory sends warning to international game
While the tournament started with a shock result with Sri Lanka beating the hosts and eventual finalists South Africa, the rest of the fixtures followed the expected trends and the final four ended up being a repeat of the 2020 World Cup. Only then though, when Cape Town was treated to two nail-biting semi-finals, did […]
How a nine-year-old fought an oil company and won
Christian Monterrosa Nalleli Cobo was nine years old when she started suffering from asthma, nosebleeds and headaches. It was the beginning of a battle against an active oil well site located in front of her house in South Los Angeles. Nalleli and her mother soon found out that some of their neighbours were also getting […]
Why Huawei’s Google woes worry Africa
AFP Most Africans are online today thanks to cheap Chinese smartphones Google’s decision to withhold its Android software from Huawei is being seen as the beginning of a technology cold war that could compel African countries – in the future – to choose between US and Chinese technology, analysts have told the BBC. Most Africans […]