Tourism pressures: Five places tackling too many visitors
In recent weeks, authorities in Thailand and the Philippines have called time on tourism in two of their most popular…
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Recycling hope for plastic-hungry enzyme
Scientists have improved a naturally occurring enzyme which can digest some of our most commonly polluting plastics. PET, the strong…
Facebook facial recognition faces class-action suit
Facebook must face a class action lawsuit over its use of facial recognition technology, a California judge has ruled. The…
Just one alcoholic drink a day could shorten your life, study says
Having as little as one alcoholic drink a day could shorten your life, according to a major new study. An…
The increasingly realistic prospect of ‘extinct animal’ zoos
Animal cloning is becoming more common – and cloning extinct species could be on the horizon. Could parks and zoos…
The Beautiful Complexity of Naming Every Living Thing
After two centuries of binomial nomenclature, scientists are nowhere close to running out of things to document. IT WAS 1758,…
FIVE GRAND IDEAS THAT WILL SHAPE THE CENTURY – IN CHARTS
Asteroid mining, lab-grown meat, and more: these five watershed moments in science and technology will change the world – and…
Cambridge Analytica: The story so far
It’s a sensational story containing allegations of sleaze, psychological manipulation and data misuse that has provoked an internationally furious response.…
Indian culture and the hygiene of women
Few days ago, I happened to watch a Bollywood movie with a bizarre name. It carried the name, “Toilet Ek…
Stephen Hawking Dies at 76; His Mind Roamed the Cosmos
A physicist and best-selling author, Dr. Hawking did not allow his physical limitations to hinder his quest to answer “the…