Earliest evidence for humans in the Americas
Humans settled in the Americas much earlier than previously thought, according to new finds from Mexico. [caption id="attachment_7015" align="alignnone" width="969"] One of the stone artefacts...
Green energy ratchets up power during coronavirus pandemic
Renewable power has taken up a record share of global electricity production since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Reuters review of...
Scientists report that airborne coronavirus is probably infectious
[caption id="attachment_6851" align="alignnone" width="950"] People, wearing protective face masks, walk along a street in Paris, Jul 20, 2020. [/caption] WASHINGTON: Scientists have known for several...
Apple’s 2030 carbon-neutral pledge covers itself and suppliers
Apple has announced a target of becoming carbon neutral across its entire business and manufacturing supply chain by 2030. [caption id="attachment_6827" align="alignnone" width="941"] Apple has...
Climate change on track to wipe out polar bears by 2100
[caption id="attachment_6708" align="alignnone" width="937"] A polar bear in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, in 2007. [/caption] PARIS: Climate change is starving polar bears into extinction, according to...
First human trial of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shows promise
[caption id="attachment_6604" align="alignnone" width="805"] The leaders for two of the most advanced coronavirus vaccine projects - Oxford University, in partnership with AstraZeneca labs, and China's...
Coronavirus: Government promises a green recovery
Protecting nature will be at the heart of the UK’s recovery from the Covid virus, Environment Secretary George Eustice has said. [caption id="attachment_6592" align="alignnone" width="951"]...
Uber drivers launch legal battle over ‘favouritism’
Uber has been accused by a UK-based drivers union of displaying favouritism in the way in which it allocates jobs. The App Drivers & Couriers...
Afghan all-girls robotics team designs low-cost ventilator to treat COVID-19 patients
[caption id="attachment_6622" align="alignnone" width="930"] Members of the Afghan all-female robotics team work on an open-source and low-cost ventilator, during the COVID-19 outbreak in Herat Province,...
Britain signs deals with Pfizer, BioNTech, Valneva for COVID-19 vaccines
[caption id="attachment_6616" align="alignnone" width="944"] FILE PHOTO: Britain is one of a number of countries conducting vaccine trials for COVID-19. [/caption] LONDON: Britain has signed deals...