Does the history of labour-saving inventions teach us anything about a revolution in AI?

Welcome to Queen of Greens The Queen of Greens bus brings affordable fresh fruit and vegetables to communities across Liverpool and Knowsley. You can pay with cash or card. We accept Healthy Start car...

1886 was a big year for food history in the USA. It was the year the first train of oranges left California on the transcontinental railroad; the year Coca-Cola was invented; and the year that Clar…

Big manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres

Did you know that we have our insatiable thirst for alcohol to thank for the invention of the fridge? Through champagne, beer and wine we can see how commercial enterprise accelerated innovation fo…

Government resilience campaign aims to ensure people can cope in a national disaster, in order to free resources for most vulnerable

Sainsbury's has temporarily suspended the use of Facewatch technology from the Dulwich superstore to further investigate, and if necessary provide additional staff training, it said.

National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding Aerial footage of an estate in Somerset has revealed the benefits of rewilding land in the face of extreme weather brought about by the climate crisis. The area of the National Trust’s Holnicote estate where rivers have been returned to their natural courses and wetlands have been restored have remained green and lush during the five heatwaves across the summer. In contrast, the surrounding countryside has become parched and brown. Continue reading...

We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.

Entering the Odyssey discourse with a rumination on the relationship between ice, status and the exploitation of hospitality.

This post is by Clare Perry, Climate Campaign Leader at the Environmental Investigation Agency. While the UK recovers from yet another week of extreme heat, estimated to have resulted in 2,700 deat…

More than 90 residents have expressed interest in contamination claim against AGC Chemicals Europe

An early estimate suggests more than 2,700 people will have died from heat-related causes during the UK's exceptionally hot weather in recent months.

A cooler future is one without global warming. Unfortunately, cooling technologies like the fridge are heating the planet. Through my work and research, I approach the climate impacts of refrigerat…

City plans to triple system of underground pipes that distribute chilled river water, reducing need for individual cooling units