Limiting Cruise Ship Tourism
This summer Greece begancharging a tax on cruise ships, in an effort to curb soaring tourist numbers in overcrowded destinations. READ MORE
Published: 15/10/2025
The world's largest electric ship
A 130-metre-long ship recently built in Australia is the largest fully electric ship in the world. Its launch marks a milestone in the progress towards the transition to clean energy in maritime transport. The battery-powered ship will be based in... READ MORE
Published: 15/10/2025
Solar Panels on Railway Tracks
The Swiss solar technology company ‘Sunways’ is making use of the open spaces between railway tracks to install solar panels. This is a pilot program, and if successful it could ultimately cover many of the railways in Switzerland to help produce ... READ MORE
Published: 15/10/2025
Using Ultrasound to Fight Cancer
NHS (UK) patients will be the first in Europe to benefit from a pioneering new cancer treatment which uses ultrasound to destroy tumours. The technology is called histotripsy, and it is capable of breaking down liver cancer tissue without surgery,... READ MORE
Published: 15/10/2025
Brain Implants for Parkinson’s
Cambridge University (UK) researchers are developing implants to help repair brain pathways damaged by Parkinson’s disease. READ MORE
Published: 15/10/2025
Robots Sort Recyclables
Very few recycling facilities are efficient enough to provide companies with high-quality raw materials for reuse. READ MORE
Published: 15/10/2025
LSD is Transformed for Therapy
The search for drugs that can safely and effectively treat disorders like schizophrenia and cognitive decline, has led researchers in an interesting direction. Existing pharmaceutical options for treatment are not very effective, and they come wit... READ MORE
Published: 15/10/2025
Clean Waterways in Switzerland
In the 1960s Switzerland was surprisingly lax in creating sewage treatment systems to preserve the water quality in its rivers and lakes. This culminated in an outbreak of typhoid at Zermatt in 1963, which led to several deaths and widespread illn... READ MORE
Published: 15/10/2025
Native Trees to be Planted in Formentera
The shipping company Baleària, together with the Nature & People Foundation, are promoting an initiative to recover Formentera's lost biodiversity. They plan to greatly increase vegetation on the island by planting 475,000 native trees and shrubs.... READ MORE
Published: 15/10/2025
Starlink WiFi on Airlines
Whether you're streaming your favourite show, catching up on emails, or attending a live meeting from a middle seat, the future of in-flight connectivity is finally catching up to passenger expectations. Using Wi-Fi on a flight can often be expens... READ MORE
Published: 15/08/2025
Landfill Becomes a Beautiful Park
For many decades the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island was the dumping site for all of New York City’s garbage. It was the world’s largest landfill with trash mounds that were 20 stories high, and it created terrible odours that polluted the a... READ MORE
Published: 15/08/2025
Antarctic Ice getting Larger not Smaller
The theory that climate change is caused by humans has been called into question by surprising developments in Antarctica. The Antarctic ice sheet lost about 147 gigatons per year for the period between 2010 and 2020. This was in line with predict... READ MORE
Published: 15/08/2025