Yemen war: UN appeals to Houthi rebels over aid
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe hidden victims of the Yemen war The UN says food aid is being diverted by some corrupt and uncooperative officials in Houthi-held areas of Yemen, where millions of people are believed to be on the verge of famine. David Beasley, head of the World Food Programme […]
NHS can beat sepsis, says quadruple amputee
Image copyright Steve Baker SCB Photography Image caption Tom and his wife Nic – his story was made into a film in 2016 called Starfish, featuring Tom Riley and Joanne Froggatt A man who woke from a coma to discover both his arms and legs had been amputated and part of his face removed has […]
If a house was designed by machine, how would it look?
This house was designed using algorithms and machines. They chose complex, organic-looking forms, which were stronger and more efficient than straight lines. Will all the houses of the future look like this? This is part of the BBC’s Disruptors series. You can read the full article here. Camera: Fabian Chaundy; Producer: Ben King Do you […]
UK government to bring in new controls on plastic items
Image copyright Reuters In a bid to limit ocean pollution, the government will introduce new controls on single use plastic items next year. The measures cover plastic straws, plastic drinks stirrers and plastic cotton buds in England from April 2020. Only plastic drinks stirrers will be totally banned from sale – currently 316 million are […]
Driverless cars: Cambridge University model cars 'talk' to avoid jams
A fleet of 16 miniature cars have been programmed to communicate with each other to avoid traffic jams. Researchers at Cambridge University set up a track and stopped one of the driverless cars, blocking one of two lanes, to see how they reacted. When the communication system was switched off, a tailback soon appeared in […]
How a new diet for gassy cows is helping the environment
Cattle farming is responsible for almost 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. So some farmers in Colombia have been piloting a different way of raising cows that has proved better for the environment. A film by Daniel Gordon for People Fixing the World. Do you have a […]
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