Emerging Technologies
Crypto fashion: why people pay real money for virtual clothes
In a virtual world known as Decentraland, clothing for avatars known as 'wearables' can be bought and sold on the blockchain.
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Emerging Technologies
Suited avatars and digital offices: traders and bankers embrace VR
The financial sector is trying to recreate office interactions through virtual reality meetings as the coronavirus pandemic keeps workers at home.
Health and Healthcare Systems
UK to open massive temporary London hospital to tackle coronavirus
Britain will open a temporary hospital to treat coronavirus patients at the ExCel exhibition centre in east London. During the 2012 London Olympics, it hosted sports events.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
苏格兰计划向所有女性提供免费的卫生用品
苏格兰所推出的为所有女性提供免费卫生用品的法案已初步通过。苏格兰将在指定地点免费提供卫生棉条和卫生巾。估计每年将花费2410万英镑。
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Scotland is planning to provide free sanitary products to all women
Legislation to make period products free to all women in Scotland has passed its first stage.
Nature and Biodiversity
Climate protesters dig up Cambridge college's lawn
In a bid to force the university and Trinity college to cut ties and investments with fossil fuel companies, Extinction Rebellion took to the college lawn with shovels and pitchforks.
Nature and Biodiversity
Here’s how one UK seed bank is ensuring the survival of 8,900 Australian species
After wildfires devastated huge areas of forest and agricultural land in Australia, the UK's Kew Gardens Millenium Seed Bank are storing seeds in sub-zero temperatures to ensure the survi...