Arts and Culture
Italy unveils new hi-tech floor design for Colosseum
A new floor for the Colisseum will give visitors a clearer idea of how the arena would have looked when gladiators fought there.
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Climate Action
In France, you could soon swap your old car for an electric bike
France is offering car owners the chance to scrap their old vehicle for a 2,500 euro electric bicycle grant to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate Action
Study: Global warming could cut 63 countries' credit ratings
63 countries could see their credit ratings cut because of climate change by 2030 according to a new study by Cambridge, SOAS and East London University.
Supply Chains and Transportation
What’s in Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan?
From modernizing highways, to funding the care economy, President Biden plans to create jobs and boost America's economy with his infrastructure plan.
Jobs and the Future of Work
Ireland looks to pubs and derelict buildings to boost remote working outside cities
Ireland plans to create 400 remote working hubs as part of a new development policy to increase the rural population and enliven town centres.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Do we need an international treaty for future crises? These 23 leaders think so
Leaders of 23 countries and the WHO agreed to create an international treaty to make the world stronger against future health emergencies like COVID-19.
Parents who experience a miscarriage are now entitled to paid leave in New Zealand
The legislation gives a bereavement allowance of three days leave to mothers and partners when a pregnancy ends with a stillbirth.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
An Israeli town is testing air traffic control for drones
The Israeli town of Hadera hosted a test for coordinating drones to help regulators learn what is needed to enable daily delivery drones.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Lockdown allowed scientists to study Earthquakes in a way never possible before
Lockdowns significantly reduced human activity and its impact on the Earth's crust, with ambient noise dropping by 50% to the lowest levels ever recorded.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Robots are preparing and serving food in a Dubai cafe
At Dubai's Robocafe, which opened last June, customers are served by robots, who prepare and deliver the food.
Health and Healthcare Systems
German sniffer dogs detect COVID-19 with 94% accuracy
Hanover’s University of Veterinary Medicine in Germany has trained a group of sniffer dogs to detect the COVID-19 disease in humans with 94% accuracy.
Nature and Biodiversity
This newly discovered chameleon is the smallest reptile on earth
The male Brookesia nana, or nano-chameleon was discovered in Madagascar. It's body is only 13.5mm long; the smallest out of 11,500 known species of reptile.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Meet Sir Tim Berners-Lee: First he designed the World Wide Web, now he’s redesigning it
Sir Tim Berners-Lee is designing a web, where people have a single sign-on for any service and personal data is stored in “pods” controlled by the user.
Economic Growth
China to leapfrog U.S. as world's biggest economy by 2028 - think tank
China will overtake the United States to become the world’s biggest economy in 2028, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research.
Sustainable Development
Why people are choosing to rent their Christmas trees
Online store Christmas on the Hill is selling sustainable Christmas trees which are rented for the festive period. They are kept alive and returned to the farm after use, ready for the fo...