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Huge swathes of tropical rainforest were burned or hacked down for cattle and crops last year, led by destruction in Brazil, researchers said Thursday, warning that climate change itself is making it harder to reverse the losses. Some 11.1 million hect…

The major US asset manager Fidelity will offer workers the opportunity to have a portion of their retirement savings allocated to Bitcoin. The news could allow millions of Americans to invest directly in the cryptocurrency, in turn promoting its uptake…

Novel food products made from insects, seaweed or manufactured in a laboratory are gaining popularity, mainly because of their ecological value. According to a recent study, these new kinds of foods could reduce the environmental impact of eating by mo…

At least one in five reptile species are threatened with extinction, including more than half of turtles and crocodiles, according to the first major global assessment of the world’s so-called cold-blooded creatures. Catastrophic declines in biodiversi…

People are worse at coming up with creative ideas during a video call compared to meeting in person, a study said Wednesday, suggesting that workplaces should prioritise brainstorming sessions for the office. The pandemic has changed the nature of offi…

The city of Berlin has decided to deploy a fleet of four cars to map the quality of the city center’s parking supply. The idea is to be able to anticipate user needs and optimize the locations of future parking spaces in order to improve traffic flow a…

Climate change has caused a rapid and extensive rise in temperature in Scotland’s lochs and reservoirs, according to research published on Tuesday that predicts the trend will continue if nothing is done. Between 2015 and 2019, 97 percent of monitored …

Pony.ai, a company specializing in artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles, has now obtained a taxi license to operate its robotaxis in China. This comes as a first for an autonomous driving company in the country, granted after many months of …

In the United Kingdom, motorists could soon become the first in the world to be allowed to watch TV shows in their cars, but evidently only under certain conditions. This will only apply to fully autonomous driving scenarios in self-driving cars, there…

Bahrainis with a sweet tooth have long been spoiled for choice between a wide array of dessert franchises, but traditional confectioners still hold their ground, especially during Ramadan. At the back of his modest shop in the capital Manama, Mohammed …