Musical vans, school oaths and civic pride: how an Indian city beat the litter
Indore in Madhya Pradesh was once dotted with fetid waste dumps but after a huge campaign is now virtually spotlessThis is what happens usually in India: a politician wakes up
More than 1m cars sold in UK each year too big to fit typical parking space
Campaign network calls on government to prioritise smaller cars and introduce higher charges for SUV ownersMore than 1m cars too big to fit in parking spaces are being sold in
Winter Sea Ice Reached New Lows in the Arctic
The region’s ice extent on March 22, 2025, was the lowest maximum observed in the satellite record. Read More... Read More
‘I could live 30 years – but want to die’: Has assisted dying in Canada gone too far?
BBC News reports on assisted dying in Canada, where some say it's now easier to choose to die than get support to live
California man invites BBC to witness his death as MPs debate assisted dying
Wayne Hawkins believes terminally ill people should be able to die when they choose, but others in the state disagree.
Quick and efficient bicopter drone could dethrone its quadcopter cousins
Consumer drones are all just slight variations on the quadcopter design … right? Well no, not any longer. The Falcon Mini is a two-propeller "bicopter" which is claimed to be
New battery tech makes sub-zero EV charging 5x faster
One of the things you might not learn about electric vehicles (EV) until you live with one is that they charge slower in cold temperatures, which means you might have
Bluesky Report – #110
Video app Skylight is available for public release, with funding from Mark Cuban and 55k users in the first 24 hours. Spark is building their own entire video platform on
Bonobos may combine words in ways previously thought unique to humans
Phrases used to smooth over tense social situations have meanings beyond the sum of their parts, study suggestsBonobos use a combination of calls to encourage peace with their partner during
The White Male Writer is Fine, I Promise
Have you heard the news? My people, the White Male Writers, are vanishing. It’s a terrible situation. The other day, I was walking down Dauphine Street in New Orleans when
Judge Rejects Government’s Attempt to Dismiss EFF Lawsuit Against OPM, DOGE, and Musk
Court Confirms That, If Proven, DOGE’s Ongoing Access to Personnel Records Is Illegal NEW YORK—A lawsuit seeking to stop the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from disclosing tens of
EFF Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Perkins Coie Law Firm Against Unconstitutional Executive Order
EFF has joined the American Civil Liberties Union and other legal advocacy organizations across the ideological spectrum in filing an amicus brief asking a federal judge to strike down President