Do trees really stay in touch via a 'wood-wide web'? Here's what the evidence says
Feb 14, 2023 13:06 pm UTC| Nature
Trees in a forest might look solitary but they are connected underground by a complex network of thread-like strands of fungi, some of which may only be visible to us as mushrooms on the surface. Through these connections...
Feb 14, 2023 12:56 pm UTC| Nature
The strong and disastrous earthquake that shook southern Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6 drew attention to search-and-rescue (SAR) operations. The medias attention raised familiar questions around SAR, including who conducts...
PUMA joins Zero100 to cut supply chain carbon emissions
Feb 13, 2023 22:48 pm UTC| Economy Business Nature Sports
PUMA has joined Zero100 to take the next step after the company announced significant carbon emission cuts last year. Zero100 is a community of industry leaders which aims reduce carbon emissions from the supply chain...
Samsung targets using 100% recycled plastics in all mobile phones by 2050
Feb 13, 2023 22:32 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business Technology
Samsung Electronics Co. aims to broaden the use of recycled plastic materials in all its smartphone products by 2050 and stop using plastics in packaging by 2025. The impact of Samsungs campaign on the environment is...
Global supply chains are devouring what's left of Earth's unspoilt forests
Feb 10, 2023 06:04 am UTC| Nature
While farming continues to drive deforestation around the world, 60% of the destruction of Earths large, intact forests is caused by other forces. In particular, our research shows that more than one-third of this...
Kona EV owners lose compensation lawsuit vs Hyundai for battery fires
Feb 09, 2023 23:48 pm UTC| Economy Business Nature Law
The Seoul Central District Court has favored Hyundai against 173 Kona EV owners seeking compensation for their vehicles deteriorating reputation and devaluation due to fires caused by battery issues. Hyundai voluntarily...
Coke Japan builds production line for Costa Coffee, Ayataka Cafe, PET bottles
Feb 08, 2023 23:28 pm UTC| Business Economy Nature
Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan (CCBJ) has built a production line to manufacture roughly 900 small PET bottles per minute and create Costa Coffee and Ayataka Cafe andproducts. The Coca-Cola Co. acquired Costa for $5.1 billion...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight