No, not again! A third straight La Niña is likely – here’s how you and your family can prepare
Aug 21, 2022 17:32 pm UTC| Nature
Hearts sank along the Australian east coast this week when the Bureau of Meteorology announced a third consecutive La Niña was likely this year. La Niña weather events typically deliver above-average rainfall...
LG Chem to build bioplastic plants in US with food processor
Aug 17, 2022 23:06 pm UTC| Economy Business Nature
LG Chem Ltd. will build two production facilities in Illinois with US agricultural food processor and bio solution company Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM), to produce biodegradable plastic for food packaging. Under the...
SK Chairman shows interest in cell-grown salmon technology
Aug 17, 2022 23:02 pm UTC| Business Economy Life Science Nature
SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won recently posted photos and videos of San Francisco-based food-tech startup Wildtype making sushi, rolls, and salads with cell-cultivated salmon. On his Instagram account, Chey said he...
SK invests $250 million in US nuclear reactor startup TerraPower
Aug 16, 2022 22:44 pm UTC| Business Economy Nature
SK Group affiliates have invested US$250 million in US nuclear reactor design firm TerraPower for joint business opportunities. The investment would let SK Inc., the holding company of SK Group, and SK Innovation Co.,...
Parkside to help Iceland supermarket chain develop recyclable paper packs for frozen food
Aug 10, 2022 23:47 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
UK supermarket chain Iceland has tapped Parkside to replace its LDPE bag for its Northcoast frozen seafood range with a recyclable paper pouch designed to resist the frost and moisture in a freezer for prolonged...
Mercedes F1 eyes net zero CO2 emissions by 2030
Aug 07, 2022 23:49 pm UTC| Sports Nature Economy Business
The Mercedes Formula One team exceeded its goal to cut CO2 emissions by 50 percent over the last year and is on track to achieve a verified net zero by 2030. The targets are to achieve a 100 percent reduction in scope...
Business can no longer ignore extreme heat events – it’s becoming a danger to the bottom line
Aug 06, 2022 10:17 am UTC| Nature
When record-breaking heatwaves cause train tracks to bend, airport runways to buckle, and roads to melt, as happened in the United Kingdom last month, it is likely that business performance will suffer. The problem is...
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
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects