Changing our everyday eating habits it seems can have more of an effect on the world around us than we realise.
The European Public Health Alliance claim that “household consumption has increased and changed its form since households are getting smaller and use more energy, water and waste per person. This also leads to increase in [...]
This is a fun site which helps to determine the full extent of your carbon footprint based on your use of transport and household fuels. It draws on conversion factors from multiple sources such as DEFRA and the World Resource Institute.
Apparently my secondary CO2 footprint adds up to:
3.43 tonnes:
Your personal secondary carbon footprint for 0.92 [...]
The Environment Agency has warned that if climate change is not addressed urgently, British wildlife will suffer as a consequence.
Studies show that over the past century, “global temperature averages have risen by 0.78ºC”, and that “eleven of the warmest years on record have occurred over the last 12 years.” It is becoming clear that our [...]
Entrepreneur Richard Branson today made space travel available to the masses when he unveiled Virgin Galactic’s first spaceship, quite aptly named the “Enterprise” by Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger. Likely to be the first commercial passenger spaceship, the project with a $450 million (274 million pounds) budget was described by Branson as “not only a world [...]
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A British scientist has been awarded more than £100,000 to develop a real life Harry Potter invisibility cloak. Prof. Ulf Leonhardt of the University of St Andrews claims he can make a major leap to the cloak within two years.
Invisibility cloaks are most recently know from the Harry Potter books and films, in which [...]
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For the person who has everything, this Christmas give them the power for everything.
The powermonkey-classic is a portable charger for mobile phones, including iPhones and BlackBerrys, iPods, PDAs, handheld games consoles. This little charger, doesn’t look much, but is actually very powerful.
The powermonkey-classic can recharge your mobile phone fully up to three times before you’ll [...]
The future of football on Merseyside was yesterday plunged even further into uncertainty as Everton’s plans for a new ground were rejected.
The Toffees had proposed a £400 million, 50,000-seat stadium and retail development in Kirkby, not far from their current home at Goodison Park.
However, Communities secretary John Denham has raised concerns over possible negative effects [...]
Every school pupil in England is to be taught that domestic violence against women and girls is unacceptable, as part of a new curriculum. Under the plans, from 2011 children will be taught from the age of five how to prevent violent relationships.
Children will learn about gender equality and domestic violence as part of their [...]
Coined, “The-Ipodge” for its MP3 player-like appearance; Microcurrent presents the latest in “I wish I wasn’t fat but I can’t be bothered to lose weight” technology. The FoodWatcher boasts the perfect solution to the less than motivated dieter.
The slimline gadget promises to stimulate those hunger pangs simply being sending low level pulses to the part [...]
The South African government has today sought to ease the concerns about crime ahead of next summer’s football World Cup with the announcement that there will be special courts set up to deal with crimes committed during the tournament.
It is hoped that the ‘fast-track’ system, which will allow victims of crime to give evidence while [...]
Apple buys US only music-streaming company LaLa, but doesn’t reveal it’s intentions. Could Apple be moving towards a subscription model?
Square Enix, the developers behind the popular Final Fantasy series, have today released cover art for their hugely anticipated FF XIII, released in March 2010.
At a recent ‘Educate to Innovate’ conference, United States President Barack Obama praised technological innovation. However, he also gives robots a word of warning.
Mark Zuckerberg announces the closure of one of Facebook’s oldest features. Traditionally,’Networks’ have bound users together, but this is all set to change.
What is being described as the world’s first genetically-modified blue rose has flower shops in Japan.
A Japanese distiller has announced it will be the first to put the unique flower on sale to the public, but it’s not cheap, at around 2,000 and 3,000 yen per stem, around £13 to £20.
Genetically, there is no natural [...]