30th January 2018

New aviation biofuel cuts emissions by 80%

Australia's largest airline, Qantas, in partnership with Canadian-based Agrisoma Biosciences, has introduced a new biofuel made from a type of mustard seed.

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25th January 2018

Doomsday Clock now at two minutes to midnight

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has today moved its iconic "Doomsday Clock" forwards by 30 seconds, the closest it has been to midnight since the height of the Cold War in 1953.

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23rd January 2018

Amazon opens hi-tech automated store

Amazon has opened its "Amazon Go" store to the public, the first completely cashier-less grocery store.

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22nd January 2018

World's top 1% earned 82% of wealth generated in 2017

82% of wealth generated last year across the world went to the richest 1% of the global population, while the 3.7 billion people who make up the poorest half saw their wealth flatline. On current trends, it will take 217 years to close the gap in pay and employment opportunities between men and women.

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16th January 2018

Iceland to go plastic-free by 2023

British supermarket chain, Iceland, is to become the first major retailer globally to eliminate plastic packaging from all of its own brand products.

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