Researchers at University of Copenhagen have launched an initiative to address the legal and ethical issues of bio banks where human tissue is collected for research...
Banks and investment funds are becoming involved in crowdfunding as the sector grows in scale and popularity. Should we welcome the recognition and money this brings?...
The Daily Mail and the leader of the Labour Party have got into a spectacular argument over an article that attacked Ed Miliband’s deceased father, describing him as “the...
Always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context – a chair in a room, a room in a house, a house in...
It’s October, so we’re now into the fourth and final quarter of the year. That also means there are just less than three months until Christmas....
The University of Edinburgh has pulled the plug on its investment in a US drone component maker after a review of its portfolio, but continues to...
Exploring such issues as low-carbon homes, the green deal, self-build, different ownership models, empty homes and the overall sustainability of the housing market, Blue & Green Tomorrow’s...
Exploring such issues as low-carbon homes, the green deal, self-build, different ownership models, empty homes and the overall sustainability of the housing market, Blue & Green...
A species of bee rarely seen in the UK has been found nesting in an Oxfordshire business park. It’s thought that the ivy bees, nesting in...
As well as psychological impacts (veering from, “I will die alone with cats”, to apparently increased levels of anger, selfishness and depression), the rise in solo...
Sustainability takes forever. And that’s the point. William McDonough
The chancellor George Osborne has said that he does not want the UK to be at the forefront of efforts to prevent climate change, as the...
The number of customers switching energy providers dropped to an all time low, according to statistics published by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC)....
The UK’s political leaders must engage in an “informed, pluralistic debate” about key issues such as energy and the economy, according to a coalition of social...
A UN sustainable development forum has been set up to provide “political leadership grounded in solid science”, secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said during an inauguration ceremony on...