There are more than 500 million smallholder farmers across the world, many of whom have limited access to the information and resources which would allow them to truly flourish. A significant number of these farmers are located in the places where the population is growing fastest, meaning that there is soon going to be a lot more strain on their food production capabilities.
5G is the next step for the mobile network as demand for speed and coverage continues to grow. Ofcom generated £1.36bn from Vodafone, EE, O2 and Three as the industry starts to introduce the switch. 5G will vastly improve data speeds on mobile devices and will help free up much-needed bandwidth....
Today Facebook is due to inform individuals on a breach of personal data that has affected up to 87 million users....
Adelaide based architecture practice HASSELL has unveiled its competition-winning masterplan for the new Qianhai business district in Shenzhen which will transform the area into an ‘essential urban destination’....
One of the more puzzling features of modern smartphones and related industries is the idea of in-built obsolescence, where a piece of technology is designed to fail after a certain length of time so you have to buy a new version – the “puzzling” part of all this being why the practise is allowed in the first place....
Space travel’s place in pop culture history was assured when Neil Armstrong uttered the immortal words “That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” back in July 1969....
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is probably the most well-known and widely-used economic concept in the world. Everyone knows that it is how we measure the size of an economy, be that a national or international one....
There have been a string of extraordinary allegations made in the press and in front of MP’s in recent days, taking in subjects as serious as electoral fraud, data misuse, corruption, intimidation, the outing of a gay man in public before he had chance to come out to his parents and the most recent allegation that the main campaign for leaving the European Union....
Sustainability is never far from the headlines and the impact that humankind has on the world is becoming clear for us all to see as media campaigns and TV programmes like David Attenborough’s Blue Planet continue to highlight the negative effect of our actions on the environment....
We are all familiar with images of the drought which afflicts the poorest communities on earth; the cracked clay ground, unrelenting sunshine and sad-eyed children are part of our annual charity drives. We think we know what the problem is – there simply is not enough water. But does this have to be the case?...
The Passivhaus standard from Germany casts something of a shadow over the environmentally friendly building sector. No matter how much solar PV or insulation developers install, no matter whether wastewater heat recovery systems are installed, no matter how well sourced the materials are; the suspicion remains that nothing they do is good enough when held up against the Passivhaus standard....
Manchester is a city already experiencing global attention as it continues to thrive with the creation of new businesses, infrastructure and world class education and research facilities. Today, Manchester is taking the next step toward leading itself and others to a progressive future with its inaugural Green Summit....
Unless you stay clear of the internet, which in recent times would not be such a bad thing, it’s likely that you’ve heard of the ludicrous association made between millennials and avocados...
In 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism, a book by Ha-Joon Chang, the author contends that the internet isn’t as revolutionary as many of us think it is and that, in fact, the washing machine had more of an impact on the world than the world wide web has....
The International Geneva Motor Show never fails to rouse car enthusiasts. The show offers a platform for the worlds automobile leaders to gather and exhibit new supercars, technology and prototypes. With the unveiling of new supercars one of the most anticipated parts of the show, the 88th edition of the convention did not disappoint....
Continuing its recent tradition as a real economic power of Asia, China can now count a staggering five of the top 10 female self-made woman billionaires to its name....
The international community is up in arms following a controversial decision from US officials to impose a 25% tariff on steel, and 10% tariff on aluminium imports. President Trump has been very vocal in his bid to improve what he sees as a fair playing field for US metal produces, regularly stating his belief that imported products have hampered the US jobs market....
For those proclaiming Brexit doom and catastrophe, this week may mark a fairly significant vindication for their ‘Remoaning’, as the government’s own Brexit impact report, of whose very existence was denied by Brexit secretary David Davis just a few months, has now been released....
Lab-grown meat has been spoken about for many years with cutting down on our consumption of meat high on the agenda for many countries. One manufacturer has predicted that the synthetic meat could finally make its way to supermarket shelves as early as the end of this year....
Germany’s biggest workers union won a key victory in their fight for a better work-life balance this February. IG Metall, a union with approximately 3.9 million members in the electrical and metalworking industries, has successfully won the right for its members to work a 28 hour week for the next two years....
