To sustain a thriving café culture, we must ditch the disposable cup.
Takeaway coffees—they're a convenient start for millions of people each day, but while the caffeine perks us up, the disposable cups drag us down, with nearly 300 billion ending up in landfill each year......»»
SpaceX fires at least five for letter criticizing Elon Musk
Private rocket company SpaceX fired at least five employees after it found they had drafted and circulated a letter criticizing founder Elon Musk and urging executives to make the firm's culture more inclusive, two people familiar with the matter sai.....»»
Tesla CEO Elon Musk hit with lawsuit for allowing ‘toxic" work culture
A Tesla Inc. investor accused the electric-vehicle maker's officers and directors in a lawsuit of allowing a "toxic workplace culture" to fester at the company......»»
Tesla CEO Musk hit with lawsuit for allowing ‘toxic" work culture
A Tesla Inc. investor accused the electric-vehicle maker's officers and directors in a lawsuit of allowing a "toxic workplace culture" to fester at the company......»»
How the debt crisis of 2008-09 fueled populist politics
The economic downturn of 2008-09 has often been described as a financial-sector crisis, featuring failing banks. But it was much more than that. Many people with stagnant or dropping incomes, having borrowed to sustain their standard of living, found.....»»
Research shows that weekly markets in Catalonia are a space for creativity and diversity
As part of the European project Moving Marketplaces, the postdoctoral researcher Maria Lindmäe, a member of the Culture and Socio-Ecological Dynamics Research Group (CaSEs) of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra—Barcelona (UPF) Department of Humanities,.....»»
Toyoda says his successor must have "unshakable conviction"
Toyoda, 66, has sought to reform the automaker's corporate culture, spending more time with younger executives, and cutting back some senior positions......»»
Can we time travel? A theoretical physicist provides some answers
Time travel makes regular appearances in popular culture, with innumerable time travel storylines in movies, television and literature. But it is a surprisingly old idea: one can argue that the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex, written by Sophocles over 2,5.....»»
Small catchments sustain silicon signatures following storms
The outer skin of our planet—the critical zone—stretches from treetops to the lower limits of groundwater. In this layer, interactions between rock, soil, water, air, and living organisms shape Earth's surface and sustain life. Silicate weatherin.....»»
The Last-Ditch Effort to Save Wild Salmon
As climate change deals a blow to coastal habitats, coho salmon are disappearing from California’s Russian River. Can conservation hatcheries save them?.....»»
Satire, subversion, and Sonic the Hedgehog: What a hit YouTube series reveals about web culture
By repurposing in-game Sonic cutscenes and overdubbing amusing new lines, this YouTuber has found a winning formula for satirizing online culture......»»
Monarch butterfly populations are thriving in North America
For years, scientists have warned that monarch butterflies are dying off in droves because of diminishing winter colonies. But new research from the University of Georgia shows that the summer population of monarchs has remained relatively stable ove.....»»
Styrofoam-munching superworms could hold key to plastic upcycling
Packing material, disposable cutlery, CD cases: Polystyrene is among the most common forms of plastic, but recycling it isn't easy and the vast majority ends up in landfills or finds its way to the oceans where it threatens marine life......»»
EU lawmakers sustain ban on new internal combustion engine cars by 2035
European Union lawmakers voted to uphold a ban on new combustion engine cars starting in 2035......»»
NASA"s Webb telescope: Engineered to endure micrometeoroid impacts
Micrometeoroid strikes are an unavoidable aspect of operating any spacecraft, which routinely sustain many impacts over the course of long and productive science missions in space. Between May 23 and 25, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope sustained an.....»»
New study finds 19th-century wooden shipwrecks to be thriving habitats for deep-sea microbiomes
Historic wooden shipwrecks alter seafloor microbial communities, reports a recent study. There are millions of shipwrecks in the world's oceans, each providing a potentially new habitat for sea life. Microbes form the foundation of ecosystems and thi.....»»
Apple just gave you a reason to ditch your Mac for an iPad
Apple’s WWDC show has brought a major update to iPadOS that could convince many people to switch out their Mac or PC for a new iPad. Here’s how it works......»»
Syria"s climate-scorched wheat fields feed animals, not people
Moussa Fatimi's wheat field was once part of a thriving Syrian breadbasket. Now, he can't even grow enough to feed his family, and the land has been turned over to animals......»»
Square Enix won’t ditch Just Cause after selling Western IPs
Square Enix says it's currently working on a new Just Cause game, but it's unclear whether it's a new mainline entry or the already announced mobile title......»»
At Blockchain-Based Privacy Infrastructure Startup Nym, Chelsea Manning Says Crypto = Privacy
"I do want to shift the culture away from crypto being associated only with cryptocurrency," Chelsea Manning recently told a digital assets news site named the Block. In a world where celebrities are coughing up more than half a million dollars for.....»»
Samsung Galaxy Watch 5: Release date, leaks, price, and more
Samsung's Galaxy Watch 5 series will reportedly ditch a hot-favorite design element in favor of a cool health upgrade. Here's everything we know so far......»»