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What that means for consumers and the economy

What that means for consumers and the economy

The Federal Reserve signaled plans to begin raising interest rates “soon” in a bid to tamp down inflation before it poses a serious risk to the U.S. economy. A hike would be the first time…

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why Africa needs more bioacoustics research

why Africa needs more bioacoustics research

Sound plays an important role in nature. It also helps researchers to study and interpret different landscapes and the species that live there. Most animals make sound; biologists often rely on chirps, squawks or whistles…

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Top U.S. oil states vie for carbon capture oversight to speed up permits By Reuters

Top U.S. oil states vie for carbon capture oversight to speed up permits By Reuters

3/3 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A natural gas flare on an oil well pad burns as the sun sets outside Watford City, North Dakota January 21, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Cullen/File Photo 2/3 By Liz Hampton (Reuters)…

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Raising UK state pension age to 66 has seen big increase in working 65-year-olds, but particularly deprived women

Raising UK state pension age to 66 has seen big increase in working 65-year-olds, but particularly deprived women

The UK state pension age has been rising in recent years, most recently with a staggered increase for both men and women from 65 to 66 between December 2018 and October 2020. While the male…

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Long-serving Bank of Uganda governor dies

Long-serving Bank of Uganda governor dies

The governor of the Bank of Uganda, Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, died on January 23 at Nairobi Hospital, in the Kenyan capital. He was 72. The central bank did not give a cause of death in its…

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We asked hundreds of Aussies whether they’d eat insects, and most said yes – so what’s holding people back?

We asked hundreds of Aussies whether they’d eat insects, and most said yes – so what’s holding people back?

Insects are sustainable, nutritious and delicious. They’re eaten by more than two billion people worldwide, mostly in the tropics, and have been a staple in Indigenous Australians’ diets for tens of thousands of years. Yet…

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Biden warns Putin with sanctions as West steps up Ukraine defenses By Reuters

Biden warns Putin with sanctions as West steps up Ukraine defenses By Reuters

4/4 © Reuters. Ukrainian service members unload a shipment of military aid delivered as part of the United States of America’s security assistance to Ukraine, at the Boryspil International Airport outside Kyiv, Ukraine January 25,…

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Offshore wind farms could help capture carbon from air and store it long-term, saving money – a geophysicist explains how

Offshore wind farms could help capture carbon from air and store it long-term, saving money – a geophysicist explains how

Off the Massachusetts and New York coasts, developers are preparing to build the United States’ first federally approved utility-scale offshore wind farms – 74 turbines in all that could power 470,000 homes. More than a…

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with the video game industry under new management, what’s going to change?

with the video game industry under new management, what’s going to change?

In 1979, a group of disgruntled Atari employees decided to quit and create their own company. Activision was the world’s first “third-party” game development company, producing and publishing titles for other companies’ platforms. Fast-forward 43…

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Oil prices rebound as growing political tensions fuel supply fears By Reuters

Oil prices rebound as growing political tensions fuel supply fears By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A GOI company truck is seen next to fuel pumps at a Cepsa petrol station in Cuevas del Becerro, Spain, November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters)…

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