Earth and Energy
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Water is ubiquitous, it’s everywhere, but extracting it and distributing it to the people who…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The accelerating build up of CO2 in the earth’s atmosphere risks creating a runaway greenhouse…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There are more raw materials and minerals on the ocean bed than in all the…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Climate change and rising sea levels will displace billions of people, and the Maldives government…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF We now have an easy way to detect bombs and nuclear weapons, in a convenient…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Our ability to clone and de-extinct complex organisms and animals is getting better – and…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Light is amazing, and it’s also incredibly powerful and useful as a tool, and we’re…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The world’s cargo ships use bunker fuel which is the most polluting form of all…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Imagine never having to plug your devices into a plug socket again, and accessing electricity…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There’s over $100 billion worth of nuclear waste in dumps around the world with a…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Plastic is a great material, but it’s also a curse that needs a cure ……
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The world is power hungry, in more ways than one, and one Danish startup believes…