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Can termite mounds inspire eco-cities?

Sideways News, Tue February 23, 2010, comments (0)
Architects working on models of sustainable development are turning to a new and rather unusual source of inspiration: termite mounds.

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UK still ‘staunchly loyal’ to fairtrade

Sideways News, Tue February 23, 2010, comments (0)
British people remained "staunchly loyal" to Fairtrade products in the past year, boosting sales by 12% and giving the sector an estimated retail value of £800 million, figures have shown.

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Leaders vow to fight lone parent myths

Sideways News, Tue February 23, 2010, comments (0)
Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Tory leader David Cameron and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg have all signed a pledge to debunk commonly held misconceptions about single parents.

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Australia tells Japan: Stop whaling or face court

BBC, Mon February 22, 2010, comments (1)
Australia has set a deadline for Japan to stop whaling in the Southern Ocean by November this year, or face international legal action.

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Personalised cancer blood test hope

BBC, Sat February 20, 2010, comments (0)
Personalised blood tests which could track whether cancer treatment is working or if the disease has come back have been developed by US researchers.

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Mountainous bicycle challenge complete

Sideways News, Fri February 19, 2010, comments (0)
A British cyclist has said how "absolutely ecstatic" he feels to have finished a nine-month journey through the world's longest mountain range.

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Dolphins ‘can turn off diabetes’

Sideways News, Fri February 19, 2010, comments (0)
Dolphins have a unique ability to control diabetes, according to scientists, who suggest that the discovery could have implications for a human cure for the condition.

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Hero of the month: Sam Stephens

Sideways News, Fri February 19, 2010, comments (0)
Sam Stephens, co-founder of community lending website StreetBank, believes community will end poverty. StreetBank is the people’s bank - a way in which Brits can unite, lend to each other, share things and become richer for it.

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Typos may earn Google £320m a year

Sideways News, Fri February 19, 2010, comments (0)
"Typosquatting", where companies and individuals register a misspelled variant of a popular web domain, may be earning Google as much as $500 million (£320 million) annually, New Scientist reports.

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21-hour work week to help environment?

Sideways News, Thu February 18, 2010, comments (0)
A 21-hour working week could be the solution to the economic, social and environmental problems facing the UK, the New Economics Foundation (Nef) has claimed.

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