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Explained: Carbon credits

One of the most contentious issues faced at the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) on climate change last December was a proposal for a U.N.-sanctioned market for trading carbon credits. Such a mechanism would allow nations and industries making slow

Teens benefit from ‘forest bathing’ — even in cities

Youth mental health in urban environments is significantly better when more nature is incorporated into city design. A new study from University of Waterloo researchers suggests that forest bathing, the simple method of being calm and quiet amongst the trees,

Gosha Geogdzhayev and Sadhana Lolla named 2024 Gates Cambridge Scholars

This article was updated on April 23 to reflect the promotion of Gosha Geogdzhayev from alternate to winner of the Gates Cambridge Scholarship. MIT seniors Gosha Geogdzhayev and Sadhana Lolla have won the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which offers students

Saigon Hi-Tech Park, Siemens promote training in semiconductor industry | Sci-Tech | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)

At the MoU signing ceremony. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City’s Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) and Siemens Electronic Design Automation (Siemens EDA), a segment of Siemens Digital Industries Software, on February 27 signed a memorandum of

Sir Clive Woodward berates England for ‘nonsense’ celebrations

England players’ celebrations during matches have again come under fire, with former head coach Sir Clive Woodward slamming Steve Borthwick’s side. Woodward singled out forwards Ben Earl and Maro Itoje for celebrating “meaningless” penalties and turnovers and highlighted one incident

Tenstorrent to help design 2nm edge AI accelerator in Japan

Business news | February 27, 2024 By Peter Clarke To support the deal Tenstorrient will open a chip design center in Japan. Under the terms of the deal LSTC is licensing high-performance RISC-V processor technology from Tenstorrent in the form

Six Nations 2024: Fixtures, schedule, kick-off times for England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy

The opening weekend of the 2024 Six Nations sees France welcome Ireland to Marseille on Friday February 2, with Italy hosting England and Wales welcoming Scotland; Super Saturday falls on March 16 this year, as Italy face Wales, Ireland host

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Korea Law Firm Awards 2023

Asia Business Law Journal names the country’s top law firms. Lim Miran and Chandu Gopalakrishnan report Total revenue for South Korea’s legal services industry is expected to increase to about USD8 billion by the end of 2024, despite the central

Significant glacial retreat in West Antarctica began in 1940s

Among the vast expanse of Antarctica lies the Thwaites Glacier, the world’s widest glacier measuring about 80 miles on the western edge of the continent. Despite its size, the massive landform is losing about 50 billion tons of ice more