Earth’s ozone layer on course to be healed within decades, UN report finds | Most of atmospheric layer that protects planet from ultraviolet radiation likely to be fully recovered for most of world by 2040. theguardian.com Submitted by SetMau92 t3_107lmdo on January 9, 2023 at 6:20 PM in science 101 comments 2,729
Calls grow to disestablish Church of England as Christians become minority | Role of church in parliament and schools questioned as census shows 5.5m fewer holders of faith in England and Wales theguardian.com Submitted by SetMau92 t3_z9bhii on December 1, 2022 at 2:30 AM in worldnews No comments 5
Smartphone addiction linked with lower cognitive abilities, less self-control, and worse psychological well-being psypost.org Submitted by SetMau92 t3_z6aq1z on November 27, 2022 at 7:52 PM in technology 109 comments 1,589
Ocean plastic 'vacuums' are sucking up marine life along with trash | A new study shows that for every 3.6 pieces of litter caught by a Seabin, one marine animal is also trapped. popsci.com Submitted by SetMau92 t3_yixczy on November 1, 2022 at 3:20 AM in science No comments 2
Shanghai Disney: Visitors unable to leave without negative Covid test as park shuts | Shanghai Disney has become the latest high-profile venue to shut its gates thanks to China's strict zero-Covid policy, trapping visitors inside. bbc.co.uk Submitted by SetMau92 t3_yide6b on October 31, 2022 at 2:15 PM in worldnews 8 comments 25
Two-thirds of US money for fossil fuel pours into Africa despite climate goals | Joe Biden will fly to Africa to attend the Cop27 talks in Egypt but the US funnels billions to dirty projects in the continent theguardian.com Submitted by SetMau92 t3_yicxmj on October 31, 2022 at 1:56 PM in worldnews 15 comments 158
‘We risk another crisis’: TikTok in danger of being major vector of election misinformation | A study suggests the video platform is failing to filter false claims and rhetoric in the weeks leading up to US midterms theguardian.com Submitted by SetMau92 t3_yd6o5w on October 25, 2022 at 2:48 PM in technology No comments 1
Left in isolation: how the online revolution failed our elderly people | As day-to-day services increasingly move to the internet, older and vulnerable people are cut off theguardian.com Submitted by SetMau92 t3_yidhvu on October 31, 2022 at 2:19 PM in technology 68 comments 286
Top robot companies pledge not to add weapons to their tech to avoid harm risk | Leading robotics firms promise not to add weapons to general use technology and said they would oppose others doing so theguardian.com Submitted by SetMau92 t3_xzoxdo on October 9, 2022 at 3:52 PM in Futurology 88 comments 514