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The UK Has No Coal-Fired Power Plants for the First Time in 142 Years
On Monday, the UK saw the closure of its last operational coal power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, which has been…
Mountain Bikers Are Rewilding Land by Paying the Government to Do It
Nonnative species like Sitka spruce and lodgepole pine were often favored, because of their qualities as a timber…
There’s an AI Candidate Running for Parliament in the UK
As the United Kingdom heads towards its elections next month, the country is seeing its first instance of…
UK ban on quantum computer exports is pointless, say researchers
The UK government has set limits on the capabilities of quantum computers that can be exported from the…
The Uncomfortable Truth About the UK’s Climate Policies
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine feels like a really pivotal moment in this narrative. In the autumn of 2022,…
The UK’s GPS Tagging of Migrants Has Been Ruled Illegal
The way the UK government has been tagging migrants with GPS trackers is illegal, the country’s privacy regulator…
The UK Is GPS-Tagging Thousands of Migrants
Mark Nelson took the call in an immigration detention center—a place that, to him, felt just like prison.…
This Small Wearable Device Reduces Parkinson’s Symptoms
In 2015, Lucy Yung was a young industrial designer working on assistive devices for stroke victims, people with…