Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchJapan plans automated cargo transport system to relieve shortage of drivers and cut emissions
Japan is planning to build an automated cargo transport corridor between Tokyo and Osaka, dubbed a "conveyor belt road" by the government, to make up…
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As data center industry booms, an English village becomes a battleground
Originally built to store crops from peasant farmers, the tithe barn on the edge of the English village of Abbots Langley was converted into homes th…
1 year, 11 months ago
Hello Kitty turns 50 with new exhibition in Tokyo
Hello Kitty, one of the most loved Sanrio characters, is marking her 50th anniversary with a bang. A new exhibition marking the milestone opened in …
1 year, 11 months ago
Cello-playing robot performs with symphony orchestra
The world’s first joint performance by a symphony orchestra and a robot playing a cello took place in Sweden. The joint performance piece entitled ‘…
1 year, 11 months ago
Deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders
McDonald’s worked on October 24 to reassure customers that its U.S. restaurants are safe as federal investigators tried to pinpoint the cause of a de…
1 year, 11 months ago
Nevada jury hands $5.2 billion verdict against Vegas company in bottled water liver damage lawsuit
A jury in Nevada has delivered a $5.2 billion award in the latest large-sum lawsuit against a former Las Vegas-based bottled water company that was f…
1 year, 11 months ago
Near complete dinosaur up for grabs to the highest bidder with the largest display space
The remains of a 145-million-year-old dinosaur went under the hammer in France on November 16. Valued at millions of euros, its sale could set a new …
1 year, 11 months ago
Artisan cheese seller in a pickle after thieves made off with massive cheddar haul
Thieves with a nose for fine cheese have pulled off a massive cheddar rip-off in London. Neal's Yard Dairy said a con artist posing as a wholesale d…
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From paper to pencils: one couple’s mission to make education greener
Inspired by techniques used in Asia, a Serbian couple, Dragan and Slavica Markovic, decided to change their careers and create pencils from old newsp…
1 year, 11 months ago
New Ghost Wasp discovered in Australia
A new insect has been discovered in a Northern Territory national park in Australia. The new variety of ghost wasp was found by two young wildlife p…
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