NZ is in recession – so far there are few signs the government has a plan to stimulate and grow the economy

If you live in New Zealand and you’re feeling poorer, you’re not imagining it. Stats NZ has revealed the economy…

Our robot harvests cotton by reaching out and plucking it, like a lizard’s tongue snatching flies

Cotton in bloom in Oklahoma. John Elk/the image Bank via Getty Images Cotton is one of the most valuable crops…

Congress is failing to deliver on its promise of billions more in research spending, threatening America’s long-term economic competitiveness

Federal funding was essential to the development of the COVID-19 vaccine. AP Photo/Vincent Thian The battle to keep the government…

Healthy cities aren’t a question of boring or exciting buildings but about creating better public space

Interstate 5 near downtown San Diego, US. Abraham Barrera|Unsplash The US developers of a 300ft glowing orb, set to be…

How the ‘visionaries’ of Silicon Valley mean profits are prioritised over true technological progress

Leefuji/Shutterstock Technological innovation in the last couple of decades has brought fame and huge wealth to the likes of Elon…