Helvetica Now: The World’s Most Popular Font Gets a Facelift
“Helvetica is like water,” says a recent video about the most popular typeface in the world. The 62-year-old font family,...
Month: April 2019
China’s economic growth beats forecasts
Image copyright Getty Images China's economy grew slightly faster than expected in the three months to March, official figures released...
Notre-Dame fire: Macron says new cathedral will be ‘more beautiful’
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionA look inside fire-ravaged Notre-Dame cathedralFrench President Emmanuel Macron says Notre-Dame cathedral...
Light pollution not improving, says CPRE
Image copyright CPRE Just one in 50 people in England experiences nights that are free from light pollution, according to...
TED 2019: The $50 lab burger transforming food
Image copyright Impossible Foods Image caption Impossible Foods has just launched its plant-based meat burger in Burger King Bruce Friedrich...
Breech baby scan ‘would save lives’
Image copyright Getty Images Mums-to-be could be routinely offered an ultrasound scan at 36 weeks to help spot risky breech...
Extinction Rebellion: what do they want – and is it realistic?
Image copyright Getty Images Extinction Rebellion's attempts to clog the heart of London and other cities across the UK have...
Extinction Rebellion London protest: Arrests top 120
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionClimate change protesters explain why they glued themselves to a lorryMore than...
Early ocean plastic litter traced to 1960s
Old-fashioned metal boxes that have been dragged around the ocean since 1931 have accidentally created a record of the history...
Zojirushi Multicooker EL-CAC60 Review: A Great Instant Pot-Alternative
The first time I saw Zojirushi's new slow cooker, I thought "Damn, that's weird-looking." In a category famous for being...
Microplastics found in ‘pristine’ Pyrenees mountains
Image copyright Strathclyde University Image caption Researchers found the secluded area in the Pyrenees mountains was covered with airborne microplastics...
Unemployment across UK shows slight fall
Image copyright Getty Images Unemployment fell by 27,000 in the three months to February to 1.34 million, official Office for...
Epilepsy charity calls for social media seizure warnings
Image copyright iStock Image caption Unlike TV programmes, social media platforms do not have to give warnings when potentially harmful...
Notre-Dame cathedral: Macron pledges reconstruction after fire
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPresident Macron has pledged the cathedral will be rebuiltFrench President Emmanuel Macron...
Samsung’s Foldable Phone, A Microsoft Email Hack, And More News
Tech news you can use, in two minutes or less: The first foldable phone is here OK, so it might...
Stonehenge: DNA reveals origin of builders
Image caption Construction on Stonehenge probably began about 3,000BC The ancestors of the people who built Stonehenge travelled west across...
Amazon ‘flooded by fake five-star reviews’ – Which? report
Image copyright Getty Images Online retail giant Amazon's website is flooded with fake five-star reviews for products from brands it...
Statins ‘don’t work well for one in two people’
Image copyright Getty Images Cholesterol-lowering "statin" drugs taken by millions of Britons may not work well enough in about half...
