Scarlett Evans
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17 Aug
The biggest solar power plants in the world
Declining manufacturing costs and increasing public awareness of environmental dangers means that solar is one of the fastest growing sources of renewable energy.
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13 Jun
Solar panel windows to turn city centres into power stations
Skyscrapers could generate their own power thanks to the development of transparent solar panels.
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25 Apr
People are worried about museums in a post-Brexit UK but they probably shouldn’t be
This week is Museum Week — a social-media based celebration which encourages people to interact with their favourite museums online.
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12 Apr
National Poetry Month: Rhyming words is still relevant in the digital age
This month marks National Poetry Month in the US and Canada — with people celebrating the legacy of famed poets and the art form’s place in society.
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13 Feb
Hatton Garden jewellers reveal the average spend on engagement rings
Some say that engagement rings should cost two to three months’ pay and feature a glittering diamond.
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11 Feb
The grandest gestures made in the name of love
What would you do (or spend) for love?
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10 Feb
Unusual things to do this Valentine’s Day
The holiday of love is just around the corner, and for some of us finding the perfect date can be a daunting task.
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6 Feb
Business or pleasure? The world’s most unusual office spaces
Towering trees and lush plants fill Amazon’s new rain forest-inspired work space, bringing in the outside world to boost productivity and well being.
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3 Feb
The centenary of women’s suffrage: how and where to celebrate
It is 100 years since the 1918 Representation of the People Act, a law that granted suffrage to women over 30 in the UK and Ireland.
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3 Feb
Grab your ice picks — it’s time for the Sapporo Snow Festival
Towering snow sculptures will this week appear in Hokkaido’s Odori Park as Japan prepares for its 69th annual Sapporo Snow Festival.
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1 Feb
Women’s suffrage timeline: the countries which were first (and last) to give females the vote
This February, the UK and Ireland will be celebrating the centenary of women’s suffrage.
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30 Jan
Can Starbucks’ latest gimmick help boost its declining revenue?
Coffee giant Starbucks often uses novelty and gimmick drinks to try to bump up sales.
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30 Jan
The blue blood supermoon — where in the world can you see it?
Tomorrow evening the sky will be host to a rare lunar event — the first so-called blue blood supermoon since 1866.
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29 Jan
An artificial star launched in New Zealand is getting slammed by astronomers and scientists
New Zealand-based space company Rocket Lab has launched an artificial star called the Humanity Star. Though envisioned as a message on transience and earthly fragility, the Humanity Star has been criticised by astronomers as a blight on our already satellite-filled sky.
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26 Jan
Davos debate: Iranian muralist Mehdi Ghadyanloo on using art to transform cities into spaces of hope
In areas of conflict around the world, art has been used to bring order and self-expression to unstable times.
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26 Jan
It’s almost 100 years since women’s suffrage in the UK — we’ve still got a long way to go
Next month it will have been 100 years since the first steps were made for women’s suffrage in the UK and Ireland.
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25 Jan
A museum dedicated to the selfie it set to open in LA next month
In our social media driven society, the phenomenon of the selfie has become prolific.
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25 Jan
Australia Day: birth of a nation or the start of two centuries of persecution?
Every year on 26 January Australia is divided between those who celebrate the national holiday Australia Day and those who see it as a day of mourning.
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25 Jan
Here are all the company statements following the FT Presidents Club Charity Dinner investigation
Companies are scrambling to distance themselves from the Presidents Club Charity Dinner after allegations of sexual misconduct at the 2018 men-only event.
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24 Jan
Jimmy Wales: Journalism and social media have to change if we’re to solve the fake news problem
The current advertising-led business model of social media companies and news publishers needs to change if we are to curb the spread of fake news, according to Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. According to Wales advertising is “incredibly destructive” for journalism, prioritising the wrong incentives and encouraging click-bait style news articles. Wales was speaking at the
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23 Jan
Davos debate: Why power makes men abuse women and what can be done about it
Delegates at the World Economic Forum have heard how power can change the way our brains work leading to increased risk of sexual harassment and abuse in the workplace.
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23 Jan
Davos co-chair Sharan Burrow speaks out: ‘Corporate greed has dominated globalisation with the consequence of historical inequality’
The World Economic Forum (WEF) kicks off in Davos today, with the world’s global leaders, top business executives, and mega rich all laying out their visions of the future. As every year, many are wondering whether any of the meetings’ many promises will actually happen. The 48th annual Davos meeting has the theme Creating a
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19 Jan
When it comes to juggling motherhood with leadership, the world of politics needs to catch up with business
The prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, is expecting her first child.
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18 Jan
Verdict’s Davos reading list — an alternative guide to what you should read at WEF 2018
With the release of the official Davos reading list last week, many have been quick to point out its lack of female authors.
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18 Jan
Tackling the plastics problem — some innovative ways of dealing with trash
With mounting levels of waste and plastic pollution, developing ways of dealing with trash has never been more urgent.
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17 Jan
Davos: This year’s World Economic Forum is the first to be chaired entirely by women — here’s who they are
In a bid to boost female representation at the annual World Economic Forum, this year’s event is the first ever to be chaired entirely by women. Previously women have made up as little as 17 percent of the meeting’s attendees, despite a 2011 quota requesting strategic partners to send at least one woman for every
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16 Jan
Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy — Almost 50 years on from his death, here’s how the US has changed
This April will mark 50 years since activist Martin Luther King Jr was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee.
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15 Jan
Martin Luther King Jr Day — the other countries that celebrate his legacy
Today commemorates the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr, a date that has been set aside in the US as a national holiday since 1983.
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12 Jan
Trump is having his first physical today — here are some of the unhealthy things he’s rumoured to do
Today the 45th US president will receive his first physical examination since taking office.
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29 Dec
China’s stepping up its crackdown on ivory trade and banning sales
China’s latest move in attempting to curb prolific elephant poaching will take effect this Sunday.