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phones and tvs go to die, well, every year our planet generates over 50 million tonnes of electronic waste. the problem is thingsjust dont last as long these days. take phones, for example. the entire industry seems geared around us replacing our handset every couple of years or so. but only about a quarter of that e—waste is properly recycled. and thats really bad because our devices contain potentially toxic chemicals. well, michael kaloki has been looking at how one company is try...

this week, click travels to kenya, where piles of electronic waste are making locals choose between lives and livelihoods. translation: it is dangerous work, but we have to do it. _ if we do not, we will go hungry. were also in the rural communities where ai is improving prenatal care. the information that ill get here will help me . to save the life of a mother. we look at the tech aiming to put museums in the metaverse. and pauls dying to meet the microbes that could clean up the fas...

this week, click travels to kenya, where piles of electronic waste are making locals choose between lives and livelihoods. translation: it is dangerous work, but we have to do it. _ if we do not, we will go hungry. were also in the rural communities where ai is improving prenatal care. the information that ill get here will help me . to save the life of a mother. we look at the tech aiming to put museums in the metaverse. and pauls dying to meet the microbes that could clean up the fas...

A £5.6 million Virtual Reality project with “transformational” potential to open up museum resources for researchers and members of the public…

The artefact was stolen from an indigenous community in Canada. This is the story of its homecoming.

Covid-19: The secret life of museums during lockdown By Francesca Gillett image captionJames checks the wet collection including a very rare hairy anglerfish (centre) Museums and art galleries are closed but inside their walls, a select few people are busy at work. Curators, conservators, cleaners, art handlers and security guards are among those caring for the nations treasures during lockdown. "Ive absolutely loved it," says James Maclaine, senior fish curator at the Natural History Museum....