The Guardian

Weed Woes: Canada Struggles to Meet Huge Demand for Legal Cannabis

November 6, 2018

Numerous stores are dealing with empty shelves and disgruntled customers — with fears many consumers will turn to black-market alternatives.

Drones to Deliver Vaccines in Vanuatu in World-First Trial

November 1, 2018

The Guardian

Drones will take delicate drugs to dozens of remote villages in a test that could be replicated around the world.

Patients ‘May Need to Stockpile Own Drugs’ If No-Deal Brexit Looms

October 29, 2018

The Guardian

If the U.K. leaves the EU with no deal, it could be “catastrophic” for medicine supplies — and necessitate emergency powers, the pharmaceuticals industry says.

The Clothing Industry Harms the Planet. What Can Fashion Students Do?

October 24, 2018

The Guardian

All too often, sustainability is treated as a one-off topic, rather than a practice to be embraced by all.

Louisiana Seafood Workers Unite to Fight Workplace Abuses

October 17, 2018

The Guardian

In the bayous of Louisiana, fear is running high for the thousands of guest workers that staff the state’s $2bn a year seafood industry.

First U.S. Robot Farm Replaces Humans With 'Incredibly Intelligent' Machines

October 10, 2018

The Guardian

America’s first autonomous robot farm hopes that artificial intelligence can remake an industry facing a serious labor shortage and pressure to produce more crops.

Will Nissan Stay Once Britain Leaves? How One Factory Explains the Brexit Dilemma

October 5, 2018

The Guardian

In the 1980s, Thatcher’s government sold Britain as “a gateway to Europe.” Nissan came to Sunderland and thrived — but now its future is uncertain.

'They Want Us to Be Robots': Workers Fear Amazon's Changes

Whole Foods staff are worried that Amazon, the grocery chain’s new owner, is trying to turn them into “robots” and are seeking to set up a union to protect their jobs.

October 2, 2018

The Guardian

Whole Foods staff are worried that Amazon, the grocery chain’s new owner, is trying to turn them into “robots” and are seeking to set up a union to protect their jobs.