Pilot scheme on Network Rail’s Wessex route paves way for solar-powered trains  King’s Cross station. The move could pave the way for solar-powered trains across the country. Photograph: Sarah Lee/The Guardian   The world’s first solar farm to power a railway line directly is due to plug into the track near Aldershot, paving the way...Read More

Swiss company Planted has concocted a plant-based chicken that, well, tastes like chicken. The startup is part of a growing movement to create plant-based alternatives to meat, joining the likes of Impossible Burger, Beyond Meat, and various other companies offering plant-based beef products. But for Planted, chicken was first on the list to tackle. All photos courtesy...Read More

Toy maker Hasbro announced today that, beginning in 2020, it plans to begin phasing out plastic from new product packaging, including plastic elements like polybags, elastic bands, shrink wrap, window sheets and blister packs. The company’s ambition is to eliminate virtually all plastic in packaging for new products by the end of 2022. Hasbro eliminated wire...Read More