Teodosia is a video producer at Mashable UK, focussing on stories about climate resilience, urban development, and social good.
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By Teodosia Dobriyanova
A sand battery in Finland is transforming sustainable heating
From housing to businesses and a municipal swimming pool, this battery is slowly changing the game for Finland's district heating.
![A split-screen shows a photograph of the sand battery from the outside (left) and an illustration stripping down the same building's walls to show how it works on the inside (right)](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/04LNK0vkqMIjLIsCF8QC2tC/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1720774511.png)
![A split-screen shows a photograph of the sand battery from the outside (left) and an illustration stripping down the same building's walls to show how it works on the inside (right)](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/04LNK0vkqMIjLIsCF8QC2tC/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1720774511.png)
Team USA's parents get the gold for their Olympic trial reaction videos
Someone make 'emotional cheering' an official discipline.
![An image showing Mashable Social Media Editor Lily Kartiganer against a collage of athletes winning at the 2024 USA Olympic trials.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/012dnvk1PZ4JBJmIwFqg5Iz/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1720545030.png)
![An image showing Mashable Social Media Editor Lily Kartiganer against a collage of athletes winning at the 2024 USA Olympic trials.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/012dnvk1PZ4JBJmIwFqg5Iz/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1720545030.png)
Cities might hold the key to sustainable woodworking
When a tree falls in a city, it is heard — and (re)used.
![A split screen image shows a hand polishing a newly finished wooden plank (left) and a phone scanning the tag of a log to verify its origin (right)](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/01hl4XPTRfagynGviMKPsrS/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1719849644.png)
![A split screen image shows a hand polishing a newly finished wooden plank (left) and a phone scanning the tag of a log to verify its origin (right)](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/01hl4XPTRfagynGviMKPsrS/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1719849644.png)
'The Exorcism' creators on the sins of the film industry
"The film industry itself is rife with, sort of, sin."
By Teodosia Dobriyanova and Elijah Gil
![(left to right) Co-writer and director Joshua John Miller, and actors Adam Goldberg, Ryan Simpkins, and David Hyde Pierce smile against a 'The Exorcism' backdrop](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/03VsIZthV8AuQuyHnKip176/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1718982421.jpg)
![(left to right) Co-writer and director Joshua John Miller, and actors Adam Goldberg, Ryan Simpkins, and David Hyde Pierce smile against a 'The Exorcism' backdrop](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/03VsIZthV8AuQuyHnKip176/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1718982421.jpg)
'Supacell' cast on why superhero stories need realism
"We're just trying to inject as much realism into the show as we can."
![Left to Rish: 'Supacell' cast Calvin Demba , Tosin Cole, and Mashable UK editor Shannon Connellan smile against a 'Supacell' background](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/01rKLarTkCr9vpgLn5kPKk7/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1718397275.png)
![Left to Rish: 'Supacell' cast Calvin Demba , Tosin Cole, and Mashable UK editor Shannon Connellan smile against a 'Supacell' background](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/01rKLarTkCr9vpgLn5kPKk7/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1718397275.png)
‘Bridgerton’ Season 3 has the internet upset for all the wrong reasons
"Spoiler alert: That's just a core feature of romance."
![From left to right: Mashable staff Kristy Ouchko, Belen Edwards, and Lily Kartiganer smile and gesticulate against a 'Bridgerton' interior shot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/06DipfLB02xx5bWZ4ixdng0/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1718293840.png)
![From left to right: Mashable staff Kristy Ouchko, Belen Edwards, and Lily Kartiganer smile and gesticulate against a 'Bridgerton' interior shot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/06DipfLB02xx5bWZ4ixdng0/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1718293840.png)
Non-invasive wearables are transforming how we control smart devices
The devices can be controlled with a simple head gesture or by blinking.
![A black background 3D render shows two of the smart wearables: a headset and glasses. Caption reads: "Smooth Commands"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/03PXURQsIJldmS14qmHvriA/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1717603635.png)
![A black background 3D render shows two of the smart wearables: a headset and glasses. Caption reads: "Smooth Commands"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/03PXURQsIJldmS14qmHvriA/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1717603635.png)
How do we navigate climate disinformation online?
From blatant greenwashing on TikTok to influencers spreading misinformation, it's tricky terrain.
![An illustration shows the silhouette of a man hypnotised by his phone. Around him, the background is full of smartphones with bright screens reading FAKE, thumbs up and heart reactions, chat and email inboxes.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/02Jktre7wpQ7ba5GJjx5z7y/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1716472837.jpg)
![An illustration shows the silhouette of a man hypnotised by his phone. Around him, the background is full of smartphones with bright screens reading FAKE, thumbs up and heart reactions, chat and email inboxes.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/02Jktre7wpQ7ba5GJjx5z7y/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1716472837.jpg)
Sony’s careful robot is learning how to perform microsurgeries
It's still in development stage, but it's pretty impressive.
![A robot performs microsurgery on a cob of corn.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/07m4hcq6oAiq89Nguj8Vsuz/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1716211497.png)
![A robot performs microsurgery on a cob of corn.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/07m4hcq6oAiq89Nguj8Vsuz/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1716211497.png)
Drone footage shows the devastating floods in Rio Grande do Sul
The worst floods the country’s southernmost state has seen in at least 80 years.
![Drone footage shows an urban road submerged under water. Caption reads: "Devastating floods"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/02EzGlHK4fMBZGNJwii6vSk/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1715335737.png)
![Drone footage shows an urban road submerged under water. Caption reads: "Devastating floods"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/02EzGlHK4fMBZGNJwii6vSk/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1715335737.png)
Meet the robots cleaning up Lake Tahoe
Three bots are trawling the shores and waters of one of the world's most polluted lakes.
![A split screen shows the three robots at work. Caption reads: "Robo cleaners"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/05auVybLw3lXs8CAVoCFEzD/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1715271429.png)
![A split screen shows the three robots at work. Caption reads: "Robo cleaners"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/05auVybLw3lXs8CAVoCFEzD/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1715271429.png)
Tiny shapeshifting stickers detect post-surgery complications
These dissolvable devices ‘tag’ organs to monitor abnormal activity.
![A white background photograph shows a couple of medical tweezers next to three of the tiny stickers placed on an index finger for scale.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/03BUmpSlsXAw6YFNTzWPXuJ/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1714731947.png)
![A white background photograph shows a couple of medical tweezers next to three of the tiny stickers placed on an index finger for scale.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/03BUmpSlsXAw6YFNTzWPXuJ/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1714731947.png)
How Taylor Swift’s 'All Too Well' ended up in ‘The Fall Guy’
"All those songs felt old and stuffy, and melodramatic."
![Kelly McCormick, David Leitch, and Winston Duke smile against a 'The Fall Guy' backdrop](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/03tuXhIENMepWZRWFB5dDqV/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1714558029.png)
![Kelly McCormick, David Leitch, and Winston Duke smile against a 'The Fall Guy' backdrop](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/03tuXhIENMepWZRWFB5dDqV/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1714558029.png)
Rare POV footage captures polar bears in their melting habitat
New research has diminished scientists' hopes that polar bears may be adapting to life without ice.
![A split screen image shows the POV of two polar bears swimming together, with their heads above the surface (left), and submerged underwater (right)](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/05M3XlqFlTqpxdR40T8dHeq/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1714126194.png)
![A split screen image shows the POV of two polar bears swimming together, with their heads above the surface (left), and submerged underwater (right)](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/05M3XlqFlTqpxdR40T8dHeq/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1714126194.png)
Spotify recognises Nature as an artist
Can giving Nature artistic credit be a climate solution?
![A screenshot of Spotify's Nature artist page.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01Ea2EyzBd3jZ1p3mxaDlwB/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1713529699.png)
![A screenshot of Spotify's Nature artist page.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01Ea2EyzBd3jZ1p3mxaDlwB/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1713529699.png)
Grow plants from fantasy games with this IRL initiative
"At the moment, the gaming world and the outdoor world are almost mutually exclusive, and I really don't think it needs to be that way."
![A split screen juxtaposes a virtual flax flower from Guild Wars 2, with real-life flax flowers in a meadow. Caption reads "Gaming meets nature"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/066hRmFegbeUzrin8mSMwtS/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1712747373.png)
![A split screen juxtaposes a virtual flax flower from Guild Wars 2, with real-life flax flowers in a meadow. Caption reads "Gaming meets nature"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/066hRmFegbeUzrin8mSMwtS/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1712747373.png)
World’s tallest wooden wind turbine promises a cleaner future
Wooden turbines could help eliminate the carbon emissions coming from steel production.
![An aerial shot shows workers standing inside a wooden wind turbine as it is being constructed.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/00kEN088nxTkoafLhjI2wS0/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1711553934.png)
![An aerial shot shows workers standing inside a wooden wind turbine as it is being constructed.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/00kEN088nxTkoafLhjI2wS0/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1711553934.png)
Robots can learn like humans thanks to OpenAI spinoff
Using a vast amount of data, the model can learn through observation.
![An illustration mimicking The March of Progress shows the evolution of a robotic arm.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/028nUyu7vgRdqAtFIvaoBGI/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1710862937.png)
![An illustration mimicking The March of Progress shows the evolution of a robotic arm.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/028nUyu7vgRdqAtFIvaoBGI/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1710862937.png)
Comedian David Alan Grier discusses the Katt Williams controversy.
"Because the other extreme is, this one podcast is going to bring the entire race down. It will not."
![David Alan Grier sat against a "The American Society of Magical Negroes" backdrop.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/02nx10applvrhuVWnrvPgZF/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1710500783.png)
![David Alan Grier sat against a "The American Society of Magical Negroes" backdrop.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/02nx10applvrhuVWnrvPgZF/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1710500783.png)
Kobi Libii on the ‘American Society of Magical Negroes’ backlash
"I, too, am extremely skeptical of the stories Hollywood tells about Black people."
![Kobi Labii smiles at the camera against a 'American Society for Magical Negroes' background](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/02QKXN4GkZVoY6mnJNVP8tr/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1710403958.png)
![Kobi Labii smiles at the camera against a 'American Society for Magical Negroes' background](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/02QKXN4GkZVoY6mnJNVP8tr/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1710403958.png)
'The Gentlemen' cast break down the show's biggest moments
"The British aristocracy are the original gangsters."
![A collage of 'The Gentlemen' cast sat against a black backdrop featuring the film's title.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/00VPFaR4iRijH1fxw8XnXOZ/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1709895895.png)
![A collage of 'The Gentlemen' cast sat against a black backdrop featuring the film's title.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/00VPFaR4iRijH1fxw8XnXOZ/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1709895895.png)
The (very) brief Oscars history of women nominated for Best Director
In the Academy Awards' 96-year history, only eight women have been nominated in the category.
![a collage of the female directors and the films that got them Best Director nominations. Caption reads: 96 years (in yellow font), 8 women (in white)](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/06aMHCpyD8jsJHrtjldbpUQ/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1709827362.png)
![a collage of the female directors and the films that got them Best Director nominations. Caption reads: 96 years (in yellow font), 8 women (in white)](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/06aMHCpyD8jsJHrtjldbpUQ/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1709827362.png)
What if protecting coral reefs means growing them on land?
"It's frankly absurd that our job even exists. We shouldn't live in a world where coral restoration's necessary."
![A split screen shows three images of corals - one of two hands holding a coral, one of the corals under water on the land farm, and one of a coral reef in the ocean.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/02jkG116pnxiwu7MsKY1sJV/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1709569570.png)
![A split screen shows three images of corals - one of two hands holding a coral, one of the corals under water on the land farm, and one of a coral reef in the ocean.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/02jkG116pnxiwu7MsKY1sJV/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1709569570.png)
Brick by brick, this autonomous robot is transforming construction
Robots are now also skilled at bricklaying.
![A split screen shows a half-constructed brick wall (left) and one of the automated construction robots (right). Caption reads "Robo builders"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/00JIHrwDAqvWEFoM8Dru1XZ/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1708532281.png)
![A split screen shows a half-constructed brick wall (left) and one of the automated construction robots (right). Caption reads "Robo builders"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/00JIHrwDAqvWEFoM8Dru1XZ/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1708532281.png)
Apple Vision Pro has an app that can help manage anxiety
Inspired by ancient meditation techniques, the new app offers immersive mindfulness.
![split screen shows an Apple Vision Pro user (left) and the app seen with the set (right). Caption reads "Immersive meditation."](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/034XetZc6KgLetkqTUMklY8/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1707152325.png)
![split screen shows an Apple Vision Pro user (left) and the app seen with the set (right). Caption reads "Immersive meditation."](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/034XetZc6KgLetkqTUMklY8/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1707152325.png)