Health and Healthcare Systems
40% of world's plants at risk of extinction, new report finds
The loss of biodiversity means the world is losing plants with the potential to act as food, fuel and medicine.
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Energy Transition
Scientists discover how to use bricks as batteries
A new study in Nature Communications, has worked out how to modify red bricks to store enough electricity to power devices, using nanofiber technology.
Nature and Biodiversity
Scientists have just discovered 11 new emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica
A study by the British Antarctic Survey has discovered 11 new Emperor Penguin colonies in Antartica, using satellite imagery from the European Space Agency.
Nature and Biodiversity
The Arctic is a ‘melting pot’ for a lethal virus killing marine mammals
PDV manifests in seals much like the canine version does in dogs — goop discharged from the eyes and nose and a fever.
Climate Action
Europe is warming much faster than science predicted
This summer saw two unbearable heat waves blanket Europe. The second set new records for high temperature when the mercury hit 114.8 degrees Fahrenheit in Southern France.
Climate Action
Greenhouse gases have reached an unprecedented level
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rose to levels the world has not seen in at least 800,000 years, this is having a series of knock-on effects on the environment as a whole.
Nature and Biodiversity
Scientists: 'Environmental damage is a war crime'
In an open letter to the UN, published in Nature, a group of 24 scientists have called for harsher punishments for those who damage the environment in conflict zones. "Stop Military Confl...