Nature and Biodiversity
Does methane at the bottom of the ocean add to climate change?
Ocean sediments are massive storehouses for ancient reservoirs of natural methane. Scientists investigate the possibility and potential impact of its release.
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Health and Healthcare Systems
These genes could be the key to longer lifespans
Two regulatory systems controlling gene expression appear to be critical to the length of our lifespans, according to University of Rochester biologists.
Sustainable Development
Will clothes of the future be made from algae?
This is the first time an engineered photosynthetic material has been physically robust enough for real-world applications, such as textiles and wound-healing.
Climate Action
Are all societies destined to destroy themselves?
New research assesses whether a sustainable civilisation is possible, or whether we are destined to destroy our environment, and in turn ourselves.