World-first West Aussie study examines Perth poo for microplastics
These researchers plan to use Perth poo to find out exactly how much plastic we eat and what we can do about it. How would…
These researchers plan to use Perth poo to find out exactly how much plastic we eat and what we can do about it. How would…
The El Niño climate cycle has been responsible for widespread simultaneous crop failure in different regions of the world, a study has found, putting pressure…
Jefim Vogel, University of Leeds; Joel Millward-Hopkins, University of Leeds, and Yannick Oswald, University of Leeds The world may finally be waking to the reality…
By Marcus Woo Researchers and companies are working on new kinds of biodegradable packaging, bottles and other products that break down like compost. Plastic is kind of a wonder material….
Environmentalists are quick to condemn the condom. It is a product often made from non-biodegradable latex, or even worse, synthetic materials such as polyisoprene, and…
An “unprecedented” loss of global biodiversity threatens the progress of more than 80 per cent of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and puts 1 million…
Travel with these journalists as they explore how people in Peru and Colombia are coping with rising temperatures. It’s not news that climate change is…
Climate change interferes, directly and indirectly, with a wide variety of diseases by acting as a multiplying force for the diffusion of infectious diseases. Global…
Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University and Enrico Di Minin, University of Helsinki Social and economic changes in Africa are being driven by increasing prosperity…
By Adel Aldaghbashy The four-year conflict in Yemen which has pushed huge swathes of the population close to famine has also left the country with…
The ghost ant is aptly named. All six of its legs, not to mention the ant’s antennae and abdomen, sport a spectral yellow — a…
By upcycling biomass, innovators aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the economic viability of farming May 14, 2019 — When we pick up…
Young people around the world are working to clean up a dirty fashion industry. The $2 trillion industry is responsible for 10% of the global carbon…