‘Pristine’ continent of Antarctica found to be ubiquitously polluted with microplastics
Aneshka Moudry reports on new research finding that Antarctica is polluted with microplastics, and unpicks what this means for the continent.
Aneshka Moudry reports on new research finding that Antarctica is polluted with microplastics, and unpicks what this means for the continent.
Sophie Beaumont reports on a talk from Oxford Women in Business (OxWIB) on ‘What is a B-Corp?’ and discusses their importance for a green future.
From our 2022 Regeneration issue, Halima Doski discusses the role of science in waste, particularly in plastic usage and recycling.
Sophie Beaumont outlines carbon capture storage technology, and discusses why the 1.5°C climate tipping point won’t be avoided by using it.
Joel Tester provides a deep-dive into the current holes in our knowledge about the ocean, and why mapping the seafloor is so important.
Natalie Stevenson discusses the problems air pollution can cause for our health and the environment, and the measures needed to tackle the rising levels.
By Joel Tester The title of Earth’s largest living organism may bring to mind classic examples like giant sequoias or blue whales. Yet, in a recently published paper, researchers at the University of Western Australia revealed an unexpected new winner of this accolade. The scientists studied a 180 km2 meadow of the seagrass Posidonia australis…
For years medications have been overprescribed by doctors, costing millions and harming the environment. Amy Booth discusses how green social prescribing may be the answer to reduce these costs and help support people with nature-based interventions.
While institutions across the world are accepting the need for climate action, for individuals who have read a constant stream of “climate doomism” for years it’s becoming too much. Nell Miles tells us how to fight this climate despair.
Will storms like Eunice and Franklin become our normal weather? Emma M Ford writes about the impact of climate change on extreme weather events in the UK.