Bacteria: Taking a bite out of climate change
Isabel Hubbard explores the challenges of plastic waste and highlights innovative enzyme-driven solutions for sustainable decomposition.
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Not just for our planet’s sake: The human health cost of climate change
Climate change has more negative outcomes than we think, argues Natalie Stevenson, explaining how it affects human health.
Phosphogeddon: Our planet’s phosphate crisis
Olivia Allen discusses the current state of phosphate in the world and calls for more responsible use of this precious resource.
Nuclear myth-busting: A perspective on nuclear energy from Eugene Shwageraus
Bella Cooper-Brown reviews a recent talk by researcher of nuclear energy systems Eugene Shwageraus, dispelling myths about nuclear energy.
Nature-based solutions for urban regeneration
Emma Ford describes how urban regeneration schemes work by mimicking natural processes, and the potential problems with this approach.
‘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.
Can we leave plastic in the past?
Isabelle Goddard discusses the harmful effects of microplastics in our oceans and even in below the surface of the Earth, as well as what needs to be done to limit their future damage to the environment.
The Future of Plastic Pollution
When they first become widespread in the 1950s, plastics were heralded as a miracle material which can be used for almost everything. From life-saving medical devices to the clothes you’re wearing now, plastic has become integrated into every aspect of our daily lives. It’s hard to imagine a world without it. Images of so-called wildlife…