A landmark report by the world’s most senior climate and biodiversity scientists argues that the world will have to tackle the climate crisis and the species extinction crisis simultaneously, or not at all.
30/06/2021 The Conversation
New Zealanders will be farewelling their plastics – bags, ear buds, spoons and straws – as the government attempts to match the country’s reality to its “clean green” reputation.
28/06/2021 The Guardian
Scientists successfully treated a rare disease with the experimental gene-editing technique. It could open the door to new ways of treating other common disorders in the future.
26/06/2021 NPR
About 70% of Earth's surface is covered in water, and researchers are trying to map every last inch of it.
23/06/2021 LiveScience
The company’s technology maps out the shape of proteins, an otherwise costly and time-consuming process.
23/06/2021 BBC
To escape the Berlin bustle on a summer afternoon, all that Derek O’Doyle and his dog Frida have to do is lap the noisy building site outside their inner-city apartment, weave their way through the queue in front of the ice-cream van, and squeeze…
20/06/2021 The Guardian
Oregon has become the third state in the US to legalise a new end-of-life process of human composting or “natural organic reduction” of the human body.
18/06/2021 The Independent
In Europe, engineers are planning to send a plywood-sheathed satellite into orbit to test how well the venerable construction material holds up in space.
17/06/2021 NPR
Plastic bottles have been converted into vanilla flavouring using genetically engineered bacteria, the first time a valuable chemical has been brewed from waste plastic.
15/06/2021 The Guardian
People from all walks of life take part in 'Green Ghana' project aimed at saving depleting forest reserves.
11/06/2021 Al Jazeera
It’s versatile, light, carbon-capturing and may even make us feel better when we’re surrounded by it
11/06/2021 Positive News
Scientists have found a new way to kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The new approach disarms their natural defense mechanism, making existing antibiotics more lethal.
10/06/2021 LiveScience
A novel material, dubbed 'vegan spider silk', has been created by researchers at the University of Cambridge and may be a long-term replacement for single-use plastic.
10/06/2021 Telegraph
An experiment to infect mosquitoes with bacteria that stop them from transmitting viruses appears to have helped reduced the spread of deadly dengue virus in Indonesia, researchers reported Wednesday.
10/06/2021 CNN
Rather than considering the job done, Tasmania should seize opportunities including renewable energy, net-zero industrial exports and forest preservation.
07/06/2021 The Conversation
The activist hedge fund behind ExxonMobil’s boardroom coup last week has claimed another seat from the oil giant’s board, to take the number of new directors who will push for climate action from within the company to three.
04/06/2021 The Guardian