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‘Cash, coal, cars and trees’: What progress has been made since Cop26?

May 16, 2022 09:58

Six months on, the war in Ukraine and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have derailed some changes agreed on Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow.
Millions of tonnes of dead animals: The growing scandal of fish waste

May 11, 2022 08:55

Dumped at sea, lost on land or left to rot in shops and fridges, the global catch of fish is being wasted like never before – hurting not only the oceans but the nutrition of billions of people. Can it be reversed?
‘Potentially devastating’: Climate crisis may fuel future pandemics

May 01, 2022 11:21

‘Zoonotic spillovers’ or the transmission of pathogens from wild animals to humans, expected to rise with at least 15,000 instances of viruses leaping between species over next 50 years.
Why WHO took two years to say COVID is airborne

Apr 21, 2022 10:32

Early in the pandemic, the World Health Organization stated that SARS-CoV-2 was not transmitted through the air. That mistake and the prolonged process of correcting it sowed confusion and raises questions about what will happen in the next pandemic.
IPCC report: ‘Now or never’ if world is to stave off climate disaster

Apr 07, 2022 03:15

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2025, and can be nearly halved this decade to give the world a chance of limiting future heating to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
Genome data gaps could stymie search for next COVID variant

Apr 02, 2022 10:51

Researchers are concerned that data gaps could make it harder to spot the next COVID-19 variant of concern, and could frustrate efforts to respond to it quickly.
Can drugs reduce the risk of long COVID? What scientists know so far

Mar 28, 2022 09:21

Researchers are trying to establish whether existing COVID-19 vaccines and treatments can prevent lasting symptoms.
Study shows COVID-19 infection linked to brain shrinkage, cognitive decline

Mar 10, 2022 12:16

A new study published in the journal Nature shows an association between brain size and structure among those infected by the COVID-19 virus.
Five ways AI is saving wildlife – from counting chimps to locating whales

Feb 23, 2022 07:11

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been identified as one of the top three emerging technologies in conservation, helping protect species around the world.
Study finds COVID infection increases risk of mental health disorders

Feb 19, 2022 12:50

The long-term effects of having COVID are still being discovered, and among them is an increased chance of being diagnosed with mental health disorders.