This is the first formal evidence in birds that maternal investment in eggs changes with the availability of help
We looked at 700 plant-based foods to see how healthy they really are. Here’s what we found
Rethink the way we grow food
Tracking tropical turtles deep down to the seabed reveals their feeding habits
What is Alaskapox? A microbiologist explains the recently discovered virus that just claimed its first fatality
Alaskapox — a virus in the same family as smallpox, cowpox and mpox — claimed its first fatality in January 2024
Earth’s early evolution: Fresh insights from rocks formed 3.5 billion years ago
Singhbhum Craton’s unique geological features, including its greenstone belts, provide invaluable information about Earth’s surface and atmospheric processes
Less farms and farmers
The agricultural world is undergoing a historic change: the number of farms coming down sharply while size is increasing. ...
How global warming is reshaping winter life in Canada
Outdoor skating in Canada is fast becoming the latest casualty of our failure to confront the reality of the ...
Why Bolsonaro failed to overthrow democracy – and why a threat remains
Although Bolsonaro is currently ineligible to stand for office, a political comeback is not unimaginable should democratic institutions fail ...
A single Antarctic heatwave or storm can noticeably raise the sea level
Individual extreme weather events can also have a much longer-term effect on the world’s largest ice sheets
Reshaping democracy in new climate
Democracy is critical in a climate-risked world. Will we lose its essence of justice and equity to the many ...
The brightest object in the universe is a black hole that eats a star a day
The accretion disc around J0529-4351 is seven light years across, is a gateway to a place of no return
Potassium in our soil is running low, threatening global food security – new study proposes a way out
A proposal for a resolution on potassium at a future United Nations environment assembly holds the key to intergovernmental ...
What’s behind the collapse in the price of nickel and how can the industry survive?
Last Friday his government added nickel to the official Critical Minerals List
Extraction of raw materials could rise 60% by 2060 – and making mining ‘greener’ won’t stop the damage
The United Nations’ flagship Global Resources Outlook report, out on February 26, is the portrait of a juggernaut
Everything, everywhere, all as one: how the UN Environment Assembly can steer the world to a sustainable future
This year, we are inviting the multilateral environmental agreements, nations and indeed every actor to come together and find ...
Screen time can seriously harm your eyes: here’s how to avoid it
dry eye disease affects anywhere from 5% to 50% of the world’s population
As the world heats up, solar panels will degrade faster – especially in hot, humid areas. What can we do?
We’ll need to incorporate new ways of cooling panels and improve the materials used. We also need to improve ...
20°C seems the optimal temperature for life on Earth to thrive — what does this mean in a warming world?
Exactly why 20°C is pivotal & energy-efficient for cellular processes may be due to the molecular properties of water ...
Rhinos can’t sweat, making them vulnerable to overheating: Global warming could wipe them out in southern Africa
For rhinos to survive this climate change scenario, corridors will also need to be set up for rhinos to ...
17 million South Africans live on communal land — new study of a rural valley offers insights on how to manage it
Combination of satellite imagery and local perceptions provides valuable insights about the extent, causes and impacts of land change ...
The San people of southern Africa: where ethics codes for researching indigenous people could fail them
Researchers need to scrutinise such codes’ inherent and complex challenges. They also need to put collaboration at the heart ...
European farmers are angry: Addressing root causes would overcome polarisation
Most farmers at Brussels appeared to agree that a food system that treats food like any other tradable commodity ...
The world’s spectacular animal migrations are dwindling. Fishing, fences and development are fast-tracking extinctions
Human exploitation of migratory species is the main reason why these species are in decline
In Chile, huge wildfires have killed at least 131 people — but one village was almost untouched
Climate change means it is likely that Chile will be even more prone to huge fires in future