Larger species tend to be more resilient to disturbances but smaller ones can recover quicker
Extreme cold still happens in a warming world – in fact climate instability may be disrupting the polar vortex
Why South Korea is banning the sale of dog meat
Red Sea crisis: Suez Canal is not the only ‘choke point’ that threatens to disrupt global supply chains
An ancient system that could bring water to dry areas
An ancient system of drawing water from aquifers “qanat system” could help Africa's dry areas faciing water shortages
Ultra-processed foods: Here’s what the evidence actually says about them
Ultra-processed foods are commercially manufactured products that include ingredients you wouldn’t cook with at home
Ghana is behind the curve on climate change laws: expert suggests a way to get corporations on board
Ghana is currently lacking the political will as well as technical capacity to establish a strong climate change regulator
First polar bear to die of bird flu – what are the implications?
Any further cases might also be closely associated with outbreaks of H5N1 in a nearby seabird colony
Breakthroughs and burdens in a century of diabetes treatment
Since the discovery of insulin, diabetes treatment has made huge advances, but the condition has grown into a global ...
60% of Africa’s food is based on wheat, rice and maize – the continent’s crop treasure trove is being neglected
Historically, Africa had 30,000 edible plant species, and 7,000 were traditionally cultivated or foraged for food
A new world order taking shape
Proponents have turned their backs to the idea of unfettered global trade; how will new globalisation rules take shape ...
How much life has ever existed on Earth?
A new study has looked at big questions like how much life will ever exist on Earth
Global heating may breach 1.5°C in 2024 – here’s what that could look like
Above 1.5°C, humanity risks provoking heatwaves so intense they defy the human body’s capacity to cool itself
To protect endangered sharks and rays, scientists are mapping these species’ most important locations
Sharks and their relatives need human help to survive and maintain their important biological roles in the ocean
When polar bears hunt snow geese, hunger justifies the means
The adaptations that polar bears will have to make to meet the challenges brought about by climate change are ...
Houthi rebel Red Sea attacks, threat of escalation, supply chain chaos are a major headache — and not just for the west
Airstrikes entail further risks of regional escalation, drawing other countries in the region, such as Iran and Saudi Arabia, ...
How 2023’s record heat worsened droughts, floods and bushfires around the world
These events showed how climate change is affecting the global water cycle and our livelihoods
Ghana’s electricity crisis is holding the country back — how it got here
A rapid succession of regimes and the ravages of structural adjustment policies in the 1980s and 1990s challenged the ...
Plant roots mysteriously pulsate and we don’t know why – but finding out could change the way we grow things
To really understand how plants grow, you need to look at processes which happen inside cells.
A heatwave in Antarctica totally blew the minds of scientists. They set out to decipher it — and here are the results
In March 2022, Antarctica experienced an extraordinary heatwave — most intense one ever recorded anywhere globally
Scramble for the Sahel — why France, Russia, China and the United States are interested in the region
Military takeovers have been a major source of concern in the region and beyond in the last few years
In a corner of Bangladesh, manual scavenging is impacting a treatment plant’s sustainability
Manual scavenging is still the mainstay of faecal sludge management in Lalmonirhat near the Indian border; the town’s FSTP ...
COP28 recap: Climate finance negotiations showed little progress
New climate finance goal discussions remained limited to process, substantive elements pushed to COP29
COP28 recap: 5 insider highlights from negotiation rooms of Global Stocktake text
The two-week long battle of negotiations saw many competing priorities from countries influencing the text
COP28 Recap: Nations failed to reach consensus on Article 6 for regulating carbon markets
Among other risks, a further delay in operationalising Article 6 could mean voluntary carbon markets and discretionary bilateral arrangements ...