Pollution in cities damaging insects and ecosystems: study
Research reveals plants and insects exposed to high levels of nitrogen dioxide–a major component of smog–produce more defensive …
Will El Nino make 2024 the hottest year on record?
Under climate change, the impacts of El Nino events are going to get stronger, according to the head of the UK Met Office
Kenya takes over the presidency of the UN Security Council, but must work hard to influence the agenda
The presidency of the Council affords Kenya some, albeit limited, scope to shape the Council’s agenda
How scientists found rare fireball meteorite pieces on a driveway — and what they could teach us
It was probably a complex meteorite, possibly one that has come from the surface of an asteroid where several different bits of asteroid have got …
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Large sections of western media insensitive to equity question
The Guardian and many others still believe developed nations are on track with climate targets
Brexit may trigger inflation in UK, widen trade deficit with EU
UK’s dependence on EU for imports and collapse in the value of British pound might affect cost and availability of food products
A sense of belonging
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The gender benders
A recent study gives disturbing revelations about the impact that everyday-use chemicals may have on the human sperm count and even induce sex change
Encounter with the future
The newly-discovered method of lasing in conjugated polymer microcavities may herald bright possibilities for the electronics industry
A whiff of death
Researchers are now trying to develop natural weapons to scare off pests by studying the olfactory mechanism of plants that emit odours when …
Calcium calls
The mystery of nerve cell behaviour could be solved with a recent study of how calcium affects cellular responses
A brief mania called Hawkins
Barely 100 out of the 5,000 present at the Stephen Hawking public lecture actually understood what he said. Some felt Hawking had endorsed the …
Winds of change in Scotland
Wind farms have the Scots swept off their feet. A recent study by Mori Scotland, a market research agency in the uk, has found overwhelming …
UK’s first successful womb transplant – key questions answered
We need to take care that in going to such great lengths to make gestational parenting possible, we are not creating a hierarchy in which the …
Frittering away Nehru’s momentous legacy
India initiated production of critical drugs in 1951 with the aid of UN bodies to keep out patent blocks—a model we have forgotten
The UK is still not prepared for extreme temperatures – here’s what it should do
The UK has numerous frameworks and plans; however, they are not integrated, don’t consider dependencies between sectors and issues and they …
New COVID-19 variants have changed the game, and vaccines will not be enough. We need global ‘maximum suppression’
At least 3 documented SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern can reinfect recovered patients and vaccinated individuals
One year since we first reported on this coronavirus — what we’ve learned and still need to know
We must identify the origin of SARS-CoV-2 to prevent the continued spill-over of similar viruses into humans
UK ill-prepared for climate change impacts; PM has her task cut out
A 2,000-page report predicts more floods, heat waves and water shortages in the UK due to global warming
How will Brexit impact environmental policy in the UK?
If UK decides to leave the EU, experts fear it would lead to dilution of the EU’s stringent laws, making the environment vulnerable to …
Cashing in on green consumers
Britain and USA have followed hard on the heels of the German eco-angel, but, unfortunately, most such schemes continue to remain "green froth".
Bum deal at the summit
A lot of sound and fury signifying nothing: that was the Social Development battlefield at Copenhagen
Mind your genes
Studies have established that mental abilities are dependent on genes of a larger extent then previously thought
"Genetically modified technology is absolutely price neutral"
Graham Brookes, an agricultural economist and director of the UK-based PG Economics limited, a research and consultancy organisation, has …
UK changes its waste strategy for circular economy with Brexit
Maximise the value of resource use, and minimise adverse environmental impacts, aims new waste strategy of UK