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A roadmap towards a circular plastics economy

A roadmap towards a circular plastics economy

Hannah Steiner . September 22, 2022

Plastic production and consumption has soared since the 1950s.

Brain Evolution Clarifies Why Woodpeckers Peck

Brain Evolution Clarifies Why Woodpeckers Peck

Hannah Steiner . September 22, 2022

Researchers say they’ve discovered new insights into how the woodpecker’s brain works.

AFRICA: Towards a data exchange network to safeguard ecosystems

AFRICA: Towards a data exchange network to safeguard ecosystems

Hannah Steiner . September 21, 2022

The platform project is intended to be a key element in the preservation of Africa’s natural ecosystems.

AFRICA: AGRA launches $550m fund for climate-resilient agriculture

AFRICA: AGRA launches $550m fund for climate-resilient agriculture

Hannah Steiner . September 20, 2022

AGRA has announced the creation of a $550 million fund to boost green and climate-resilient agriculture in Africa.

Updated climate models are clouded by scientific biases, researchers find

Updated climate models are clouded by scientific biases, researchers find

Hannah Steiner . September 20, 2022

Clouds can cool or warm the planet's surface, a radiative effect that contributes significantly to the global energy budget and....

Bee Biodiversity Is One Way Nature ‘Diversifies Its Portfolio’

Bee Biodiversity Is One Way Nature ‘Diversifies Its Portfolio’

Hannah Steiner . September 20, 2022

Biodiversity of the bee population is critical to maintaining the ecosystem function of crop pollination, which in turn is crucial....

Guterres: ‘Global addiction to fossil fuels’ must end and a ‘renewables revolution’ jumpstarted

Guterres: ‘Global addiction to fossil fuels’ must end and a ‘renewables revolution’ jumpstarted

Hannah Steiner . September 19, 2022

Without renewables, there can be no future.

Are we missing a crucial component of sea-level rise?

Are we missing a crucial component of sea-level rise?

Hannah Steiner . September 15, 2022

Using numerical ice sheet models, the study co-authors tested hypotheses about whether the onset of such thaw could lead to....