Environmental Protection
Global warming will bring record hot year by 2028
There’s a two-in-three chance a single year will cross the crucial 1.5℃ global warming threshold.
A tiny invading insect could wreak havoc in Antarctica
The tiny midge is an 'ecosystem engineer' in a similar way to earthworms in temperate soil systems.
Excessive personal consumption has serious global consequences
The countries that suffer the most from climate change are precisely those that are the least responsible.
Greenland’s glaciers are even more prone to melting than previously thought
The newly discovered ice-ocean interactions make the glaciers more sensitive to ocean warming.
Pollen that causes allergies can also ‘worsen climate change’
Previous experiments on allergent plants underestimated the amount of SPPs by a factor of 10 to 100.
How mammals shape and are shaped by Africa’s landscapes
Africa is the world’s most diverse continent for large mammals such as antelopes, zebras and elephants.