Environmental Protection
Reducing air pollution comes with instant health benefits
Reducing exposure to toxic air has immedient health benefits, the authors of a new study have found.
Thailand’s wild elephants are on the rebound. Not everyone is happy
Wild elephants often go beyond the boundaries of protected areas in order to feast on villagers’ crops.
This decade has been the ‘hottest on record’
In 2019 several meteorological records were broken. Extreme heat swept through Europe, India and elsewhere last summer.
On two continents, scientists fight the bark beetle battle
Climate change conditions support forest-destroying beetles in Europe and North America, where researchers are measuring the problems and solutions.
Study offers a sweet idea in fight against antibiotic resistance
UK scientists say honey, combined with a nanotechnology technique to design surgical meshes, can help prevent infection when used inside the body.
UN: we’re reaching a point of no return on emissions
The planet is teetering on the edge of climate catastrophe and we're heading toward a point of no return.