The UN's annual climate change conference is currently ongoing in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. Over the course of two weeks, representatives of the world's nations will gather to discuss how to achieve the goals of the 2015 ...
Environment
Nov 14, 2022
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The United Nations this week slammed corporate "greenwashing" and said organizations cannot claim to be net-zero while supporting fossil fuel projects.
Environment
Nov 11, 2022
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In retrospect, last year's climate talks in Glasgow look like a dream. International cooperation on methane emissions and deforestation. Acknowledgement of the urgency of the task. The world beginning to rise to the challenge, ...
Economics & Business
Nov 10, 2022
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There's a lot at stake over the next fortnight as nations gather at the COP27 climate conference in Egypt. But the stakes are perhaps highest for the Pacific islands and their people.
Social Sciences
Nov 8, 2022
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Conflict, coups, dire poverty: Sudan is reeling from multiple crises, but environmental activist Nisreen Elsaim warns a bigger problem dwarfs them all—climate change.
Environment
Oct 20, 2022
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If your coffee is too bitter, add a pinch of salt. If your salad isn't sour enough, add a pinch of salt. If your beer is too bitter, add a pinch of salt.
Other
Oct 3, 2022
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Initial comments by British Prime Minister Liz Truss's conservative government have raised concerns about her climate policy in a country which is increasingly feeling the effects of global warming but is going through an ...
Environment
Sep 30, 2022
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Farmers used to worry about weeds. Then, herbicides solved that problem. At least for a while. In 1997, there were 432 new patents for herbicides; by 2009, there were only 65.
Other
Sep 19, 2022
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The chemistry world has been excited about the possibility of buckyballs, graphene and carbon nanotubes for decades.
Materials Science
Sep 6, 2022
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If we look at how the bark of the cinchona tree is used to treat malaria, we can see the cutting-edge chemistry of quinine binding an enzyme essential for the malaria parasite's survival.
Materials Science
Aug 15, 2022
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