Could geo-engineering help save the planet?

Jul 21, 2024 | Science

If we can’t control rising global temperatures by drastically cutting carbon emissions, could something called geo-engineering be a way to cool the planet?

Signs of two gases in clouds of Venus could indicate life

Jul 17, 2024 | News, Science

Separate teams of scientists find evidence of phosphine and ammonia, potential biomarkers on planet whose surface reaches 450C.

How Lucy changed our understanding of evolution

Jun 30, 2024 | Science

In 1974 the fossilized bones of Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old hominin, were discovered in Ethiopia. How has this remarkable skeleton changed our understanding of evolution?

What southern Ontario’s nature is worth

Jun 26, 2024 | Articles

Talk of a green economy might evoke images of solar panels and carbon capture. But work to conserve and restore ecosystems is already driving economic activity.

Harmful ozone-layer gases falling faster than expected

Jun 11, 2024 | News

International efforts to protect the ozone layer have been a “huge global success”, scientists have said, after revealing that damaging gases in the atmosphere were declining faster than expected.

Planetary Health Diet reduces risk of dying from disease

Jun 10, 2024 | News

A diet promoting plant-based protein to help the environment now has a more human argument: It may lower your risk of dying from several major diseases.

New Zealand Māori population hits million mark

Jun 6, 2024 | News

Once regarded as ‘dying out’, Māori families celebrate population milestone and share their hopes for the future in a changing New Zealand.

Her blazing world

May 28, 2024 | History

Margaret Cavendish’s boldness and bravery set 17th-century society alight, but is she a feminist poster-girl for our times?

Greenpeace blocks planting of ‘lifesaving’ golden rice

May 25, 2024 | News, Science

Scientists have warned that a court decision to block the growing of the genetically modified crop golden rice in the Philippines could have catastrophic consequences. Tens of thousands of children could die in the wake of the ruling, they argue.

New glue spray kills plant pests without chemicals

May 18, 2024 | News, Science

Edible oil droplets trap bugs without the harm to people and wildlife that synthetic pesticides can cause.

Pioneering gene therapy restores UK girl’s hearing

May 9, 2024 | Science

A UK girl born deaf can now hear unaided, after a groundbreaking gene-therapy treatment.

What top climate scientists feel about the future

May 8, 2024 | News, Science

They are terrified, but determined to keep fighting.

George Monbiot talks to his local conspiracy theorist

May 5, 2024 | Opinion

Covid vaccines, chemtrails, the Great Reset … Why do people invent false conspiracies when there are so many real ones to worry about? There’s only one way to find out: ask a believer.

Alien life is no joke

Apr 30, 2024 | Articles, Science

Not long ago the search for extraterrestrials was considered laughable nonsense. Today, it’s serious and scientific.

Is the ‘wood-wide web’ a fantasy?

Apr 23, 2024 | Articles

In the past 10 years the idea that trees communicate with and look after each other has gained widespread currency. But have these claims outstripped the evidence?

El Niño ends with uncertainty over cooler future

Apr 16, 2024 | News

The powerful El Niño weather event which along with climate change has helped push global temperatures to new highs, has ended, say scientists.