Health Only around 6% of coronavirus infections worldwide are detected so far, German researchers estimate April 7, 2020
Animals Coronavirus has finally made us recognise the illegal wildlife trade is a public health issue April 6, 2020
Climate California, and the world at large, will contend with longer, hotter, drier wildfire seasons April 3, 2020
Biology UK researchers map “profound long‐term changes” in plankton populations around their island April 2, 2020
Health Taiwan has valuable coronavirus lessons, but the World Health Organization continues to shun it April 1, 2020
Health Quarantine, school closure, and social distancing could reduce the spread of COVID-19 by 70% March 26, 2020 - Updated on May 4, 2020
News A nuclear war is enough to destroy the world. Even a small one, study shows March 19, 2020 - Updated on May 4, 2020
News Masks and gloves won’t keep you from getting infected — save them for the doctors March 18, 2020
Biology At least 26% of the ocean needs to be relegated to conservation to prevent marine collapse February 25, 2020
News US and Chinese researchers develop cheap solar still to produce drinking water February 18, 2020
Environment The key to avoiding massive wildfires? Small, strategic controlled fires January 20, 2020
Health Global diets are converging, and that’s good news for our health and the environment January 13, 2020
Health Obesity and undernutrition now come together — over 1 in 3 poor and middle-income countries struggle with both December 17, 2019
Climate An Exxon subsidiary figured out how to stop climate change 30 years ago — and we’re not even close December 12, 2019
News Women in Nepal are forced to sleep in ‘menstruation huts’, and we need to talk about this December 10, 2019
Environment We’re still not talking about the most effective individual steps to tackle climate change September 5, 2019
Environment Corruption and lack of law enforcement threaten the lives of environmentalists August 5, 2019
Environment Humanity has already spent all of Earth’s environmental budget for 2019 July 29, 2019 - Updated on July 30, 2019
Environmental Issues Groundwater in the US is overused — and deeper wells isn’t a solution July 22, 2019
Environment Antarctic instability could raise sea levels by half a meter in 150 years July 9, 2019 - Updated on February 17, 2023
Agriculture Researchers hack plants to use less water so we don’t starve when climate change hits hard May 7, 2019
Environmental Issues The EU should not import Brazilian products linked to deforestation and human rights violations, urges open letter from European scientists April 25, 2019
Biology New method spots counterfeit food and medicine for cheap, by filming how it freezes March 21, 2019
Environmental Issues Our social brains handle environmental issues poorly — “You can’t kiss and make up with the environment,” researchers say March 5, 2019
Health Populism and antivaxxing go hand in hand, new study finds March 4, 2019 - Updated on July 8, 2019
Biology Climate change will make extreme cold more prevalent — and that’s bad news for some animals February 21, 2019