Food waste: using sustainable innovation to cut down what we throw away
Jul 12, 2019 09:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Our appetite for food is a serious problem. The huge amount of energy, land and water used to fill our supermarket shelves mean that modern overproduction and excessive consumerism are rapidly depleting resources and...
Plastic poses a major environmental threat: but is it being over-stated?
Jul 12, 2019 09:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
There is no doubt that plastic affects the environment badly. But a trend has developed in the reporting on the impact of plastics thats not only selective but also borders on panic mongering rather than impartial analysis...
How your diet contributes to nutrient pollution and dead zones in lakes and bays
Jul 12, 2019 09:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Every year in early summer, scientists at universities, research institutions and federal agencies release forecasts for the formation of dead zones and harmful algal blooms in the Gulf of Mexico, the Chesapeake Bay and...
London to be as hot as Barcelona by 2050? I research urban heat, and I'm sceptical
Jul 12, 2019 09:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Barcelona just had a week of temperatures above 30℃. Its a few degrees hotter than the long-term average, but no heatwave. In winter, Spains second largest city is typically a mild 15℃ or so. With its climate regulated by...
How heat waves increase your craving for sodas: findings from Mexico
Jul 12, 2019 09:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Unseasonably hot weather hit Europe this June, giving residents and visitors a taste of what could possibly become common in the near future. With ongoing climate change, temperatures are predicted to rise by 0.3-0.7C by...
Arctic ice loss is worrying, but the giant stirring in the South could be even worse
Jul 12, 2019 09:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
A record start to summer ice melt in Greenland this year has drawn attention to the northern ice sheet. We will have to wait to see if 2019 continues to break ice-melt records, but in the rapidly warming Arctic the...
We create 20m tons of construction industry waste each year. Here's how to stop it going to landfill
Jul 12, 2019 09:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
The Australian construction industry has grown significantly in the past two decades. Population growth has led to the need for extensive property development, better public transport and improved infrastructure. This...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects