All Earth & Environmental Sciences
Replacing plastics in fibre-based packaging for full recycling
Added: 10 May 2021
New research highlights biodigestible barrier polymers to replace plastics and non-repulpable lamin…
Some like it hot - our May/June issue cover story on thermophiles as biotechnological targets
Added: 28 Apr 2021
Thermophiles are fascinating microorganisms that include fungi, algae, cyanobacteria, and protozoa.…
Pre-programmed degradation makes 'biodegradable' plastics truly compostable
Added: 22 Apr 2021
By embedding polymer-eating enzymes in plastic, researchers have found a way to make previously tri…
Articulating the earliest true opposed thumb in Earth's history; Monkeydactyl
Added: 13 Apr 2021
The application of micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) scanning has enabled digital modelling and …
Recycled graphene from tyres can make more environmentally friendly concrete
Added: 8 Apr 2021
This could be where the rubber truly hits the road. Rice University scientists have optimised a pro…
Jordan's water crisis should be a warning for the world
Added: 31 Mar 2021
It is very easy to take tap water for granted. But sobering predictions of recent research around J…
COVID waste is killing animals - how to pick COVID PPE litter safely
Added: 26 Mar 2021
How many times have you stepped over someone else's lost or discarded facemask crushed in the dirt …
Positive 'tipping points' offer hope for climate
Added: 22 Mar 2021
Climate change mitigation is forever a balancing act. Environmental experts are beginning to unveil…
'Team ice' uncover crucial information to aid the development of new more active cryoprotectants
Added: 17 Mar 2021
Researchers uncover new understanding around the interactions between synthetic polymers and ice fo…
Workplace wellbeing and outdoor green space
Added: 15 Mar 2021
Complementing our January issue cover story on bringing nature indoors, and against a backdrop stee…
Pandemic prevention: how to fireproof our future - #PandemicsReport
Added: 25 Feb 2021
As we embrace 2021 and the opportunity for a fresh perspective, Matthew Partridge reviews the indep…
Roll over Indiana Jones - the modern archeologist comes armed with technology
Added: 21 Jan 2021
Looking into the past never looked so futuristic as it does today, and the Indiana Jones-style ster…
Modelling system evolution dynamics for better ecosystem management
Added: 20 Jan 2021
Imagine being able to stop species becoming unexpectedly endangered in the first place...
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Climate change causes in question - weather system interference may displace carbon emissions as key factor
Added: 13 Jan 2021
The green economy may be in trouble as new research - described by experts as a 'meteoroligical tou…
Ever had that sinking feeling?
Added: 7 Jan 2021
If you've found yourself wondering if you're sinking a little recently, that may be because you are…
Planet Earth: A user’s guide
Added: 4 Dec 2020
In the 2020 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, three expert scientists from different fields wil…
Self-watering soil could transform farming
Added: 9 Nov 2020
They say water is set to become more valuable than oil, with water scarcity becoming one of the mos…
NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station
Added: 19 Oct 2020
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and two Russian cosmonauts arrived aboard the International Space Statio…
Environmentally friendly silicon recycling
Added: 10 Sep 2020
Skoltech scientists and their colleagues from Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) have develope…
New fossil ape discovered in India
Added: 9 Sep 2020
A 13-million-year-old fossil unearthed in northern India comes from a newly discovered ape, the ear…
