Plastic packaging may have less climate impact than alternatives

New research digs into the potential environmental impacts of replacing packaging like bags, films, and containers with alternatives.

Michigan State • futurity
Feb. 17, 2025 ~6 min

Geoengineering is politically off-limits – could a Trump presidency change that?

Trump has long been a climate-sceptic. But he’s close to tech figures who like big technological solutions to global problems.

Shaun Fitzgerald, Director, Centre for Climate Repair, University of Cambridge • conversation
Feb. 17, 2025 ~6 min


Political attacks chip away trust in local news

"Local news has always been a trusted lifeline for communities, but that trust is surprisingly fragile."

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
Feb. 17, 2025 ~6 min

Smoking weed can be really bad for your teeth

New research has identified a health problem linked to frequent recreational cannabis use—tooth decay and severe tooth loss.

U. Buffalo • futurity
Feb. 17, 2025 ~7 min

Horse treatment may pave way for blindness fix for humans

"We think that if we're able to prove its effect in horses, we'll also be able to treat the disease in people."

U. Florida • futurity
Feb. 17, 2025 ~5 min

Cutting funding for science can have consequences for the economy, US technological competitiveness

The jury’s out on whether the US is still at the top of global science. Proposed cuts to major agencies could mean completely ceding that title.

Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona • conversation
Feb. 17, 2025 ~9 min

Why is water different colors in different places?

Blue, green orange, brown − water comes in many colors, depending on what’s in it.

Courtney Di Vittorio, Assistant Professor of Engineering, Wake Forest University • conversation
Feb. 17, 2025 ~7 min

Why do skiers sunburn so easily on the slopes? A snow scientist explains

The powdery snow that skiers and snowboarders love, especially on crystal clear days, plays a big role in how much your skin will burn.

Steven R. Fassnacht, Professor of Snow Hydrology, Colorado State University • conversation
Feb. 17, 2025 ~6 min


Why did life evolve to be so colourful? Research is starting to give us some answers

If evolution had taken a different turn, nature would be missing some colours.

Jonathan Goldenberg, Postdoctoral Researcher in Evolutionary Biology, Lund University • conversation
Feb. 17, 2025 ~8 min

Heat pumps have a cosiness problem

‘The coal fire was where most of our participants let their minds linger.’

Aimee Ambrose, Professor of Energy Policy, Member of Fuel Poverty Evidence and Trustee of the Fuel Poverty Research Network, Sheffield Hallam University • conversation
Feb. 17, 2025 ~7 min

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