What if every pet was vegan? Here’s how much it would help the planet
If every dog ate a vegan diet, it would prevent the equivalent of the UK’s annual CO₂ emissions.
Andrew Knight, Adjunct Professor (Animal Welfare), Murdoch University and Griffith University, Visiting Lecturer, University of Winchester •
conversation
Dec. 30, 2024 • ~7 min
Dec. 30, 2024 • ~7 min
Computer models are vital for studying everything from climate change to disease – here’s how AI could make them even better
Techniques like machine learning will give these simulations greater predictive power.
John Woodward, Reader in Computer Science, Loughborough University •
conversation
Dec. 23, 2024 • ~6 min
Dec. 23, 2024 • ~6 min
Climate, migration and conflict mix to create ‘deadly’ intense tropical storms like Chido
The ongoing conflict and terrorist violence, coupled with cyclones like Kenneth in 2019, has caused repeated evacuations and worsening living conditions.
Luis Artur, Lecturer and Researcher of Disaster Risk Reduction, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane •
conversation
Dec. 20, 2024 • ~7 min
Dec. 20, 2024 • ~7 min
Climate change is making plants less nutritious − that could already be hurting animals that are grazers
Rising carbon dioxide levels in the air are making plants grow larger and faster, but diluting their nutritional content. This could threaten the health of herbivores worldwide.
Ellen Welti, Research Ecologist, Great Plains Science Program, Smithsonian Institution •
conversation
Dec. 20, 2024 • ~9 min
Dec. 20, 2024 • ~9 min
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