mRNA vaccines, asteroid missions and collaborative robots: what to watch in science in 2022 – podcast

Experts give us a science preview for 2022, plus what lies in store for global inequality. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Gemma Ware, Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation • conversation
Jan. 6, 2022 ~7 min

Polar bears eating reindeer: normal behaviour or result of climate change?

Polar bears are being forced to adapt their feeding habits due to climate change – so reports of summer scavenging, foraging and terrestrial hunting are unsurprising.

Henry Anderson-Elliott, PhD, University of Cambridge • conversation
Dec. 30, 2021 ~6 min


MIT in the media: 2021 in review

MIT community members made headlines around the world for their innovative approaches to addressing problems local and global.

MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 22, 2021 ~21 min

New grafting technique could combat the disease threatening Cavendish bananas

Scientists have found a novel way to combine two species of grass-like plant including banana, rice and wheat, using embryonic tissue from their seeds. The

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 22, 2021 ~5 min

Carbon colonialism must be challenged if we want to make climate progress

For the UK to achieve its net zero targets, it needs to take action on its carbon-intensive, poorly regulated supply chains.

Laurie Parsons, Lecturer in Human Geography, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
Dec. 21, 2021 ~6 min

How measuring emissions in real time can help cities achieve net zero

By measuring emissions in real time, cities can take stronger action against air pollution and global warming.

Ronald Cohen, Professor of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley • conversation
Dec. 17, 2021 ~6 min

UK net zero strategies are overlooking something vital: how to cool buildings amid rising temperatures

As the UK warms, the government needs to pay more attention to sustainably and efficiently cooling buildings.

Jesus Lizana, Fellow in Energy and Power, University of Oxford • conversation
Dec. 16, 2021 ~7 min

Here's why we need climate protests: even if some think they're annoying

Joining a protest doesn’t just help attract others to supporting important causes - it comes with personal and psychological benefits too.

Yasemin Gülsüm Acar, Lecturer in Psychology, University of Dundee • conversation
Dec. 16, 2021 ~6 min


2021 Arctic Report Card reveals a (human) story of cascading disruptions, extreme events and global connections

Sea ice is thinning at an alarming rate. Snow is shifting to rain. And humans worldwide are increasingly feeling the impact of what happens in the seemingly distant Arctic.

Twila Moon, Deputy Lead Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Dec. 14, 2021 ~9 min

Tornadoes and climate change: What a warming world means for deadly twisters and the type of storms that spawn them

Climate models can’t see tornadoes yet, but they can recognize the conditions for tornadoes to form. An atmospheric scientist explains what that means for forecasting future risks.

John Allen, Assistant Professor of Meteorology, Central Michigan University • conversation
Dec. 13, 2021 ~8 min

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