How taking a closer look at your family tree can help you get to grips with climate change

Understanding how our ancestors may have benefited from industrialisation and colonialism could help us become more climate-friendly citizens.

Flossie Kingsbury, Postdoctoral Research Associate in History, Aberystwyth University • conversation
May 18, 2022 ~7 min

Zero-trust architecture may hold the answer to cybersecurity insider threats

MIT Lincoln Laboratory study explores a new approach to securing systems.

Nathan Parde | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
May 17, 2022 ~6 min


Farm vehicles now weigh almost as much as heaviest dinosaurs – here’s why that’s a problem

Whether a combine harvester or a Diplodocus is the cause, compacted soils are a big problem.

John Quinton, Professor of Soil Science, Lancaster University • conversation
May 16, 2022 ~6 min

Farm vehicles are now heavier than most dinosaurs – here’s why that’s a problem

Whether a combine harvester or a Diplodocus is the cause, compacted soils are a big problem.

John Quinton, Professor of Soil Science, Lancaster University • conversation
May 16, 2022 ~6 min

French fries vs. almonds: Calorie for calorie, which comes out on top?

A Harvard expert challenges a new study that suggests there is little difference between eating a 300-calorie serving of french fries and a 300-calorie serving of almonds every day for a month, in terms of weight gain or other markers for diabetes risk.

Maureen Salamon • harvard
May 10, 2022 ~2 min

Team creates map for production of eco-friendly metals

New understanding of metal electrolysis could help optimize production of metals like lithium and iron.

Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
May 9, 2022 ~6 min

How treaties protecting fossil fuel investors could jeopardize global efforts to save the climate – and cost countries billions

A new study adds up the potential legal and financial risk countries could face from hundreds of agreements, like those under the Energy Charter Treaty.

Kyla Tienhaara, Canada Research Chair in Economy and Environment, Queen's University, Ontario • conversation
May 5, 2022 ~9 min

PFAS are showing up in children’s stain- and water-resistant products – including those labeled ‘nontoxic’ and ‘green’

Tests found PFAS in school uniforms, pillows, upholstered furniture and several other items that are often next to children’s skin and near their noses and mouths.

Kathryn Rodgers, Ph.D. Student in Environmental Health, Boston University • conversation
May 4, 2022 ~7 min


Fertility treatment use is on the rise – new legislation could increase protections for donors and families in an industry shrouded in secrecy

A pending bill in Colorado would disclose donor information to children and their parents and set limits on how many families can use a single individual’s egg or sperm.

Sonia Suter, Professor of Law, George Washington University • conversation
May 3, 2022 ~12 min

Rising authoritarianism and worsening climate change share a fossil-fueled secret

A new book lays out the connections between industries and politicians that are both stalling action on climate change and diminishing democracy.

Eve Darian-Smith, Professor of Global and International Studies, University of California, Irvine • conversation
April 27, 2022 ~11 min

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