How Denmark’s oysters are transforming foodies into citizen scientists

People counted and collected invasive Pacific oysters found on the seabed and then went on to cook them.

Pedro Seabra Freitas, Senior Researcher in Coastal Ecology, Technical University of Denmark • conversation
May 15, 2025 ~8 min

A beginner’s guide to vegan fashion (and how to spot ‘greenwashing’)

Terms such as “vegan”, “plastic-free” and “biodegradable” currently lack standardised definitions and aren’t regulated rigorously.

Songyi Yan, Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Fashion Management, Manchester Metropolitan University • conversation
May 8, 2025 ~7 min


How a community-focused vision for net zero can revive local economies

Community Wealth Building offers a new model for economic development that can be at the heart of the UK’s transition to net zero

Max Lacey-Barnacle, Senior Research Fellow, Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex • conversation
May 6, 2025 ~7 min

Both novelty and familiarity affect memory – how to make use of this when preparing for exams

Novelty primes your brain to learn, while links with existing knowledge make memories stick.

Judith Schomaker, Assistant Professor, Department of Health, Medical and Neuropsychology, Leiden University • conversation
April 29, 2025 ~7 min

Wishcycling: how ‘eco-friendly’ labels confuse shoppers and make recycling less effective

How misleading marketing leads to greenwashed consumer behaviour and ineffective recycling of waste streams.

Anastasia Vayona, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Social Science and Policy, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University • conversation
April 24, 2025 ~6 min

Cancer hijacks your brain and steals your motivation − new research in mice reveals how, offering potential avenues for treatment

Cachexia, or wasting syndrome, causes around 80% of patients with advanced cancer to withdraw from life.

Adam Kepecs, Professor of Neuroscience and Psychiatry, Washington University in St. Louis • conversation
April 10, 2025 ~8 min

How to gauge flood risk before you buy or rent a seafront property

Flood maps are difficult to decipher. But understanding the risk is critical for people wanting to live and work by the coast.

Scott Mahadeo, Senior Lecturer in Macroeconomics, University of Portsmouth • conversation
April 7, 2025 ~6 min

Here’s how to create a more nature-literate society

Nature literacy has inspired creativity and innovation for thousands of years.

Seirian Sumner, Professor of Behavioural Ecology, UCL • conversation
April 4, 2025 ~8 min


Five ways to improve net zero action – our new research highlights lessons from the past

The best net zero solutions galvanise people and make policy relatable. By giving communities a sense of agency, successful transformation is more likely.

Patrick Devine-Wright, Professor in Human Geography, University of Exeter • conversation
April 2, 2025 ~9 min

To address the environmental polycrisis, the first step is to demand more honesty

We need to learn how to spot deceit in politics, media and business – and hold those behind it to account.

Mike Berners-Lee, Professor of Sustainability, Lancaster University • conversation
March 26, 2025 ~5 min

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