Should we genetically edit the food we eat? We asked two experts

Catherine Price, sociologist, and Nicola Patron, synthetic plant biologist, discuss the promises, dangers and concerns around gene edited and GM crops.

Catherine Price, Postdoctoral Researcher, Change in Agriculture, University of Reading • conversation
Aug. 11, 2021 • ~22 min

Flesh-eating bugs: new research shows how carrion beetles turn death into life

Carrion beetles help stabilise the biology of the soil they live in.

Tancredi Caruso, Associate Professor, School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin • conversation
June 22, 2021 • ~23 min

Why the concept of net zero is a dangerous trap – podcast

The audio version of an in-depth article rounding on governments worldwide for using the concept of net zero emissions to "greenwash" their lack of commitment to solving global warming.

Wolfgang Knorr, Senior Research Scientist, Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University • conversation
May 10, 2021 • ~2 min

Climate change: how bad could the future be if we do nothing?

A future of heat and strife or humanity’s finest hour – our response to climate change today will define the 21st century.

Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science, UCL • conversation
May 6, 2021 • ~9 min

Climate scientists: concept of net zero is a dangerous trap

Prominent academics, including a former IPCC chair, round on governments worldwide for using the concept of net zero emissions to 'greenwash' their lack of commitment to solving global warming.

Wolfgang Knorr, Senior Research Scientist, Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University • conversation
April 22, 2021 • ~27 min

How children are taking European states to court over the climate crisis – and changing the law

The children argue failure to tackle climate change constitutes youth discrimination.

Rebecca Thorburn Stern, Professor of Public International Law, Uppsala University • conversation
April 8, 2021 • ~8 min

Climate crisis: keeping hope of 1.5°C limit alive is vital to spurring global action

Discord and doubt are the last things the world needs at this critical moment.

Catherine Happer, Lecturer in Sociology, University of Glasgow • conversation
March 30, 2021 • ~6 min

Now's the time to rethink your relationship with nature

If all of humanity was wiped out tomorrow, it's estimated that the natural world would take at least five million years to recover from the damage humans have done to the world.

Matthew Adams, Principal Lecturer in Psychology, University of Brighton • conversation
Jan. 19, 2021 • ~6 min

How to cook Christmas dinner in the most environmentally friendly way possible

The most eco-friendly way to cook your meals revealed.

Sarah Bridle, Professor in the Physics Department, University of Manchester • conversation
Dec. 18, 2020 • ~5 min

Prehistoric communities off the coast of Britain embraced rising seas – what this means for today's island nations

New research has mapped sea-level rise around the Isles of Scilly over the last 12,000 years.

Robert Barnett, Lecturer in Geography, University of Exeter • conversation
Nov. 4, 2020 • ~24 min

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