Climate disaster movies resonate in ways that news never will

This powerful new eco drama suggests “cli-fi” could play a crucial role in climate communication.

Oli Mould, Professor in Human Geography, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
Jan. 24, 2024 • ~6 min

Meat and dairy industry giants hold the plant power behind many vegan brands

A sustainable food system starts with a fairer corporate structure. It won’t simply come from a shift in consumer habits during Veganuary’s push for people to eat a more plant-based diet. Here’s why.

Benjamin Selwyn, Professor of International Relations and International Development, Department of International Relations, University of Sussex • conversation
Jan. 23, 2024 • ~7 min

Veganuary’s impact has been huge – here are the stats to prove it

As the plant-based campaign celebrates its tenth anniversary, researchers are analysing how Veganuary could be having a substantial impact on British diets.

Chris Bryant, Honorary Research Associate, Department of Psychology, University of Bath • conversation
Jan. 23, 2024 • ~8 min

Tiny water-walking bugs provide scientists with insights on how microplastics are pushed underwater

Microplastic pollution is a growing problem − one lab is looking at tiny insects as inspiration for how these pollutants might move through water.

Andrew Dickerson, Assistant Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee • conversation
Jan. 22, 2024 • ~5 min

After an 80-year absence, gray wolves have returned to Colorado − here's how the reintroduction of this apex predator will affect prey and plants

At one time, perhaps as many as 2 million gray wolves roamed the North American continent. But now those numbers are down to a few thousand.

Joanna Lambert, Professor of Environmental Studies and Faculty in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Jan. 10, 2024 • ~7 min

Electric arc furnaces: the technology poised to make British steelmaking more sustainable

Electric arc furnaces can use up to 100% scrap steel as its raw material, resulting in a significant reduction in emissions.

Becky Waldram, Materials Scientist and SUSTAIN Impact & Engagement Manager, Swansea University • conversation
Dec. 1, 2023 • ~7 min

Why the Fed should treat climate change's $150B economic toll like other national crises it's helped fight

Fed Chair Jerome Powell bristles at talk of managing climate change, but the damage it is doing the US economy is hard to ignore, as the latest National Climate Assessment shows.

Martin Sokol, Associate Professor of Economic Geography, Trinity College Dublin • conversation
Nov. 29, 2023 • ~9 min

Exposing plants to an unusual chemical early on may bolster their growth and help feed the world

A research accident in the Binder lab at the University of Tennessee led to an unprecedented discovery about how plants respond to a hormone called ethylene.

Brad Binder, Professor of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee • conversation
Nov. 9, 2023 • ~7 min

Engineered 'living materials' could help clean up water pollution one day

‘Living materials’ made with genetically engineered bacteria and Jell-O-like gel could make pollutants in water bodies nontoxic.

Debika Datta, Postdoctoral Scholar in Nanoengineering, University of California, San Diego • conversation
Nov. 7, 2023 • ~6 min

New class of recyclable polymer materials could one day help reduce single-use plastic waste

A team of scientists has developed a method for creating a new class of plastic materials that are potentially more recyclable than single-use plastics.

Emma Rettner, PhD Candidate in Materials Science and Engineering, Colorado State University • conversation
Oct. 19, 2023 • ~7 min

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