Older Swiss women just set a global legal precedent for challenging their nation’s climate change policy

Their victory in the European Court of Human Rights is a huge win for the climate.

Aoife Daly, Professor of Law, University College Cork • conversation
April 11, 2024 • ~6 min

'Many sleepless nights': why scientists who predict landslides are under enormous pressure

Satellites can detect land moving by just a few millimetres, but we can never be sure exactly how or when a slope will slide.

Dave Petley, Vice Chancellor and Professor of Geography, University of Hull • conversation
Nov. 17, 2023 • ~7 min

The UK re-joining the Horizon research funding scheme benefits Europe too – the data backs it up

Science works better when barriers to collaboration are removed, say experts.

Francesco Billari, Professor of Demography, Bocconi University • conversation
Sept. 20, 2023 • ~7 min

Glaciers in the Alps are melting faster than ever – and 2022 was their worst summer yet

Switzerland’s glaciers just lost 6% of their ice in a single year.

Neil Entwistle, Professor of River Science and Climate Resilience, University of Salford • conversation
Oct. 18, 2022 • ~6 min

Oregon just decriminalized all drugs – here's why voters passed this groundbreaking reform

Possessing heroin, cocaine, meth and other drugs for personal use is no longer a criminal offense in Oregon. The idea is to get people with problem drug use help, not punishment.

Clayton Mosher, Professor, Sociology Department, Washington State University • conversation
Dec. 10, 2020 • ~10 min

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