In a perspective published on 8 May in Science, Prof Karen Holl and Prof Pedro Brancalion argue that planting trees is not a simple solution to climate change and should
Archive for May 2020
For at least 6,000 years, the vast majority of humans have thrived in a relatively small ‘climate niche’. Global warming is shrinking the areas considered ideal for human health and
As the epidemic of Covid-19 reaches its peak and slowly recedes, the media, the politicians, and the intellectuals are actively sharing their thoughts about the post-Covid future. Some are active
A research group in the Netherlands claims to have developed an antibody that can block the coronavirus infection (COVID-19). In a new paper published on 4 May in Nature Communications,
Scientists have discovered the Mediterranean equivalent of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Ocean currents are creating these microplastic “hotspots” deep in the Mediterranean Sea, according to a new paper published
The state of panic created by the COVID-19 pandemic illustrates how vulnerable our world is and that it is perhaps time to reassess our priorities. In spite of its famous
The largest and most rigorous trial of anti-viral drug remdesivir has provided the first glimmer of hope in finding an effective drug to treat the coronavirus infection, which has infected