The Arctic Ocean is being “pervasively” polluted with plastic microfibres that are likely shed by synthetic clothing in the washing machine, according to a new study published on 12 January
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On Monday 21 December, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended conditional approval for the use of the BioNTech-Pfizer coronavirus vaccine across the 27-nation EU bloc. The approval of the Amsterdam-based
While the natural world continues to shrink, the ‘anthropogenic mass’ – the mass of all human-made materials created since the Industrial revolution, including houses, cars, roads, and aeroplanes – has
The importance of below-ground biodiversity, as well as its complex interaction with the above-ground world, is often overlooked, according to a recent UN report. Soil is not only vital to
The capacity of cells to repair and regenerate themselves declines with age, however, reprogramming certain cells to become ‘younger’ could potentially reverse the biological clock and restore vision, according to
The world needs an intergovernmental panel for food systems to help reset how food systems function in the same way the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has shaped climate
In a ‘historic moment’, the UK has become the first western country to approve a vaccine for use against COVID-19, paving the way for mass immunisation. On Wednesday 2 December,
The negative effects of a sedentary lifestyle can be ‘offset’ by a little bit of exercise every day, scientists say. Just 30 to 40 minutes of daily exercise can greatly
This week, the University of Oxford in the UK and global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced the latest results in the global hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine. On 23 November, the
Even the tallest peak in the world is not immune to microplastic pollution, it seems. In a new study published on 20 November in One Earth, scientists show evidence of