A more globalised world has come with many benefits, including higher standards of living around the world, access to new markets, and lower-cost products. However, globalisation is also decreasing the
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The renewable energy sector will achieve record growth in 2020 despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Renewables are currently on track to overtake coal
Over the past week, there has been a string of positive COVID-19 vaccine trial results. First, Pfizer and BioNTech announced compelling early results from their phase 3 trial. Just two
On Monday, researchers reported that an injectable drug is more effective than a daily pill at preventing HIV, the deadly virus that causes AIDS, in women. When administered every two
Dieback due to climate change and deforestation is hampering the Amazon rainforest’s ability to soak up and store carbon, which could accelerate the pace of global warming. The average growth
The pharmaceutical company Pfizer inn collaboration with German-based drugmaker BioNTech has taken the lead in the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine. On Monday, the company announced early results of
Even if the world stopped burning all fossil fuels today, that would not be enough to keep global temperatures below a 1.5° to 2°C increase above preindustrial levels. Fossil fuel
Artificial night-time lighting has widespread impacts on the natural world, according to a new paper published on 3 November in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution (1). In particular, night-time
Financial institutions are ‘bankrolling’ biodiversity loss and ecosystem destruction on an unprecedented scale, according to a new analysis released last week by portfolio.earth, a collaborative effort among individual finance, economics,
More big fish in the sea can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emissions that are released into the atmosphere, according to a new study published on 28 October in