Online searches for the terms “eco-anxiety” and “climate anxiety” have risen dramatically in the last five years. New research explores what this means and how it might help catalyse action.
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Wherever humans set foot, they bring with them invasive exotic species. Some animals and plants that are particularly useful to humans are now found all around the globe.
For want of state support or formal employers, slum dwellers in South Africa and Kenya rely on street savvy, friends and a strong tolerance for hardship and precarity to do business.
The Sun gives us light, warmth and, occasionally, tans. But our star also experiences crises and storms that can have very real repercussions on everyday life.
In some OECD countries, workers suffering from depression and burn-out make up than two-thirds of those absent for mental-health reasons. Successful reintegration strategies can help them come back.
Rather than just a small change here or there, taking real action on climate change and biodiversity requires a fundamental, system-wide reorganisation.
To better understand Ghanaian women in Manchester, England, we asked them to tell the “stories” of their everyday cooking through photographs.
Many mountain lakes in the Pyrenees have turned green, a phenomenon that is a warning about the multiple pressures on ecosystems.
As global warming accelerates, a new study indicates that new trading patterns could develop as an adaptation strategy.
Simply trying to avoid synthetic clothing won’t fix our microfibre pollution problem
Cognitive disorders can often impact self-confidence, for the better or for the worse. But we won’t be able to offer adequate treatment unless we understand the mechanisms, one scientist warns.
Since the 1950s, billions of tons of plastic have been produced and much of it ends up in the environment – even at the bottom of lakes in Finland.
Vaccination against bird flu offers farmers hope, rather than being caught between the anguish of finding a sick bird and the desolation of having to slaughter their entire flock.
Our microbiota is linked to essential physiological processes, but when its communication falters, our health can suffer. Synthetic probiotics offer a promising approach to treating gut-brain axis disorders.
The mental health of front-line officers has drawn considerable attention, yet research shows that justice professionals working with traumatic material can also suffer psychological distress.
The slow disappearance of cash has advantages, but it can also exclude the most vulnerable from socio-economic activity. It’s also a privatisation that deteriorates the symbolic dimensions of money.
Giorgia Meloni famously became the first woman prime minister last year. Now she has a female opponent as leader of the Democratic party.
To protect against future quantum cyber attacks, two technological paths are being explored. Decryption.
Women are still underrepresented in decision-making positions, yet research shows that gender equality can lead to more qualified leaders and better outcomes.
From miscarriages to cancer, poor regulation of cosmetics in the US have taken a devastating toll on consumers’ lives. Are European consumers any safer?
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Director of African Climate and Development Initiative, Professor in Environmental and Geographical Science, University of Cape Town
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Anthropologie, EHESS, CNRS, Laboratoire d'anthropologie sociale, Collège de France, Auteurs historiques The Conversation France
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Directeur de recherche CNRS, Expert for Conservation Biology, Axa Chair for Functional Mountain Ecology at the École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
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Professeur, philosophe et politologue, École normale supérieure (ENS) – PSL
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Associate professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Digital Sociologist, Sciences Po Paris, Sciences Po
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Dean for Diversity Inclusion and Sustainability, Professor of Public Economics, Director of Axa Research Lab on Gender Equality, Bocconi University
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Lecturer in Mathematics, University of Dundee
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Assistant Professor, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
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PhD student in nutrition and health economics, Paris School of Economics – École d'économie de Paris
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Associate Professor, Università di Foggia
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AXA Research Fellow, Università di Foggia
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Hydrologue, directeur de l’unité de recherche HYCAR, ingénieur général des ponts, eaux & forêts, Inrae
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University
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Professor of Landscape Ecology, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ