So-called ‘forever chemicals’ are in many of the everyday products we use.
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Synthetic fertiliser prices have shot up amid the war in Ukraine. Could organic fertilisers provide a worthy alternative?
It’s more than moral posturing. Resolutions like this have a history of laying the foundation for effective treaties and national laws.
Infectious diseases originating in wild animals are high and may be increasing. This is a sign that ecosystem degradation is undermining the planet’s capacity to sustain human wellbeing.
The Vaal River, which serves more than 11 million people, is considerably polluted with microplastics.
GM proponents say the technology leads to better crop yields and may solve food shortages and reduce pests. Opponents say GM is a threat to the environment and humans. So where does the truth lie?
Polluted oceans don’t just harm wildlife, they are a source of ill health for humans too.
We often think of antibiotic resistance in terms of humans, but it is actually a complex problem of interrelated factors including animal health, the environment and food production.
Many researchers have studied the impact of carbon dioxide and heat on crop growth inside greenhouses. But what happens in the real world? One team has just done this and the results are surprising.
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Researcher, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, University of the Witwatersrand
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Catedrático de Microbiología. Miembro de la Sociedad Española de Microbiología, Universidad de Salamanca
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Associate Professor of Plant Biology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Professor of Environmental Chemistry, University of Birmingham
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PhD Candidate, Environmental Chemistry, University of Birmingham
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Ingénieure de Recherche, Université Paris Cité
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Researcher, Safeguarding Health through Infection Prevention (SHIP), Glasgow Caledonian University
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Maître de Conférences, Université Côte d’Azur
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Associate Professor, Environment and Health (MRCG@LSHTM); Senior Lecturer (Ecological Health, Imperial College London), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Professor of Biology, Boston College
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Chercheur en Toxicologie, Inrae
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European Project Manager, Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail (Anses)
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Professor and research co-lead of Safeguarding Health through Infection Prevention, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Professor of exercise and work physiology, University of Montana
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Research Engineer, Laboratoire d’Economie Rouen Normandie, Université de Rouen Normandie