Prominent academics, including a former IPCC chair, round on governments worldwide for using the concept of net zero emissions to ‘greenwash’ their lack of commitment to solving global warming.
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The English economist’s views on “animal spirits” are vital to understanding his work.
A lack of policy has allowed industrial chicken farms to multiply in certain parts of the UK – with a lack of consideration of the environmental and social impacts.
As a society, we have to choose between liberty, equality and mortality. We can’t have all three.
Being aware of nature and its life-supporting functions helps our societies to operate more sustainably.
Genetic ancestry tests may sound like a bit of fun, but in an era marked by increasing xenophobia, it’s important to be aware of the interplay between genetics and ideas of race.
The children argue failure to tackle climate change constitutes youth discrimination.
Plus a new technique to protect birds from predators – using fake smells. Listen to episode 10 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Why companies (and political parties) should screen leadership candidates for psychopathy and narcissism.
The British-Iraqi architect left behind a trail of extraordinary buildings. More than her built legacy, though, it is her maverick problem solving – and her determination – that continues to inspire
All the ways plants, animals, insects and the bacteria around us can be beneficial to human health.
Vaccines that rely on embryonic cell lines have saved tens of millions of people.
The beginnings of measuring fever go back more than 400 years.
Scientists in Malaysia monitored a forest for 20 years after deforestation.
Contact with nature at a young age makes a big difference later in life.
While AI is intended to help us, it tempts us to abandon judgment and moral responsibility. And without a proper understanding of how it works, we cannot circumvent its negative effects.
There is a difference between people who deliberately seek out vaccines outside the system, and those who are offered them because they’re about to expire.
Repurposing derelict Victorian canals could boost people’s mood and their physical activity levels.
Not everything that was painted can be taken as fact.
At one point it was thought that China could become the largest Islamic country in the world. What happened?
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