The first global-scale assessment of its kind, a recent study has provided a comprehensive report on “the state of the world’s beaches”: some are stable, some are actually growing, but
Archive for April 2018
Music might be a viable method of tapping into the brains of those with Alzheimer’s, according to new research, with the potential to treat and manage anxiety and agitation through
Taxing sweet foods could have more health benefits than a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks, according to a new study. Researchers in the UK, where a levy on sugary drinks came
Scientists have discovered that a “dead zone” in the Arabian Sea is larger than previously thought. Located in the Gulf of Oman between India, Iran and Oman, the dead zone
The European Union decided on Friday to ban neonicotinoid insecticide use throughout the bloc because of the risk the chemicals pose to bees. Although environmental campaigners welcomed the move, farmers
Over one thousand small islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans will become uninhabitable sooner than scientists thought, according to new research. The study warns that sea-level rise and wave-driven
Six good reasons to listen to Reason in Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now (Part One)
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“Enlightenment Now” is the title of the latest book by the Canadian-American Steven Pinker, Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University, and author of the best-selling “The
More than 40 businesses, including many of the UK’s largest supermarkets, have launched a voluntary pledge to cut single-use plastics in their packaging. Known as the UK Plastics Pact, the
Men are given more opportunities to speak at scientific conferences than women, according to new research from the University of Cambridge. Researchers say the discrepancy exists because there are more
The European Space Agency (ESA) released a new map of the Milky Way on Wednesday with precise measurements of nearly 1.7 billion stars. The data include measurements of the stars’