Initial findings of an international project designed to study the link between water mass transformation at high latitudes and the meridional overturning circulation in the North Atlantic (AMOC) were published
A new plastics ban proposed by the European Chemicals Agency (Echa) could potentially prevent 400,000 tonnes of additional plastic pollution in 20 years. The draft law is targeting the unnecessary
For the first time, an international team of researchers from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis near Vienna, Austria have shown a causal link between climatic change, conflict, and
A new gene expression atlas has now mapped the ‘noisy genes’ responsible for phenotypic variation ― differences in physical characteristics ― that often exists between genetically identical plants, even in
Rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) are known to boost crop yields by increasing rates of photosynthesis and reducing water loss through transpiration. However, a new study has demonstrated
A new paper published on 21 January in Nature Climate Change has provided some insights into potential changes in important groundwater reserves as a result of climate change (1). The
A recent survey has found that “emissions charges could be popular if revenues are given back to citizens.” Based on their findings, a commentary published on 16 January in Nature,
Satellite imagery has revealed a six-fold increase in the rate at which ice sheets are melting in Antarctica over the last 40 years, according to a study published on 14
This week in an interesting commentary published on 9 January in Nature, three international researchers― Prof Yong Geng from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, Prof Joseph Sarkis from the
Energy sources are needed to achieve the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal for clean water and sanitation (SDG6), in order to facilitate energy-intensive water treatment processes. At the same