Methane emissions have hit record levels, with agriculture and fossil fuel sources equally to blame, according to a new paper published on 15 July in Environmental Research Letters (1). Over
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Satellite images have revealed a dramatic increase in the harvested forest area in Europe after 2015, according to a new study by the European Commission published on 1 July in
The world is on the brink of a global food emergency on a scale unseen for more than half a century as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to
In a perspective published on 8 May in Science, Prof Karen Holl and Prof Pedro Brancalion argue that planting trees is not a simple solution to climate change and should
For at least 6,000 years, the vast majority of humans have thrived in a relatively small ‘climate niche’. Global warming is shrinking the areas considered ideal for human health and
As the epidemic of Covid-19 reaches its peak and slowly recedes, the media, the politicians, and the intellectuals are actively sharing their thoughts about the post-Covid future. Some are active
The lockdown measures rolled out across Europe in response to the coronavirus pandemic have delivered health benefits equivalent to avoiding thousands of premature deaths over the past month, according to
The majority of the world’s population live in countries that are dependent on, at least to some extent, imported food, according to a new study published on 17 April in
The groundbreaking documentary Food Evolution offered the general public a science-based introduction to crop biotechnology, revealing how activists attack it and debunking some of the more pernicious myths about GMOs
The current international health crisis could lead to a much-welcomed fall in global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, however, while a boon for the climate in the short-term, the slowdown in