Green News New York City's Central Park is now a 'lab' to study climate change The Central Park Climate Lab team wants to use data from satellites and on the ground to study seasonal patterns and how plant and animal life respond to shifting weather. 22/04/2022
Living How to prevent your weekly wash from releasing harmful microplastics Scientists say fish could be dying due to the toxic chemicals these microfibres release. 20/04/2022
Nature The only inhabitants of this unknown territory are climate scientists Scientists are researching wildlife in the French Southern and Arctic Lands to better understand the effects of climate change and how we can adapt. 29/03/2022
Green News The planet is facing a ‘global sand crisis’ - should we be worried? Unchecked sand consumption risks environmental damage and global shortages. 29/03/2022
Health Tiny worms could help sniff out lung cancer in its early stages Scientists say the humble roundworm can smell cancer cells and may someday replace dogs in detecting tumours at an early stage. 21/03/2022
Biztech news CERN suspends Russia's observer status following Ukraine invasion The decision is the latest falling-out among the international scientific community following Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the end of February. 08/03/2022
Health This Egyptian researcher has built a brainwave-controlled wheelchair As a child, Abdelrahman Omran was unable to walk until the age of 5. But the experience inspired the 24-year-old to create the device which he hopes will help others like him. 03/03/2022
Nature Meet the polar explorers who fell in love across a frozen continent Two Australian Antarctic explorers are returning home with a wedding to plan after sparking up a romance that’s endured the isolation of the frozen continent. 14/02/2022
Health German researchers plan to breed pigs for human heart transplants The first pig will be ready this year with its heart tested in a baboon before it's hoped clinical trials can begin for future use in humans. 03/02/2022
Nature Resurrected mammoths could be roaming the Arctic by 2030 Scientists are breeding ‘mammoth elephant’ hybrids which could help to stop permafrost thawing in the Arctic. 02/02/2022
Health Frogs regrow amputated limbs in new breakthrough experiment The research raises exciting possibilities for human patients who have lost limbs through diseases like Diabetes or a trauma. 28/01/2022
Nature Meet the army of turtles helping scientists get closer to cyclones Sea turtles migrate thousands of kilometres and can share data even from the centre of a tropical cyclone. 27/01/2022
Health COVID with Omicron is less severe than Delta, new study finds The study from the US shows that there were shorter hospital stays, less need of intensive care and fewer deaths with Omicron. 26/01/2022
Green News Decoding ‘hippo honks’ could help prevent human-animal conflict New research has found hippos can recognise each other from the sound of their honks, paving the way for improved conservation efforts. 25/01/2022
Health Omicron survives up to 8 days on plastic surfaces, new study finds The Japanese researchers found Omicron can last up to eight days on plastic surfaces and 21 hours on skin. 24/01/2022
Nature Bright red spider discovered as colourblind, in a cruel twist of fate "It's a bit of a head-scratcher what's going on here." 17/01/2022
Mobility The year is 2022 and we’ve finally taught goldfish to drive To prove that navigation is a universal ability in animals, researchers at Ben-Gurion University have taught a goldfish to steer a robotic vehicle. 13/01/2022
Nature Giant millipedes ‘as big as cars’ once roamed the UK, experts find The arthropods, known for having two pairs of jointed legs on their body, were found near Newcastle. 10/01/2022
See What's it like to celebrate Christmas in Antarctica? When you're celebrating Christmas from one of the most remote outposts on Earth, it's all about logistics. 25/12/2021
Eco-Innovation These vitamin-rich ocean plants could be the answer to food shortages Eating microalgae could be the answer to food shortages, scientists say 15/11/2021
Nature Rare pink dolphins saved by high-tech fishermen in the Amazon Scientists in the Amazon are enlisting local fishermen to help track the pink river dolphins that were once their prey. 12/10/2021
Nature Kelp forests: The resurgence of nature’s climate change mitigator Scientists in California are using drones to document the resurgence of nature’s climate change mitigator - the kelp forest. 11/10/2021
Climate How these Nobel Prize winning scientists foresaw climate change The Nobel Prize for physics has been split between 3 scientists working on the link between weather patterns and climate change. 07/10/2021
Green News Forget Tinder! This is how humpback whales find love A rare marine phenomenon - the humpback whale ‘heat run’ - has been captured on film by scientists in Australia. 06/10/2021
France French doctors demand more protection against online death threats A union for doctors in private practice has called on French authorities to take action against the insults and threats. 08/09/2021
Green News Hanging rhinos upside down is ‘vital’ for their conservation Black rhinos are critically endangered, so conservationists are thinking up innovative ways to protect them. 18/08/2021