Nuclear waste is piling up – governments need to stop dithering and take action
Sep 28, 2019 14:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
The UK government has launched a process to find a volunteer community who would be willing to host a 12 billion geological disposal facility for nuclear waste. Its about time the initiative comes after seven decades of...
How rising temperatures affect our health
Sep 22, 2019 13:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. Global warming is accelerating, driven by the continuing rise in greenhouse...
Getting to the bottom of things: Can mining the deep sea be sustainable?
Sep 10, 2019 20:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
It is completely dark, just above freezing cold and the pressure is crushing: this is the deep-sea floor. Food is very scarce in this huge region, yet a great diversity of animals have adapted to exploit and recycle...
In Brazil's rainforests, the worst fires are likely still to come
Sep 10, 2019 20:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
The number of fires this year in the Amazon is the highest since 2010, reaching more than 90,000 active fires. Farmers and ranchers routinely use fires to clear the forest. But this years number reflects a worrisome uptick...
To save honey bees we need to design them new hives
Sep 10, 2019 20:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Honey bees are under extreme pressure. The number of honey bee colonies in the US has been declining at an average rate of almost 40% since 2010. The biggest contributor to this decline is viruses spread by a parasite,...
Urban growth, heat islands, humidity, climate change: the costs multiply in tropical cities
Sep 10, 2019 20:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Some 60% of the planets expected urban area by 2030 is yet to be built. This forecast highlights how rapidly the worlds people are becoming urban. Cities now occupy about 2% of the worlds land area, but are home to about...
Ghana wants to grow more cashews. But what about unintended consequences?
Aug 15, 2019 17:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Over at least the last decade, one of Ghanas most vital breadbaskets has been converted into cashew nut production to feed export markets. Bono East, Bono and the Ahafo regions previously known as the Brong Ahafo region ...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects