Why we need better ways to cut greenhouse gases from agriculture
May 24, 2016 05:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Although 177 countries signed the Paris Agreement to reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in April 2016, the reductions they have pledged so far are not enough. To stand a chance of limiting warming to 2 degrees...
A guide to using drones to study wildlife: first, do no harm
May 24, 2016 00:13 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Nature
Technological advances have provided many benefits for environmental research. Sensors on southern elephant seals have been used to map the Southern Ocean, while tracking devices have given us a new view of mass animal...
Here's how smart power could help the UK reach 100% renewable energy
May 24, 2016 00:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Both Portugal and Germany have recently succeeded in meeting almost all of their power needs using renewable energy. But at the moment, the UK falls far short of this feat. In 2015, less than a quarter of the countrys...
The paradox of peak-based ozone air pollution standards
May 20, 2016 10:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
And when she was good, she was very, very good, But when she was bad she was horrid. Henry Wadsworth Longfellows poem may have befit Houstons air around 1999, when the city briefly ranked as the New U.S. Smog...
Want to know if the Paris climate deal is working? University divestment is the litmus test
May 20, 2016 05:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature Business
The Paris climate agreement has been praised for sending a strong signal to the world that we are now serious about cutting greenhouse emissions. Yet despite the diplomatic acclaim, the Paris deal doesnt offer much in...
How rapid urbanisation is changing the profile of wildlife in cities
May 20, 2016 05:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Globally, more people live in urban areas than in rural ones. Africa and Asia are urbanising faster than any other regions in the world. By 2050, 66% of the worlds population is projected to be urban. For example, Nigeria...
Are toxic algal blooms the new normal for Australia's major rivers?
May 18, 2016 08:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
For much of this year, up to 1,700 kilometres of the Murray River has been hit by a serious outbreak of potentially toxic blue-green algae, which has flourished in the hotter-than-average conditions. After three months,...
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