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Understanding battleground earth

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 8 Nov 2018

Falk Hildebrand takes through the first global study of the soil microbiome. This incredible intern…

The fat of the land

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 19 Oct 2018

Evidence for environmental chemicals as disruptors of metabolism is mounting ­– now a new study sug…

Hey big spender…

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 11 Jun 2018

Given the clear link between climate change and violent human conflict isn’t it obvious we should s…

A pocket full of pretty green

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 18 Apr 2018

Cleaning up industrial heavy metal pollution, revitalising polluted waterways and a new source of g…

Is there a risk in being a beach bum?

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 19 Mar 2018

A recent study looking at the gut bacteria of surfers has given good reason for concern over the po…

Best of both worlds

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 11 Jan 2018

As we spew increasingly varied chemicals into the environment, the ability to detect contaminants i…

Taming Tempests

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 8 Sep 2017

Dr Qin Jim Chen explains how hurricane modelling enables the prediction of natural phenomena that c…

Is this the death of formaldehyde?

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 27 Sep 2016

Formaldehyde is a common lab chemical. Widely known for its use in embalming, it is also used as a …

The Golden Age of Green Chemistry

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 2 Jun 2016

As more and more laboratories and companies embrace the principles of green chemistry, chemists and…

Keeping track of a chemical world

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 30 May 2016

We are ever more reliant on chemicals in both the products we use and the medicines we take, but do…

Changing the face of the earth

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 27 Apr 2016

We have geo-engineered the Earth expertly for our own ends, but will humanity's indelible stamp on …

Last tree standing ...can evolution endure?

qmwwwtqmqt.d qmwwwtqmqt.d | Added: 15 Apr 2016

Climate change and pollution threaten biodiversity and human society alike. But can evolution keep …