Defunding fungi: US’s living library of ‘vital ecosystem engineers’ is in danger of closing

Defunding fungi: US’s living library of ‘vital ecosystem engineers’ is in danger of closing

These fungi boost plant growth and restore depleted ecosystems, but federal funding for a library housing them has been cut – and it may be forced to closeInside a large greenhouse at the University...

Read More...
The Birth Keepers: I choose this, episode one – podcast

The Birth Keepers: I choose this, episode one – podcast

The Free Birth Society was selling pregnant women a simple message: they could exit the medical system and take back their power by free birthing. But Nicole Garrison believes FBS ideology nearly...

Read More...
Life beyond Earth? Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock on the mysteries of space – podcast

Life beyond Earth? Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock on the mysteries of space – podcast

Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock is a space scientist and science educator who has worked on a number of instruments that are revolutionising our view of the cosmos, including the James Webb Space...

Read More...
Don't call it a 'super flu' – but the NHS is right to be worried this winter | Devi Sridhar

Don't call it a 'super flu' – but the NHS is right to be worried this winter | Devi Sridhar

An early flu season, a new variant and poor takeup of vaccines leave the already vulnerable health service in a dangerous positionProf Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University...

Read More...
Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist | Michael Mann and Bob Ward

Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist | Michael Mann and Bob Ward

This is the latest in the relentless purge of climate researchers who refuse to be co-opted by the fossil fuel industryThe Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin would no doubt have understood and even...

Read More...
Throwing out flame-retardant furniture can reduce toxic chemicals in blood, study finds

Throwing out flame-retardant furniture can reduce toxic chemicals in blood, study finds

Flame retardants commonly used in furniture are linked to serious health issues, including cancer and thyroid diseaseRemoving old furniture made with flame retardants from people’s homes can...

Read More...

Search Here

Recent posts