Previous research suggested health benefits increased with greater volume of running Any amount of running is good for you, according to research suggesting it is linked to a similar reduction in the risk of early death no matter how many hours you clock up a week or how fast ... Read More »
Figure based on new analysis of coastlines is more than three times previous estimate More than three times more people are at risk from rising sea levels than previously believed, research suggests. Land that is currently home to 300 million people will flood at least once a year by ... Read More »
Thwaites glacier is likely to thaw and trigger 50cm sea level rise, US study suggests Antarctica faces a tipping point where glacial melting will accelerate and become irreversible even if global heating eases, research suggests. A Nasa-funded study found instability in the Thwaites glacier meant there would probably come a ... Read More »
Conflict over resource shortages could be averted by using ‘chaos map’, say authors Conflict over resource shortages could be averted by using ‘chaos map’, say authors The authors of a “chaos map” which charts deaths linked to violent unrest arising from food, water or fuel insecurity have suggested that the number ... Read More »
Hunger is the most awful and profound expression of poverty. It exists in every country. It is something that most people can identify with on some perhaps primordial level. The fear of hunger is etched into our DNA, passed down the generations from hungry, scared ancestors. It is in our ... Read More »
Global hunger index finds countries affected by drought and conflict in sub-Saharan Africa have seen biggest increases in undernourished people The climate crisis is driving alarming levels of hunger in the world, undermining food security in the world’s most vulnerable regions, according to this year’s global hunger index. The ... Read More »
Tomb discovered by construction workers digging for sewage drain A 2,200-year-old Egyptian temple from the era of Pharaoh Ptolemy IV has been uncovered on the bank of the Nile. The tomb was discovered by construction workers digging for a sewage drain in the village of Kom Shaku in the Tama ... Read More »
Nasa wants to send shapeshifting robots to the mysterious, alien moons around saturn. The space agency hopes that the visionary robots – which “turn ideas that sound like science fiction into science fact” – can finally help us learn more about the worlds’ surface, as well as helping shed light ... Read More »
It is very exciting to clearly see for the first time multiple and extended filaments of gas connecting galaxies in the early universe,’ says researcher Faintly glowing wisps of gas have given astronomers a rare glimpse of one of the universe’s largest but most elusive features – the intergalactic filaments ... Read More »
Ideas about how to get sulphur dioxide in the stratosphere include using a fleet of spy planes, a giant hosepipe, rockets or sprayers attached to hydrogen balloons Climate change is the greatest test humanity has ever faced – and so far indications are we’re failing dismally. From increased flooding to ... Read More »
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