Heart attacks are more common in January – here’s why
A perfect storm of risk factors makes January the deadliest month for cardiovascular disease.
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Explainer: how does Saharan sand end up in the UK?
Being perched off the northwest edge of Europe means that people in the UK are not often reminded of the vast Sahara desert situated only a few thousand miles to the south. This great desert is located…
Gas prices: as cooking fuels become more expensive, people are turning to dirtier alternatives
Cooking with wood and charcoal can raise indoor air pollution to dangerous levels.
Rising airport drop‑off charges should remind us how our choices affect air travel’s sustainability
Airports are caught in a bind, relying on income from parking fees but under pressure to make sure fewer passengers pay them. Vote with your wallet.
Cold and expensive v hot, cheap and eco‑friendly: the contrasting histories of home heating in the UK and Sweden
Two professors of energy studies – one British, the other Swedish – explore the very different histories of home heating in their countries.
Polluting SUVs will be on roads for the next two decades – what should we do with them?
SUVs accounted for 7% of the European market in 2009. Today, it’s almost 40%.
How a poem removed two tonnes of nitrogen oxide from the surrounding environment
Science cannot ensure a sustainable future for the world’s population on its own. Artists are needed as well.
How VW test fixing is just the start of the car industry’s problems
Governments are just as much to blame when it comes to letting car manufacturers get away with dodging regulation requirements, as the companies themselves.
Improving cookstoves will help save lives ‑ and the planet
Around three billion people in the world, largely in developing countries, rely on fuels like wood and charcoal for cooking and heating in the home. But burning these biomass fuels, not least in confined…
Four ways people stuck at home became armchair naturalists during lockdown
Citizen scientists have helped researchers track the changing environment during the pandemic.
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