The secret life of fungi: how they use ingenious strategies to forage underground
Using tiny ‘soil chips’, researchers have observed the forgaging strategies of fungi at a microscopic scale for the first time.
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Inside the political struggle at the IPCC that will determine the next six years of climate science
The IPCC has set the agenda for global climate policy. No wonder countries are keen to influence its next round of reports.
What are the effects of total isolation? An expert explains
Depression, an altered sleep cycle, and hallucinations are some of the effects of living alone in total darkness.
The greatest mass extinction ever may have been kicked off by microbes
The worst time to be alive in Earth’s history is unarguably the end-Permian, about 250 million years ago. It is the period when the greatest-ever extinction event recorded took place, killing 97% of all…
E‑bikes are becoming e‑waste – here’s how to reduce the environmental cost
Electric bike batteries can be particularly dangerous and tricky to dispose of.
Information could be a fundamental part of the universe – and may explain dark energy and dark matter
The true “informational age” of the cosmos may be 62 billion years, not just the 13.8 billion years of our current expansion.
Wheel of Time is set thousands of years from now, yet it’s still burdened with today’s climate change
We modelled the climate of the far future planet Earth in which the fantasy series is set.
Plane, train, or automobile? The climate impact of transport is surprisingly complicated
All modes of high-speed travel come with a cost to the environment.
The relentless cycle of violent news is leading to trauma for journalists, even those not in war zones
Younger journalists are often most affected in the ‘digital frontline’.
Moon sighting is a key part of Muslim life – how the lunar cycle determines the start of Ramadan and Eid
When Muslims arriving in the UK tried to sight the new crescent Moon, they would often struggle – in part due to a very British problem: the cloudy weather.
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