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At a Conference in Nepal, Indigenous-Led Research and Education Will Take Center Stage – State of the Planet

The second International Conference on Indigenous-led Research and Education will be held in Kathmandu, Nepal on September 29 and 30, 2024. With its focus on climate change and other key issues in sustainable development and Indigenous rights, the event builds on the success of the first international conference, organized by the same group and held […]
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Pig sick of welfare washing

Misinformation While we continue to import such products, highlighting that they fail to meet our existing welfare standards is a vital step towards increasing consumer knowledge. But these proposed labelling improvements alone simply won’t cut it. The public may know of a few highly publicised examples of abhorrent farming practices that don’t meet our standards, […]
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Study Finds Subway Pollution Is Too High—With a Disproportionate Effect on Black and Hispanic Riders – State of the Planet

NYC Subway 1 train at 125th street. Credit: Mtattrain via Wikimedia Commons. Most New Yorkers are aware of the pollution caused by cars and trucks. But while we pride ourselves on public transit alternatives, how many of us have considered the air quality on the subway? Recently, a postdoctoral researcher at the Columbia Climate School—Shams […]
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Poorer pupils suffer ‘nature gap’

Overall, the report finds that currently, students’ chances of benefitting from spending time in nature – including benefits to their physical health, mental wellbeing and quality of education – are a lottery, depending on school year group, size, location, and affluence of the catchment area.  Provision Critically, being in nature not only helps pupils, it […]
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Plastic protesters single out Unilever

Greenpeace UK activists blocked access to Unilever’s headquarters in central London on Thursday morning, claiming the consumer goods company is “trashing the planet and harming communities” through single-use plastics. Members of the environmental campaign group locked themselves on to barricades made from giant Dove products, one of Unilever’s biggest brands, with each product’s logo changed […]
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Ancient Ocean Sediments Reveal Analog to Human-Influenced Warming – State of the Planet

Between 59 million and 51 million years ago, Earth experienced dramatic warming periods—both a gradual one stretching millions of years, and more sudden spikes known as hyperthermals, measured in thousands to tens of thousands of years. Scientists agree that higher temperatures were driven in large part by increases in the amount of carbon dioxide in […]
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‘We are drowning in fashion’

Second-hand clothes are not “second best”, Oxfam activists have said as the charity prepares to open London Fashion Week with a runway show that spotlights sustainable outfits. Launching its sixth Second Hand September campaign on Monday, the charity is focusing on fashion’s impact on the planet’s water resources this year, and raising awareness of how […]
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Summer Highlights From Climate and Society Graduates – State of the Planet

As summer internships come to an end, graduates of the Columbia Climate School are heading out into the world to put their new skills and education into practice. Students in the MA in Climate and Society program have spent the past 12 months learning about climate change and social science. Offered by the Climate School […]
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A team of researchers has outlined a new approach for better understanding the depths of animal consciousness, a method that may yield new insights into the similarities and differences among living organisms. The essay, which appears in the journal Science, describes a “marker method” that scientists can use to assess animal consciousness. It involves identifying […]
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Unveiling the Elasticity Secrets of Flexible Crystals

Unveiling the Elasticity Secrets of Flexible Crystals

Australian researchers have achieved significant breakthroughs in understanding the intrinsic properties of flexible crystalline materials, paving the way for potential advancements in the fields of building materials, electronics, and various technologies. The research team, which includes experts from The University of Queensland (UQ) and Queensland University of Technology (QUT), focused their investigation on the elastic […]
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Researchers outline new approach for better understanding animal consciousness

A team of researchers has outlined a new approach for better understanding the depths of animal consciousness, a method that may yield new insights into the similarities and differences among living organisms. The essay, which appears in the journal Science, describes a “marker method” that scientists can use to assess animal consciousness. It involves identifying […]
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Unveiling the Elasticity Secrets of Flexible Crystals

Unveiling the Elasticity Secrets of Flexible Crystals

Australian researchers have achieved significant breakthroughs in understanding the intrinsic properties of flexible crystalline materials, paving the way for potential advancements in the fields of building materials, electronics, and various technologies. The research team, which includes experts from The University of Queensland (UQ) and Queensland University of Technology (QUT), focused their investigation on the elastic […]
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Urban environments promote adaptation to multiple stressors

Animal populations from urban areas show significantly higher resilience to stressful environmental conditions. This was found by an international team of researchers led by Dr Elizabeta Briski from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany. The mussel and crustacean species studied were able to adapt to disturbed environments, making them more resistant to […]
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