Let’s all heed the health benefits of a month without alcohol
16 May 2018
Drinkers in particular need to be more aware of mounting evidence of links between alcohol and cancer, and make judgements accordingly
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Plastic waste is a problem – but some solutions are even worse
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Plastics have done wonders for hygiene and human health. We need to fix the waste problem – but don’t throw out the baby with the bath tub
Keep the facts front and centre in Ireland's abortion debate
16 May 2018
Research can offer plenty of evidence to back the case for relaxing Ireland’s near total abortion ban in the country’s upcoming referendum, says Lara Williams
Trump’s Iran U-turn could restart the global nuclear arms race
16 May 2018
The US has demonstrated that it cannot be trusted to stick to its word on arms control deals. The result may be a return to the dark days of growing nuclear arsenals
We've only just realised the huge power and value of our data
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Fertiliser feeds us but trashes the climate – now there's a fix
15 May 2018
The way we make ammonia for fertilizer was developed a century ago and produces more than 1 per cent of all carbon emissions. Now we may have a replacement
The tides are getting stronger thanks to the shifting continents
15 May 2018
The ocean tides are the strongest they have been for millions of years, and they will get stronger for several million years to come – because of the position of the continents
We’ve lost track of more than 900 near-Earth asteroids
14 May 2018
More than 900 asteroids hurtling close to Earth were seen just once and then lost. Some may be kilometres across, and they could be just about anywhere
Rich nations restore their own forests but trash those elsewhere
14 May 2018
As countries get richer, they start replanting their forests – but this is not a big environmental gain because they “export” the deforestation to poor countries
Probe saw plumes on Europa 20 years ago - we just didn't notice
14 May 2018
We weren’t sure whether Jupiter’s moon Europa spews plumes of water, but evidence for them has just been found in 20-year-old data from the Galileo spacecraft
