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$KRASNOYARSK TERRITORY, RUSSIA - APRIL 17, 2021: An aerial view of the village of Nosok, Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District. It is also the location of the Zarya Taimyra [Taymyr Dawn] state reindeer farming enterprise. Alexander Ryumin/TASS (Photo by Alexander Ryumin\TASS via Getty Images)$

A collaborative approach is needed to avoid the next pandemic

16 February 2022

If there is one lesson to be learned from the covid-19 pandemic, it is that having medical and technological solutions isn't enough – we also have to overcome social challenges

Frogs are battling their own terrible pandemic – can we stop it?

14 July 2021

The deadly chytrid fungus has wiped out 90 species of amphibians, and is threatening ecosystems. Now there's hope that several new treatments could help us fight the plague

Brazil is using the pandemic to weaken environmental protections

22 February 2021

The Brazilian government has passed 57 legislative acts that weaken environmental protections, half of which occurred during the covid-19 pandemic

This year could come to be regarded as a turning point in history

16 December 2020

This momentous year could mark one of those rare moments when the old world order is swept away and something new, and hopefully better, emerges, says Graham Lawton

The covid-19 pandemic has reignited questions about population size

11 November 2020

A pandemic assisted by our incursions into nature has given questions about human population size a renewed focus, but advocates for limiting population also have questions to answer

Here’s why it is so hellishly hard to give up your car to go green

11 November 2020

I got rid of my car months ago in an effort to be kinder to the environment, but it has been much harder than I expected and I’m reluctantly driving again, writes Graham Lawton

The population debate: Are there too many people on the planet?

11 November 2020

The world population is 7.7 billion. What do our growing numbers mean for economic security, climate change, environmental destruction and the likelihood of pandemics?