WHO’s annual malaria report spotlights the growing threat of climate change
WHO’s annual malaria report spotlights the growing threat of climate change: Despite strides in expanding access to insecticide-treated nets and…
Environment
Ultrafine particles from traffic disturb human olfactory cell function
Exposure to ultrafine particles from traffic alters the expression of many genes in human olfactory mucosa cells, a new study…
WHO: Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children
Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children: Pregnant women, babies and children face extreme health risks…
Interconnected challenges of climate change & nutrition
Launched on 25th Otober, two reports outlining both the pathways through which nutrition and climate are connected and the current…
River sampling study shows impact of COVID-19 pandemic on London’s waterways
The most detailed study of a city’s waterways anywhere in the world has revealed how chemical pollutants in London’s rivers…
Extreme heat likely to wipe out humans and mammals
A new study shows unprecedented heat is likely to lead to the next mass extinction since the dinosaurs died out,…
Weighing up risk: home insurance in a changing climate
Weighing up risk: home insurance in a changing climate: A UNSW Sydney scientist explains some of the psychological processes that…
Heat can cause rapid food insecurity in days
Heat can cause rapid food insecurity in days: Households hit by very hot weather can struggle to maintain food supplies…
Final round of community groups to receive free air quality sensors
The third and final round of London community groups which will receive free sensors to monitor and tackle local air…
Care sector accounting wastage
The UK’s care sector crisis has reached an all-time high: after a tough few years with the pandemic and staff…