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Four ways the planetary crisis is impacting mental health

Four ways the planetary crisis is impacting mental health

Hannah Steiner October 08, 2022

According to WHO, air quality is among the many environmental, social and economic determinants of mental health.

A roadmap towards a circular plastics economy

A roadmap towards a circular plastics economy

Hannah Steiner September 22, 2022

Plastic production and consumption has soared since the 1950s.

Updated climate models are clouded by scientific biases, researchers find

Updated climate models are clouded by scientific biases, researchers find

Hannah Steiner September 20, 2022

Clouds can cool or warm the planet's surface, a radiative effect that contributes significantly to the global energy budget and....

Air pollution activates dormant cancer genes in non-smokers, reveals a breakthrough study

Air pollution activates dormant cancer genes in non-smokers, reveals a breakthrough study

Hannah Steiner September 11, 2022

Fine particulates in polluted air activated the dormant, pre-existing cancer genes in the lungs of an individual which were inflamed....

Crucial illegal road threatens Amazon rainforest as experts say stakes couldn't be higher

Crucial illegal road threatens Amazon rainforest as experts say stakes couldn't be higher

Liang Lan August 25, 2022

An illegal dirt road ripping through protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon is now only a few miles shy of....

Wildfires, droughts devastate natural habitats across Europe

Wildfires, droughts devastate natural habitats across Europe

George Scott August 23, 2022

We're facing a triple crisis (climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss). The three crises are all connected because the planet....

Urban planning incorporating more green space could improve children’s health behaviours

Urban planning incorporating more green space could improve children’s health behaviours

George Scott July 21, 2022

Urban areas with more green space, higher density of buildings and facilities, lower population density and no major roads have....

Satellite study shows most forests around the world are becoming less resilient to change

Satellite study shows most forests around the world are becoming less resilient to change

George Scott July 16, 2022

A small team of researchers with members from institutions in Italy, France and the U.S. has found that most forests....