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How money and technology are militarising the fight against the illegal wildlife trade

Rosaleen Duffy, University of Sheffield Thousands of animals and plants are bought and sold each…

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The UK’s water industry is broken – here’s how to fix it

Kevin Grecksch, University of Oxford Prolonged periods of intense heat affected large parts of the…

Beavers can do wonders for nature – but we should be realistic about these benefits extending to people

Joshua Larsen, University of Birmingham; Annegret Larsen, Wageningen University, and Matthew Dennis, University of Manchester…

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Why the aviation industry must look beyond carbon to get serious about climate change

Kieran Tait, University of Bristol Commercial aviation has become a cornerstone of our economy and…

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Malaria vaccine: the road has been long and tortuous, but we’re getting there

Alena Pance, University of Hertfordshire A vaccine candidate, called R21, has been shown to be…

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Patagonia’s founder has given his company away to fight climate change and advance conservation: 5 questions answered

Ash Enrici, Indiana University Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, his wife and their two adult children…

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Why parents shouldn’t be saddled with environmental guilt for having children

Martin Sticker, University of Bristol and Felix Pinkert, Universität Wien Whether residents of high-income countries…

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Polio in New York – an infectious disease doctor explains this exceedingly rare occurrence

William Petri, University of Virginia The first case of polio in the U.S. since 2013…

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Britain isn’t built to withstand 40°C – here is where infrastructure is most likely to fail

Kiran Tota-Maharaj, Aston University Hot weather strains the pipes that pump our water, the power…

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How energy-saving advice can hurt the most vulnerable households

Caitlin Robinson, University of Bristol With UK households facing a dire energy crisis, there has…