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Gen Z smartphone addiction can boost compulsive buying – but businesses can help them kick the shopping habit

Nisreen Ameen, Royal Holloway University of London People born between the mid-1990s and early 2010s…

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Noise pollution is hurting animals – and we don’t even know how much

Fay Clark, Anglia Ruskin University and Jacob Dunn, Anglia Ruskin University From construction projects to…

What Liz Truss’s government means for climate action

Matthew Paterson, University of Manchester Ever since climate change appeared on the political agenda, there…

Liz Truss may not appoint an ethics adviser – does that really matter?

Martin Farr, Newcastle University Liz Truss has indicated that she may not appoint an ethics…

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Why defusing ‘carbon bombs’ offers a promising new agenda for tackling climate change

Kjell Kühne, University of Leeds A carbon bomb is a fossil fuel extraction project, such…

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Could Liz Truss allow new drilling for oil and gas and still strengthen the UK’s net zero target?

Myles Allen, University of Oxford The UK’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, has pledged to…

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Jellyfish alert: increased sightings signal dramatic changes in ocean food web due to climate change

Abigail McQuatters-Gollop, University of Plymouth Did you see a jellyfish on a recent trip to…

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Why we should abandon the concept of the ‘climate refugee’

W. Andrew Baldwin, Durham University It is entirely reasonable to assume that as climate change…

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Sulfuric acid: the next resource crisis that could stifle green tech and threaten food security

Mark Maslin, UCL and Simon Day, UCL Without sulfur in the form of sulfuric acid,…

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Opening 10 new oil and gas sites is a win for fossil fuel companies – but a staggering loss for the rest of Australia

Samantha Hepburn, Deakin University Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King recently handed Australia’s fossil fuel industry…