Madeleine Cuff
New Scientist
United Kingdom
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Scientists warn of 'alarming' rise in ocean microplastic pollution
Global data on ocean surface level pollution suggests there are now 2.3 million tonnes of microplastic pollution floating in the world’s seas, with concentrations surging since 2005 → Read More
We can suck CO2 from the air and store it in the ocean as baking soda
A copper-based material boosts the effectiveness of the direct air capture process, turning carbon dioxide into sodium bicarbonate through a reaction with seawater → Read More
What is the UN high seas treaty and will it save the world’s oceans?
Nations have for the first time agreed on a framework for protecting marine life in international waters, but there are many issues still to be ironed out → Read More
Huge ecological disaster in river Oder last year could repeat in 2023
An algal bloom caused mass deaths of fish and other animals in the river Oder in Germany and Poland in 2022, and scientists warn there is a high risk of a second catastrophe → Read More
Lockdown forced London's peregrine falcons to eat more parakeets
Pigeons are usually the preferred prey of peregrine falcons in London, but during the covid-19 lockdown in 2020, the falcons caught more starlings and parakeets instead → Read More
Doubling trees in European cities could prevent thousands of deaths
A modelling study of 93 European cities suggests that more than 2600 human heat-related deaths over just three months could have been prevented if these places increased their average tree coverage from 15 per cent to 30 per cent → Read More
Serve vegan burgers in schools to trigger shift from meat, says report
Researchers urge governments to use public procurement of plant-based proteins to bring about cascading changes that help tackle climate change → Read More
Exxon scientists in the 1970s accurately predicted climate change
Analysis of internal climate projections shows Exxon scientists knew the harm of burning fossil fuels, while firm’s executives played down the risk → Read More
Supersized wind turbine could weather storms by bending like palm tree
There is a limit to how big existing wind turbine designs can get, which limits the power they can produce, but a new approach inspired by palm trees could help them scale up → Read More
Time is running out for countries to agree rules on deep-sea mining
If governments don't meet a July 2023 deadline to draw up regulations governing deep-sea mining, companies may start exploiting the seabed without legal restrictions → Read More
COP15: Treaty may unravel over last-minute disputes and vague targets
A landmark biodiversity agreement was hammered out at the COP15 biodiversity summit over objections from some countries, but it may not live up to lofty expectations → Read More
COP15: What is the 30 by 30 biodiversity target and is it enough?
Under the 30 by 30 biodiversity target, countries would pledge to protect 30 per cent of land and sea, but that may not be enough to reduce biodiversity losses → Read More
COP15: China calls for action as biodiversity talks break down
Negotiations at the COP15 biodiversity summit in Montreal broke down over how to fund new agreements to safeguard nature → Read More
Low traffic neighbourhood schemes cut air pollution on nearby roads
Schemes that aim to reduce traffic through certain streets have been accused of increasing air pollution on roads at their borders, but a study in London has found that the opposite is true → Read More
COP27: Brazil's Lula promises zero deforestation in the Amazon by 2030
Brazil’s incoming president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva vowed to reverse the environmentally damaging policies of his predecessor in a speech at the UN climate meeting → Read More
Tonga eruption's volcanic plume reached above the stratosphere twice
The plume ejected by the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano in January entered the mesosphere, the layer of atmosphere above the stratosphere, twice during the eruption → Read More
Most ‘home compostable’ plastic doesn’t break down in garden bins
A study involving 1600 UK volunteers found that 60 per cent of plastics labelled as suitable for home composting don’t break down properly → Read More
Climate warnings highlight the urgent need for action ahead of COP27
As Egypt prepares to host the next UN climate summit, a series of reports illustrate how much further countries must go to avoid catastrophic global warming → Read More
Fossil fuel demand expected to peak within 15 years
The International Energy Agency finds that the war in Ukraine has accelerated the world’s transition to cleaner energy sources → Read More
Second world war shipwreck is leaking toxic chemicals in the North Sea
A German warship, the V-1302 John Mahn, was sunk in 1942 and is currently leaking toxic chemical and heavy metals in the North Sea → Read More