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Recycling can be inefficient when parts such as dashboards from cars are too hard to dismantle, says Felipe Maya. Image credit - IFCAR, picture is in the public domain

Interview | 15 October 2018

In a zero-waste society, people will need to share and repair

A circular economy needs new business models and reusable products, says Felipe Maya.

Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would save hundreds of millions of vulnerable people from being exposed to the extremes of a 2°C world. Image credit - Oxfam, licensed under CC BY 2.0

Environment | 12 October 2018

Climate actions that lift people out of poverty are often most cost-effective

The first step in limiting global warming should be curbing energy demand, says Dr Keywan Riahi.

When assessing the link between surroundings and mental health, researchers need to look at people's entire lives, says Dr Helbich. Image credit - Pixabay/12019, licensed under CC0

Health | 10 October 2018

Studies linking green space to lower suicide risk are ‘just a snapshot’

Tracking people’s daily and lifetime movements will better how environment affects mental health, says Dr Marco Helbich.

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Interview | 04 October 2018

Sustainability is a 'top priority' for chemists

Professor Eva Hevia talks about chemistry’s green movement.

Interview | 17 September 2018

Tenfold improvement in liquid batteries mean electric car refuelling could take minutes

Electric cars with liquid batteries could be charged in minutes, says Prof. Cronin.

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The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as by its French acronym CERN, makes all of its results widely available through an open source digital library. Image credit: 2005-2016 CERNThe Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance organises scientific surveys involving countries around the Atlantic, such as one carried out on the Canadian coastguard ship Louis S. St-Laurent which mapped the seafloor between Halifax, Canada and Tromso, Norway. Image courtesy of Fisheries and Oceans Canada

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Research and innovation can generate the knowledge and solutions to tackle urgent international problems like the Ebola outbreak or the refugee crisis.

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The solar panels for Russia’s MIR space station were damaged due to a collision with space debris, making them less effective. Credit: NASA/Crew of STS-91

Space nets to scoop up orbiting junk

Horizon magazine endocrine system monthly focus Credit — Shutterstock/ PKpix

The endocrine machine

The audio bracelet could help children to better understand the position of sounds in their environment. Image: Getty/Rafal Dubiel

Bracelet helps blind children ‘hear’ the world

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