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Carbon offsets can help achieve emissions goals, some experts argue, while others say they are actively dangerous

Result comes from study of farming and herding groups in the Tibetan borderlands in rural China

The world has changed in manifold ways since the height of the pandemic – and research evidence can help governments respond to them. In the last few years, homeworking has become the new normal, there’s been a disturbing increase in mental health problems, and millions have suffered the devastating effects…

Antibody therapy lecanemab removes clumps of protein called beta amyloid that builds up in brain

The story of the damage done to the world’s biodiversity is a tale of decline spanning thousands of years. Can the world seize its chance to change the narrative?

COP27, the latest UN climate change summit which was held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, has been condemned for failing to summon an adequate response to the escalating climate crisis. Negotiators did manage to preserve a commitment made in Paris in 2015 to limit global warming to 1.5°C. But emissions of…

A sample of almost 13,000 young people across England who were in Year 11 in 2021 also found differences in the mental health of different genders.

Billed as “Africa’s COP”, the 27th UN climate change summit (otherwise known as COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, was expected to promote climate justice, as this is the continent most affected but least responsible for the climate crisis. Negotiations for a fund that would compensate developing countries for the loss…

We need something smaller, leaner and fully focused on the crisis at hand, says Bill McGuire, Prof Emeritus of Geophysical & Climate Hazards at UCL