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Fast Fashion: Why garment workers’ lives are still in danger 10 years after Rana Plaza
Ten years ago this month, much attention turned to the global garment industry when a group of garment factories collapsed at Rana Plaza near Dhaka, …
2 years, 10 months ago
Cloud seeding can increase rain and snow, and new techniques may make it a lot more effective
Small amounts of rain can mean the difference between struggle and success. For nearly 80 years, an approach called cloud seeding has, in theory, giv…
2 years, 10 months ago
Dangerous and dirty – but cheap – used cars exported from the US and Europe are filling roads in Africa
In countries across Africa and Latin America, old used cars from places like the U.S. and Europe provide vital access to transportation to people who…
2 years, 10 months ago
Fear and Wonder podcast: how scientists attribute extreme weather events to climate change
Last month the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Synthesis Report of the Sixth Assessment Report. It show…
2 years, 11 months ago
How recognising cultural practices in environmental regulation can help protect natural resources like sandalwood
Conserving or protecting natural resources, like landscapes or products, can involve limiting people's access or use. When natural resources are conn…
2 years, 11 months ago
Do glitzy awards like the Earthshot Prize actually help fight climate change?
We speak with three researchers who study how climate research is funded to find out whether the pomp and circumstance of high-profile climate innova…
2 years, 11 months ago
Too many digital distractions are eroding our ability to read deeply
In an era of ceaseless notifications from apps, devices and social media platforms, as well as access to more information than we could possibly cons…
2 years, 11 months ago
Back to the Moon
Both the U.S. and China have plans to establish a permanent human presence on the Moon. You might be wondering: why now? The answer to that is the re…
2 years, 11 months ago
Iraq 20 years on: researchers assess how US invasion shapes lives today
On March 19, 2003, the United States led an unlawful invasion into Iraq, occupying the country for over eight years until the official withdrawal of …
3 years ago
Is time an illusion?
Without a sense of time, leading us from cradle to grave, our lives would make little sense. But on the most fundamental level, physicists aren't sur…
3 years ago