By Heba Ghazal, Senior Lecturer, Pharmacy, Kingston University
Long-term melatonin users were about three times more likely to develop heart failure, but the link may not be what you think.
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By Gabrielle Samuel, Lecturer in Environmental Justice and Health, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, King's College London
Cleaner air is progress, but injustice remains. Environmental racism still decides who breathes dirty air, who gets sick and who gets heard
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By Maha Rafi Atal, Adam Smith Senior Lecturer in Political Economy, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Glasgow
The Cop30 climate summit is under way in Brazil under the shadow of US president Donald Trump’s second term. Delegates from around the world have poured into the Amazonian port of Belém for the conference, which promises to focus on economic development and the fight against global poverty, as well as green tech and finance.
For the first time in three decades of the talks, there are no high-level US officials expected at Cop30. Since taking office in January, the Trump administration has…
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By Nicola Walshe, Professor of Education, UCL
Denise Quiroz Martinez, Lecturer in Education at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling
Luciano Fernandes Silva, Professor, Institute of Chemistry and Physics
Education about climate change and sustainability is a vital part of responding to a rapidly changing world, including the negative effects of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.
Teachers, including in Brazil and England, help young people live with futures shaped by local and global environmental challenges. However, despite expressing overwhelming concern about issues related to climate change and sustainability, many teachers do not feel equipped to teach it in schools.
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By Ryann Donnelly, Assistant Professor in Art History, School of Media, Arts and Humanities, University of Sussex
Even if you’ve never heard of Horses or indeed Patti Smith, this is an album that you should listen to.
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By Harriet Earle, Senior Lecturer in English and Creative Writing, Sheffield Hallam University
Alex Fitch, Lecturer and PhD Candidate in Comics and Architecture, University of Brighton
It has been a major year for Stephen King films. Four of his stories have hit cinemas in 2025: The Monkey, The Life of Chuck, The Long Walk and The Running Man. And two more have graced the small screen – The Institute and the Pennywise origin series It: Welcome to Derry.
Indeed, there was a moment in British cinemas earlier in the year, where you could watch The Life of Chuck and have the film preceded by trailers for the other three cinematic…
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By Judy Dunlop, Research Fellow in Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University
Ben Phillips, WA Premier's Science Fellow, Curtin University
Tim Dempster, Professor, Marine Biology and Aquaculture, Deakin University
Cane toads will reach Broome in the next couple of years. Creating a waterless “containment zone” is the only way to stop them pillaging the Pilbara.
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By Simon O'Connor, Director, Sustainable Finance Hub, The University of Melbourne
Ben Neville, A/Prof and Deputy Director of Melbourne Climate Futures, The University of Melbourne
Brendan Wintle, Professor in Conservation Science, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, The University of Melbourne
A decade ago, a seminal speech by Mark Carney, then governor of the Bank of England and current Canadian prime minister, set out how climate change presented an economic risk that threatened the very stability of the financial system.
The speech argued the finance sector must deeply embed climate risk into the architecture of the industry or risk massive damages.
It was Carney’s description that stuck,…
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By Hussein Dia, Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
Nearly two-thirds of Australian towns have no public EV charger within 5 km – and that’s just the start of the gap.
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By Kit Prendergast, Postdoctoral Researcher, Pollination Ecology, University of Southern Queensland
The discovery of a horned native bee that pollinates a rare plant highlights how little we know about Australian pollinators.
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