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10 news posts
Health
18 Dec 2025
Global food systems driving twin crises of obesity and global heating
A major review in Frontiers in Science highlights how tackling unsustainable food systems—reflected by our changing food environment—is urgent for both health and climate.
Robotics and AI
16 Dec 2025
How breaking the ‘memory wall’ using brain-inspired algorithms could help overcome AI energy costs
AI hardware needs to become more brain-like to meet the growing energy demands of real-world applications, according to researchers.
Climate action
27 Nov 2025
Plastic pollution is worsened by warming climate and must be stemmed, researchers warn
Increased toxicity from plastic pollution in a warmer climate is highly likely to be affecting whole ecosystems, with potentially disproportionate impacts on apex predators such as orcas.
Health
30 Oct 2025
Scientists on ‘urgent’ quest to explain consciousness as AI gathers pace
As AI—and the ethical debate surrounding it—accelerates, scientists argue that understanding consciousness is now more urgent than ever.
Health
07 Oct 2025
AI and omics unlock personalized drugs and RNA therapies for heart disease
Reducing industrial animal use can help to shrink our carbon footprint and boost health—but doing so means we need nutritious meat alternatives that are also tasty and affordable.
Health
30 Sep 2025
Mix insect, plant, and cultivated proteins for healthier, greener, tastier food, say experts
Reducing industrial animal use can help to shrink our carbon footprint and boost health—but doing so means we need nutritious meat alternatives that are also tasty and affordable.
Climate action
09 Sep 2025
Well-publicized polar geoengineering ideas will not help and could harm, warn experts
Five well-publicized polar geoengineering ideas are highly unlikely to help the polar regions and could harm ecosystems, communities, international relations, and our chances of reaching net zero by 2050.
Earth science
04 Sep 2025
Biological ‘moonshot’ accelerates efforts to genetically map life on Earth
An unprecedented effort to sequence the genomes of 150,000 eukaryotic species through inclusive global collaboration.
Health
31 Jul 2025
Microbial map reveals countless hidden connections between our food, health, and planet
Researchers have mapped how microbes underpin healthy food systems—and how we can stop their decline.
Health
26 Jun 2025
New gene therapy delivery device could let hospitals create personalized nanomedicines on-demand
Rare diseases affect millions worldwide, yet the one-size-fits-all model of drug development leaves patients with few treatment options. Now a European research project called NANOSPRESSO aims to tip the balance in patients’ favor by boosting access to low-cost bespoke gene and RNA therapies.