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The impact of underwater noise pollution on marine life

Shipping, construction, sonar and seismic surveys are crowding the ocean soundscape, but quieter methods are available

Editorial Team SDG14

15 hours ago5 min read

Environmental information turns pollution data into democratic accountability

Public records allow communities to test official promises against permits, emissions and environmental conditions

Editorial Team SDG16

2 days ago5 min read

Shark Trust links citizen science with pressure for stronger fisheries controls

The UK charity combines public data collection, education and policy work as shark and ray populations face sustained fishing pressure

Editorial Team SDG14

4 days ago5 min read

Environmental cooperation turns shared resources into channels for dialogue

Shared ecosystems can open contact across conflict lines, but cooperation depends on rights, power and durable local institutions

Editorial Team SDG6

5 days ago5 min read

World Bicycle Relief turns rural mobility into essential infrastructure

Purpose-built bicycles help communities reach schools, clinics and markets where transport remains scarce

Editorial Team SDG9

Aug 55 min read

Advanced geothermal could take continuous clean power beyond volcanic regions

New drilling techniques may unlock deep heat almost anywhere, but costs, seismic risk and water use remain decisive

Editorial Team SDG7

Aug 26 min read

The world's largest forest restoration experiment

China's Three-North Shelter Forest Program shows both the promise and the limits of restoring degraded landscapes

Editorial Team SDG15

Jul 248 min read

What the evidence says about global warming — part three

What remains uncertain, what science says with confidence, and why evidence should guide the conversation more than ideology

Editorial Team SDG13

Jul 226 min read

What the evidence says about global warming — part two

How glaciers, polar ice and atmospheric chemistry reveal a coherent picture of climate change and help distinguish human influence from natural variability

Editorial Team SDG13

Jul 216 min read

What the evidence says about global warming — part one

How measurements from land, oceans and space transformed global warming from a scientific hypothesis into one of the best-documented changes in the modern Earth system

Editorial Team SDG13

Jul 207 min read

From landfill to the power grid: the new generation of plants aiming to turn waste into energy without releasing its carbon

Europe is supporting pioneering projects that combine waste-to-energy with carbon capture to reduce the climate impact of residual waste

Editorial Team SDG9

Jul 194 min read

The politics of clean air: health, power and environmental justice

Air pollution exposes how transport, energy and urban policy determine who breathes safely and who carries the greatest health burden

Editorial Team SDG3

Jul 186 min read

The science and politics of vaccine hesitancy

Declining vaccination rates in some countries are creating new public health risks, driven by distrust, misinformation and political polarisation

Editorial Team SDG3

Jul 176 min read

Microbiome, the invisible world inside us shapes health, disease and medicine

Science is redefining the human body as a complex ecosystem in which trillions of microorganisms influence immunity, metabolism and brain function

Editorial Team SDG3

Jul 156 min read

Manta rays expose the weak links in ocean protection

The Manta Trust shows how research, tourism and policy can help protect threatened rays and marine ecosystems

Editorial Team SDG14

Jul 54 min read

Fauna & Flora shows why conservation now depends on local power

Protecting threatened species increasingly means supporting the communities living closest to biodiversity loss

Editorial Team SDG15

Jun 306 min read

When sustainability begins in the classroom

GSI workshops in Tarifa helped primary school pupils turn the Sustainable Development Goals into practical school action

Editorial Team SDG4

Jun 283 min read

Soil as a public good is becoming a food security test

Soil degradation is no longer only a farming concern. It is a climate, hunger and civic resilience issue

Editorial Team SDG2

Jun 176 min read

aidsmap and the public value of reliable HIV information

Aidsmap, the public value of reliable HIV information

An HIV information service shows why evidence, access and trust still matter in the global response to HIV

Editorial Team SDG3

Jun 144 min read

Autism is not a marginal issue. It is a global test of inclusion

Around the world, autism is forcing societies to rethink education, healthcare, employment and the meaning of belonging.

Editorial Team SDG3

Jun 55 min read

When a child has to go viral to receive treatment, the system has already failed

In Spain, the case of a boy from Seville with butterfly skin disease has exposed a deeper problem: life-changing medicines should not depend on television, social media pressure or a photograph with a regional president.

Editorial Team SDG3

Jun 45 min read