Nitrogen pollution contributes to poor air quality, biodiversity loss and climate change. A new report sets out a ‘recipe’ for … read more
The UK Energy Research Centre publishes its annual review of UK energy policy – a stocktake of progress over the … read more
Since the successful development of mRNA vaccines for COVID-19, this technology is now considered game changing for the future … read more
The Global Tipping Points Report is a peer-reviewed assessment of the threats and opportunities of negative and positive tipping points … read more
As world leaders meet at COP28 in Dubai, the Global Carbon Project reveals the latest trends in global carbon emissions … read more
Despite huge advances in human genetics and medical research, we still know very little about how the majority of the … read more
CCS and CDR have provoked controversy, with some claiming they are essential to climate change mitigation and others calling them … read more
A new study in Frontiers in Science examines what will happen to climate change after net zero. The UN Climate … read more
Government and the medical profession need to adapt to an ageing population – Chief Medical Officer. Professor Chris Whitty’s fourth … read more
The way dementia is diagnosed has barely changed for nearly two decades, and here’s the shocker: at least a third … read more
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority is currently reviewing the law on fertility treatment regulation and embryo. At the same … read more
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) (HPAI) is now a global threat and the scale of bird flu outbreaks across … read more
On 2nd October, Professor Jim Skea came to the SMC to meet the science and environment journalists who will be … read more
The topic of ultra-processed foods has entered the public debate this year, after celebrities and others in the public eye … read more
The State of Nature report, led by the RSPB and with over 50 partners, uses nearly 50 years of data … read more
The C-MORE (Capturing the MultiORgan Effects of COVID-19) ) and PHOSP study (Post-hospitalisation COVID-19) groups will present their findings of … read more
Invasive alien species are one of the five major direct drivers of biodiversity loss globally, alongside land- and sea-use change, … read more
Researchers have studied the blood of patients who were hospitalised with COVID-19, reporting two biomarkers measured during admission which are … read more
Wildfire has been a big subject in 2023, particularly in Canada, Hawaii and Greece. Are we are seeing more wildfires … read more
A major Royal Society report COVID-19: examining the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions has reviewed the international scientific evidence gathered during … read more
