Are our oceans under threat? 🔊
Our fates are tied to the fate of our oceans, which generate half of the world’s oxygen, as well as provide water, food, recreation, culture, and some $24 trillion of the global economy. But ocean life is under threat by multiple stressors — climate change,...
Is our economy undermining the green revolution? 🔊
Are some green solutions unhelpful for the environment, or, worse, do they harm it? In her book, Green Gone Wrong: How Our Economy Is Undermining the Environmental Revolution, journalist Heather Rogers explores whether ‘green’ products such as carbon...
Q+A: What does ancient history tell us about the nature of humanity?
Simon Holdaway talks to Maria Armoudian about how we’ve changed and how our ancestors have dealt with past disasters and changes in the climate. Simon Holdaway is a Professor in Anthropology and Head of the School of Social Sciences at the University of...
Q+A: Back from the dead? The science and ethics of bringing species back from extinction
With mass extinction upon us, some scientists are working on bringing certain species back from the dead. But their ability to do so raises ethical and practical issues. Are we playing God? Could this process go wrong? Should we focus on conservation instead or in...
Why is distinguishing native from alien species important?
By James Russell James Russell looks at the issue of introduced species in New Zealand and why distinguishing them from native species is important. From the first moment Polynesians landed ashore and carried their gourds and dogs with them, colonists have sought to...
Why are melting glaciers a problem? 🔊
Climate change, receding glaciers and melting ice sheets are causing the world’s oceans to rise. What does the melting of glaciers and ice sheets due to climate change mean for the world’s coastal cities? Will this ongoing issue cause problems in the...Subscribe by Email
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