Good and bad news for the second part of February 2024

Essential reads Microplastics found in every human placenta tested in study Microplastics have been found in every human placenta tested in a study, leaving the researchers worried about the potential health impacts on developing foetuses. The scientists analysed 62 placental tissue samples and found the most common plastic detected was polyethylene, which is used to

Artificial intelligence, drinking water, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere a.o.

A man stands in front of a screen with an AI-generated artwork at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Sunday (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) Artificial intelligence has been all the rage at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual summit in Davos this week. While tech leaders raved about its capabilities, the latest WEF Global

About plots and conspiracy theorists who are spreading disbelief about climate change on social media

Disturbing truths By Olivia Rudgard and Daniel Zuidijk   When images and video of the tragic blazes in Maui began to filter out across the internet, rumors also started to spread. Across Facebook, TikTok and X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, commentators shared wild speculations that the fires, which have now taken the lives of more than

Climate reparations are about making the polluters pay for the loss and damage they’ve caused – and continue to cause

08/06/2023 We have a number for how much polluters cost the Earth – now to make them pay Nina Lakhani Here’s an indisputable (and blood-curdling) fact: fossil fuel companies have known for decades about the planet warming and other environmental harms caused by their oil, gas and coal. Nevertheless they denied it, lied about it,