Simulating and optimizing industrial spinning processes

Spinning polymer filaments, for example for personal care articles, is highly complex: simulating the processes involved…

New net zero emissions target won’t end UK’s contribution to global warming – here’s why

Six months on from the UN's landmark 1.5°C report, which urged immediate global action to prevent…

Eco-friendly formulations based on vegetable oils

There is an increasing demand for green products, but for them to be genuinely sustainable, manufacturers…

Dealing with the absurdity of human existence in the face of converging catastrophes

Homo sapiens means wise human, but the name no longer suits us. As an evolutionary biologist…

Blockchain can help break the chains of modern slavery, but it is not a complete solution

There's a good chance the device on which you are reading this contains cobalt. It's an…

The quiet loss of knowledge threatens indigenous communities

Most of the knowledge that indigenous communities in South America have about plants is not written…

As air pollution increases in some US cities, the Trump administration is weakening clean air regulations

Air pollution kills. In the United States, 1 of every 25 deaths occurs prematurely because of…

Australian voyage to reveal climate change effects in Indian Ocean

An Australian voyage retracing part of the historic first International Indian Ocean Expedition expects to reveal…

Mathematician’s breakthrough on non-toxic pest control that doesn’t harm bees

A University of Sussex mathematician, Dr. Konstantin Blyuss, working with biologists at the National Academy of…

Genetic study of yams adds more evidence of the Niger River Basin serving as a cradle of agriculture

An international team of researchers has found more evidence to support the theory that the Niger…