Author Ruth DeFries, Columbia University Professor of sustainable development, suggests that the time has come for us to develop a new approach to the natural world. In particular, we are admonished to adopt a much more empathetic relationship toward nature.
In his book, asteroid researcher Simone Marchi puts these collisions in the foreground, emphasising the chaotic nature of the seemingly steady Solar System as well as the productive benefits of apparently catastrophic impacts.
Economics expert Paul Hodges gives his views on the business outlook for the chemicals sector in 2022 and beyond as the world settles into the ‘new normal’ of the Covid era
Results from the world’s first sustainable castor bean programme have been hailed by BASF and other founders as a sign of its success. After five years, over 5800 farmers have been trained and certified and 36,000t of certified castor seed cultivated, while increasing yields.
The first graphene-enhanced concrete slab has been laid down in a UK commercial setting in a joint venture by Nationwide Engineering and the University of Manchester. Adding graphene strengthened the concrete by around 30%, according to construction firm Nationwide Engineering in Amesbury, UK, which put down the slab in summer 2021.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced an initiative to streamline the review process for new chemicals that could succeed current, higher greenhouse gas-emitting fuels.
As a prelude to its rescheduled annual conference (22-26 May) in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum has published its own analysis of risks facing the global community in 2022 and beyond. Read the Leader article in C&I Magazine.
A new lab technique can speed up vaccine development by shortening the time and effort required to identify antibodies of interest. It relies on cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM) to examine mixtures of antibody-antigen from sera and a computational algorithm to reveal the sequences of these antibodies.
Ozone pollution is associated with around $63bn/year losses from crop production in East Asia, according to a new study. The researchers call for stricter ozone emission controls and suggest developing ozone-resistant crop varieties.
The king baboon spider (Pelinobis muticus) is a large African tarantula that can inflict a painful bite. Now, researchers in Australia describe a remarkable peptide in its venom that interferes with multiple ion channels in mammals to cause severe localised pain. The new findings could assist in the search for non-opioid pain treatments by allowing researchers to investigate how peptides selectively influence ion channels important for pain.