Overall, I would count the juxtaposition of marine and modern human life as a remarkable discovery that adds an interesting twist to the age-old tradition of human-animal storytelling, communicated well with flamboyant and fearless writing.
Veteran animal welfare campaigner and CEO of Compassion in World Farming, Philip Lymbery makes the claim that at present we are unquestionably able to produce enough food to feed the entire world’s population.
In January 2023, the Norwegian Climate Investment Fund announced plans to invest over $62m in Indian waste-to-energy company SAEL.
Some 29.8m Indians will suffer from cancer by 2025, up from 26.7m in 2021. With the country’s cancer burden expected to rise, India’s parliamentary panel has recommended free cancer treatment for middle-class households through a government-run programme.
Opinion has long been divided over whether coffee is beneficial or harmful to health. Most recent research suggests the beverage is good for us – at least in moderation, as Maria Burke reports
Commercial mining on the seafloor could start in July 2023, even if the international authority in charge fails to come up with a regulatory framework. But there are growing calls for a pause or moratorium, as Michael Gross reports
As C&I went to press, there was further news on Britishvolt, the company planning to build the first UK gigafactory to make electric car batteries. The company went into administration in January after months of financial struggles. Now, administators EY have announced Scale Facilitation Partners and its Australian subsidiary Reliance Industries as the preferred bidder, according to Reuters.
An international team believes they have discovered how Romans managed to build such long-lasting concrete structures. The work could improve durability in novel 3D-printed concrete formulations.
Africa has the potential to produce 30 to 60m t of green hydrogen by 2050 – enough to meet 5% to 10% of the global demand. As well as creating 3.7m new jobs, harnessing this untapped potential could add more than $120bn to Africa’s economy, a report by renewable energy company Masdar says.