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Why it matters
Pesticides and Parkinson’s
12th April 2008
Scientists have found a link between Parkinson’s disease and pesticides: A study in the journal BMC Neurology reports that people with the disease were more likely to have been exposed (…)
Why it matters
Can’t see the (old) forest for the (new) trees
15th March 2008
Biodiversity loss “is having a fundamental effect on our society, economy, and culture as well as ecology”
Why it matters
Wolf blitzes
15th March 2008
Pronghorn antelope increased by 50 per cent after wolves were reintroduced to Wyoming
Why it matters
Fire and ice
15th March 2008
The high Arctic could change to a land of shrubs, fires, and ever-accelerating climate change
Why it matters
Tipping points
16th February 2008
Arctic sea ice could disappear within 10 years, along with eight other regions around the world, thanks to global warming
Why it matters
The bottom line
19th January 2008
You may not think that we would be able to cause havoc at the bottom of the ocean – but we are doing it this very minute
Why it matters
Carbon growth spurt
5th January 2008
Doubling atmospheric carbon dioxide speeds up tree growth by about 20 per cent – but probably not in the long run
Why it matters
Microplastic unfantastic
17th November 2007
Plastic garbage isn’t just a waste of resources – it creates tiny Trojan horses that piggyback dangerous chemicals into our own bodies