Could pollution be affecting our mental health?
Pollution is being looked at as a likely contributor to Europe’s “significant increase in the prevalence and incidence…
Penguins are ingesting worrying amounts of white plastic. Could switching colours protect them?
By Angela Symons with AP Published on 20/03/2026 – 7:02 GMT+1 Research has shown the majority of plastic waste found ingested…
‘No ordinary clean-up operation’: EU deploys drones and robots to remove litter from the sea floor
Published on 10/03/2026 – 7:00 GMT+1 Futuristic tech, including heavy-lifting robots, is being deployed to help clean up…
Everyday wearable data could reveal early brain health signals
Consumer wearable sensors combined with AI modeling may enable continuous, real-world tracking of cognitive and emotional health, offering…
EU climate advisers say eat less meat and tax farm emissions – POLITICO
And Denmark is on track to become the first country to tax agricultural pollution after Copenhagen and farmers’…
Using a smartwatch to detect changes in brain health
Can smartphones or smartwatches help detect early signs of neurological or mental illness? Researchers at the University of…
11 ways to make your life quieter
In 1958, John Connell wrote a letter to this newspaper. He felt that Britain was getting louder, and…
Researchers propose that Parkinson’s disease may start in the gut, not the brain
Scientists propose that Parkinson’s disease may begin far from the brain, where environmental toxins, microbiome disruption, and intestinal…
‘Urgent action’ needed as pollution fuels mental health risks, EU agency warns
Exposure to pollution – especially air, noise, and toxic chemicals – is emerging as a significant contributor to…
Canadian wildfire pollution associated with increased stroke severity
Short-term surges in air pollution in New Jersey from the 2023 Canadian wildfires were associated with a higher…
Photographer Flies Drone Over Humpback Whale, Realizes It’s in Grave Peril
John Kowitz Not long after setting off from the Hawaiian coast, underwater photographer John Kowitz and his team…
Meet the Inuit scientist kayaking around Greenland to highlight just how far microplastics travel
Armed with just a kayak and a self-built microplastic filter, Kristian Louis Jensen has spent the last decade…