Youth lead current dietary emissions while seniors increasingly drive total emission growth
Miller, V. et al. Global dietary quality in 185 countries from 1990 to 2018 show wide differences by…
Lagos Flooding: Residents Count Losses After Deluge
The floodwaters may have receded after days of torrential rain, but the devastation they left behind remains. Thousands…
A unified analysis of global riverine eDNA reveals common associations of fish biodiversity with drainage characteristics
Senior, R. A. et al. Global shortfalls in documented actions to conserve biodiversity. Nature 630, 387–391 (2024). Article …
Environmental damages of the top ten percent consumers exceed global climate and biodiversity funding gaps
We find that the total environmental damage costs per person in the top 10% consumers worldwide is $2.3k-$7.5k…
Human-driven sea-level rise has quadrupled the frequency of coastal sea-level extremes since 1900
Nicholls, R. J. Adapting to sea-level rise. in Resilience: The Science of Adaptation to Climate Change (eds Zommers,…
Nano-agrochemical use in sustainable agriculture and environmental protection
Tang, F. H. M., Wyckhuys, K. A. G., Li, Z., Maggi, F. & Silva, V. Transboundary impacts of…
Sustainable battery recycling through spatial and technological alignment
This study develops a multi-scale analytical framework to evaluate the environmental impacts and resource recovery potential of battery…
Mining triggers extensive additional deforestation in sub-Saharan Africa
Data To map and analyse the spatial extent of direct mining-induced deforestation of dense forest across sub-Saharan Africa,…
Coal plants persist as a large barrier to the global solar energy transition
Three-step framework for PV generation and losses A three-step framework was developed to estimate facility-level PV energy generation…
Birds avoid wind turbines painted like venomous snakes
Wind turbines are a net positive for a sustainable society, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have an…
Atmospheric warming contributions from airborne microplastics and nanoplastics
Thompson, R. C. et al. Twenty years of microplastic pollution research—what have we learned?. Science 386, 6720 (2024).…
Satellite imagery reveals increasing volatility in human night-time activity
Data and study area The foundational dataset for this global analysis of ALAN dynamics was the Black Marble…