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Africa’s herbarium collections are a scientific treasure. They need to be digitised before more biodiversity is lost
Herbarium cabinets lock away valuable plant data that needs to be mobilised through digitisation.
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Stop trying to maintain constant productivity: Your ability to cope with stress changes with the seasons and your own biological clocks
You can build resilience that will work with the changing rhythms in your life.
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Why French officials placed a Muslim war memorial in the intellectual heart of Paris in the 20th century
The Grand Mosque of Paris has stood for a century as a memorial to Muslim soldiers and a nuanced symbol of French colonialism.
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I’m part of the team writing the next bible of psychiatry – for the first time, the DSM will use biology to understand mental disorders
Despite advances in neuroscience, the underlying biology of mental illness has remained elusive. The DSM-6 will attempt to integrate neurobiology into how clinicians diagnose and treat psychiatric conditions.
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Tiny house villages are increasingly responding to the homeless crisis in America’s fast-growing cities
As economic and demographic growth increasingly coexists with poverty and homelessness, resident-led alternatives to housing are supporting communities left behind.
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Why Trump’s plan to rescind the Roadless Rule protecting national forests will struggle in court
The courts have rejected similar arguments before. Meanwhile, maintenance costs are rising, and the Forest Service’s own data contradicts the administration’s wildfire claims.
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Disappearing lakes, old photos and AI are helping scientists map Arctic permafrost thaw in near-real time
The abrupt disappearance of a lake is one clear sign that the ice below is melting, and a clue to wider permafrost changes.
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Thai protesters picket Israeli embassy over tourist harassment
Khaosod English A Thai protest group submitted a letter outside the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok this week, urging Israeli tourists and residents in Thailand to respect the country’s laws, customs and culture. Tae Achiwa, a leader of the Thai Mai Thon — “Thais Won’t Tolerate It” — group, delivered the protest letter following complaints from
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New Caledonia’s President Tukumuli outlines six-month recovery roadmap
By Patrick Decloitre of RNZ Pacific New Caledonia’s President Milakulo Tukumuli on Monday outlined the urgent issues facing the French Pacific territory. In a special address at New Caledonia’s Congress, Tukumuli, who was elected president of the collegial multiparty government on July 31 following provincial elections, said he gave his government six months to tackle
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How climate change affects different modes of transport – from roads to railways
Climate change does not affect every form of transport in the same way. And the result is more than just cancelled journeys.
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We can’t quit smartphones, but we can manage digital junk food better
We treat tech overuse like drug addiction, but smartphones – like sugar – are everywhere, making complete avoidance unrealistic.
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Virgin to run trains through the Channel Tunnel – passengers will have a choice
With Virgin Trains to run to Europe from 2030, what does this mean for Eurostar?