Can we keep flying? The sustainability of the aviation industry

Can we keep flying? The sustainability of the aviation industry

by Alex Cooper Figure 1: Exhaust contrails from a NASA jet testing biofuel.  Image attribution: NASA / Eddie Winstead, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons   Most…

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Aquaculture Anarchy: How Chemical and Antibiotic Abuse in Bangladesh Could Limit Global Food Security.

Aquaculture Anarchy: How Chemical and Antibiotic Abuse in Bangladesh Could Limit Global Food Security.

by Will Burke Figure 1: Ring net offshore aquaculture. Image: Asc1733, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons. A decade ago aquaculture – fish and aquatic…

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Plastic Peril: The Devastating Impact on Tiger Sharks

Plastic Peril: The Devastating Impact on Tiger Sharks

by Lucy Harris In 1965, a new global threat to the marine environment was documented by a plankton recording device as it became entangled in…

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Deforestation: The Greatest Threat Faced by Biodiversity

Deforestation: The Greatest Threat Faced by Biodiversity

by Caitlin Healey Deforestation is the intentional clearing of forested land for agricultural use, logging, or fuel, which is demonstrated in Figure 1.[1] It is…

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How Citizen Science can teach you something new and improve your mental health

How Citizen Science can teach you something new and improve your mental health

By Anna Foster Citizen science is “Scientific work undertaken by members of the general public” without any specified level of education or training [1] meaning…

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Wildflower stips: a road map to restoring wild bee populations

Wildflower stips: a road map to restoring wild bee populations

By Isabelle Fallows It has been found that 70% of leading global crops benefit from pollination (Figure 1) due to increased yield and quality [1]….

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Tackling the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals through beekeeping

Tackling the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals through beekeeping

By Lera Peretiatko   Vu Tan Suu is inspecting the bees on a light, removable frame. He is making more money now after training in…

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