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One of the outcomes of the ongoing COP28 climate conference is a declaration, signed by more than 130 countries, to tackle planet-warming emissions from food production.
Agricultural economist Paul Winters details a few priority practices that could help farmers continue to feed the world and slow emissions, including better use of technology for weather forecasting, microbial fertilizers and reducing methane emissions from livestock. He notes that underinvestment from the commercial sector has held these and other innovations back, and he points to the importance of “public and philanthropic investment.”
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Paul Winters, University of Notre Dame
Food systems are increasingly disrupted by climate disasters, while also being a major contributor to climate change. World leaders at COP28 are vowing to do something about it.
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Ruth Ogden, Liverpool John Moores University; Joanna Witowska, The Maria Grzegorzewska University ; Vanda Černohorská, Czech Academy of Sciences
Technology is changing our perception of what time is for.
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Jorge Heine, Boston University
It’s hard to overestimate the role Henry Kissinger played in Chile. A former Chilean diplomat describes the mark that the powerful statesman made in his country and elsewhere in the Global South.
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Sydney E. Smith, University of California, San Diego
Electroconvulsive therapy often evokes inaccurate images of seizing bodies and smoking ears. Better understanding of how it reduces depression symptoms can illuminate new ways to treat mental illness.
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Thomas Gift, UCL
Ahead of the first public votes on the potential Republican candidates for presidents, it’s important to understand why the Iowa votes are significant.
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Reuben Loffman, Queen Mary University of London
Plenty remains to be done to improve the lives of Congolese citizens.
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Leena Adel, Curtin University; Ben Rich, Curtin University
The Houthis are not mere Iranian proxies in the war. Their support for the Palestinians is also aimed at garnering domestic and international support for the group’s position in Yemen.
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Shichun Huang, University of Tennessee; Wenzhong Wang, University of Science and Technology of China
Scientists analyzing isotope ratios have found that many of the elements that make up life could be left over from Earth’s formation.
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Karleen Gribble, Western Sydney University; Michelle Hamrosi, Australian National University; Nina Jane Chad, University of Sydney
Looking after a baby during extreme heat events takes a little planning and a lot of patience. Here are some practical steps you can take.
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Matt Harris, Park University
Pittsburgh’s mayor renamed the city ‘Swiftsburgh’ when the singer’s tour hit town. He’s not the only politician who has publicly fawned over the star.
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