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Members of autonomous student bodies gathered once again to share information and promote enhanced student, university, and local community life as the Student Initiative Support Section* hosted the 14th Student Support Forum online on…

Ice core data from Greenland shows why air pollution is reducing slower than sulfur emissions reductions. As cloud droplets become less acidic, the chemical reaction that turns sulfur dioxide into sulfate aerosol gets more efficient.…

Since the onset of the CRISPR genetic editing revolution, scientists have been working to leverage the technology in the development of gene drives that target pathogen-spreading mosquitoes such as Anopheles and Aedes species, which…

On May 20, the launching ceremony of the Zhejiang University Innovative Institute of Basic Medical Sciences and the 1st Hangzhou International Pharmaceutical Source Innovation Forum were held in Linping District, Hangzhou City.…

We must change course because we are at a critical moment in our time - the world is risking not to achieve zero hunger by 2030. It is with those impacting words that Ismahane Elouafi, FAO Chief Scientist opened the session on E Commerce…

Many seabirds in the Northern Hemisphere are struggling to breed — and in the Southern Hemisphere, they may not be far behind. These are the conclusions of a study, published May 27 in Science, analyzing more than 50 years of breeding…

New genetic data could help food crops like tomatoes and rice survive longer, more intense periods of drought on our warming planet. The data provides a molecular atlas of crop roots, published by an international team of plant…

Is it possible and affordable to produce food responsibly and protect nature at the same time? Yes, says PhD student Vincent de Leijster, who investigated this for almond orchards in Spain and coffee plantations in Colombia. Nature can be…

On 29 April, a bronze plaque with a portrait of Kees de Jager was unveiled on the outside wall of the Utrecht Sonnenborgh Observatory, on the occasion of his 100th birthday.Henk Kummeling, Rector Magnificus of Utrecht University, said:…

Businesses and charities in the South East will get £2.4bn of support from universities over the next five years, according to new research which shows how higher education is helping the UK economy recover after the pandemic.Universities…