2024 HALDANE PRIZE SHORTLIST: Lifeng Wang discusses the paper “Soil fauna trophic multifunctionality mediates the release of elements from decomposing typhoon-generated leaf litter“, which has been shortlisted for Functional Ecology’s…
Haldane Prize 2025 | Jiawei Zhang: Spatial distribution and driving factors of microbial necromass carbon in coastal wetlands of China
2025 HALDANE PRIZE SHORTLIST: Jiawei Zhang discusses the paper “Spatial distribution and driving factors of microbial necromass carbon in coastal wetlands of China“, which has been shortlisted for Functional Ecology’s 2025…
Balcony solar bill gains momentum in Illinois
Illinois could soon follow in the footsteps of Utah and Virginia with a law allowing plug-in solar arrays, often called “balcony solar.” A bill that would make it simpler to…
Duke Energy agrees to explore a cleaner way to power data centers
North Carolina — like much of the U.S. — is in a high-stakes race to protect consumers and the climate from the data center boom. Without preventative measures, the energy-hungry…
How Digital Narratives Shape Mental Health Outcomes
By SUHANA MISHRA When discussing treatment outcomes, we usually talk about dosage, adherence, and access. Rarely do we speak about algorithms. Yet as I began working on a scoping review…
Greenpeace response to escalating attacks on gas fields in Middle East
Sydney, Thursday 19 March 2026 — In response to escalating attacks on gas fields in the Middle East, including Israeli strikes on Iran’s giant South Pars gas field and Iranian…
Trump deal for a $33B gas megaplant in Ohio faces huge hurdles
The Trump administration says one of the world’s biggest natural gas–fired power plants will come to Ohio. But financial risks, permitting hurdles, and uncertainties about the project’s access to equipment…
Oscar-Nominated Film Highlights Shared American, Iranian Health System Concerns
By MICHAEL MILLENSON At the recent Academy Awards broadcast, a brief film clip from the Oscar-nominated Iranian film “It Was Just An Accident” showed a man pushing an unconscious, very…
Greenpeace challenges misleading gas lobby war profits claims, as ‘warflation’ reality hits households
SYDNEY, Wednesday 18 March 2026 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has slammed gas corporations and lobby groups including Australian Energy Producers (AEP) for exploiting the illegal war on Iran to price gouge,…
Renewables can’t be weaponised
From Samoa to the Solomon Islands, the Pacific has much to teach us about the liberating power of renewable energy. While coal, oil and gas leave communities hostage to volatile…