Jeremy Dennis Makes a Farce of White Guilt
Dennis’s exaggerated scenarios compel non-Indigenous viewers to confront racial dynamics that many people in the images choose not to see.
Fearing repression in Dubai, non-binary people stay away from Cop28
Non-binary and trans people have been detained and deported at Dubai airport and being gay is effectively criminalised in the UAE
The post Fearing repression in Dubai, non-binary people stay away from Cop28 appeared first on Climate Home News.
Researchers puncture 100-year-old theory of odd little ‘water balloons’
Quinoa and many other extremely resilient plants are covered with strange balloon-like ‘bladders’ that for 127 years were believed to be responsible for protecting them from drought and salt. Research results reveal this not to be the case. These so-ca…
Team discovers rules for breaking into Pseudomonas
Researchers report that they have found a way to get antibacterial drugs through the nearly impenetrable outer membrane of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium that — once it infects a person — is notoriously difficult to treat.
Mind the gap: Caution needed when assessing land emissions in the COP28 Global Stocktake
The land use, land use change, and forestry sector plays a strong role in achieving global climate targets, but a gap exists between how scientists and countries account for its emissions. A new study highlights how mitigation benchmarks change when as…
From the first bite, our sense of taste helps pace our eating
When you eagerly dig into a long-awaited dinner, signals from your stomach to your brain keep you from eating so much you’ll regret it — or so it’s been thought.
In numbers: The state of the climate ahead of Cop28
Annual emissions may have just peaked but the world’s temperature will keep rising until we reach net zero
The post In numbers: The state of the climate ahead of Cop28 appeared first on Climate Home News.