All Global science issues articles

  • Discarded plastic and other rubbish floating on the surface of water, with fish visible below
    Feature

    The massive problem of microplastics

    2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

    As plastics fill up and pollute our oceans, recognising their value rather than thinking of them as disposable could help us deal with what has turned into a large, global problem

  • YouthGrandChallengeGlobalIssues3300tb
    News

    Grand challenges set for science students

    2016-10-26T00:00:00Z

    New competition asks young people to explore solutions for global health and development issues

  • A globe
    Feature

    Good chemistry

    2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

    There are all sorts of ways chemists can use their skills to aid global development, writes Josh Howgego

  • Climate research heats up
    Feature

    Climate research heats up

    2014-11-20T00:00:00Z

    Nina Notman meets some of the atmospheric chemists fitting the pieces of the climate change jigsaw together

  • Outline of India in colours of flag with wind turbines and solar panels on top
    Resource

    The impact of solar power

    In association with The Solar Spark at the University of Edinburgh

    Think about the benefits of solar power and the impact it can have on people’s lives

  • Spraying crops
    Feature

    Set a fungus to catch a fungus

    2013-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Ian Le Guillou finds out how the success of the synthetic organic fungicide azoxystrobin showcases the importance of organic chemistry to global food production