At the beginning of May this year, the term ‘fatberg’ was added to the Scrabble dictionary. Previously, the Oxford English Dictionary had defined the term as “a very large mass of solid waste in a […]
Brazilian President Bolsonaro: A threat to the environment?
You will no doubt have heard about the countless low blows Trump has dealt the environment, but you might not have heard about the newly inaugurated president of Brazil. His name is Jair Bolsonaro, and […]
Just 0.5 °C temperature increase has a detrimental effect – the recent IPCC Report
Last week you will no doubt have heard about a powerful report published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that highlights some alarming realities of the future of our planet. Interpretations of the […]
The Ultimate Guide to: Forcing Your Housemates to Recycle
If you’ve just moved to Leeds, you may notice that the bins are a different colour to what you’re used to. I certainly didn’t notice, and it wasn’t until two weeks into living in my […]
Paint Me Like One of Your Polymers
The incredible paint that could keep our cities cool. On September 27 2018, an article was published in the Science journal introducing an innovative ‘polymer paint’ that could be used to cool surfaces, particularly in […]
Top 7 Things I wish I’d known as a Fresher
Ah, fresher’s. Possibly the strangest week of any student’s life. Thousands of young people move to a city they’ve likely never slept a night in before: it’s undoubtedly going to make even the most confident […]
Reptile Dysfuntion: Rising Temperature Turn Turtles Female
Rising temperatures are leading to an increase in the proportion of female Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas), recent studies show. Studies carried out on beaches of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia show that a […]
What SUP: How Can We Limit Single Use Plastics Pollution
Single use plastics (SUPs) are plastics that are used once and then disposed of, which includes plastic bags, drinks bottles, take-out coffee cups, and plastic straws. However, rather than being recycled, a significant proportion of […]