From the familiar sight of plastics on our beaches, the lens has turned inward: microplastics carrying cocktails of dangerous chemicals are polluting our bodies. And while reducing our exposure to microplastics can feel overwhelming,  here’s how small fixes can help protect yourself and your loved ones.

A conversation with scientist and author Dr David Beerling provides a unique solution to sequester carbon for the next 10,000 years.

More than three-quarters of Earth’s land has become permanently drier in recent decades, creating what the UN terms an ‘existential crisis’ driven by the insidious rise of aridity. These changes threaten to degrade 90% of our planet’s land by 2050. But for the African Union Development Agency, solutions haven’t disappeared.