How can our tiny microbial neighbours help us grow our food sustainably?

By GLOBUS Correspondent Louis Gervaise With the global population surpassing 8 billion in 2022, a significant portion live in a world overshadowed by the threat of food insecurity. The questions arise: why is there not enough food to keep with growth and how can we ensure a safe and sustainable future for them? With modern scientific research, we could have a chance at adapting and … Continue reading How can our tiny microbial neighbours help us grow our food sustainably?

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Natural World

What’s in a Cup of Tea?

By GLOBUS Correspondent, Chathushki Godellawatta As a tea addict myself, I probably consume about a gallon of tea each year. But it’s very rarely (or never, really) that I stop to think about just how sustainable my cup of tea is. Now, sustainability isn’t the first thing that comes to your head when you think about tea, but this herbal drink that has become a trademark has … Continue reading What’s in a Cup of Tea?

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Lifestyle, Natural World, Sustainable Christmas

Five ways to give the gift of Nature this Christmas

By GLOBUS Correspondent Virginia Thomas-Pickles As Christmas is a time for generosity, it provides us all with an opportunity to give something back to Nature. No matter how big or small our contributions – from feeding the birds to volunteering at a local conservation charity – collectively they could have a large positive impact for Nature at a time when it is most in need. … Continue reading Five ways to give the gift of Nature this Christmas

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Natural World, The Warwick Sphere

Science and the future of food at Warwick Crop Centre, Part 2: Protection of Vital Vegetables

By Sakeena Rajpal, GLOBUS Communications and Events Officer As the air turns crisper and colder, and the festive season draws closer and closer, I suddenly remembered how important roast vegetables are to a perfect Christmas dinner, shining like jewels as they arrive crispy and tender out of the oven on Christmas day. This is not forgetting how important vegetables are in a perfect Sunday roast, … Continue reading Science and the future of food at Warwick Crop Centre, Part 2: Protection of Vital Vegetables

Amy DentonNovember 28, 2022July 24, 2023Leave a comment

Natural World

The Methane Timebomb

By Eszter Vlasits, Deputy Editor-in-Chief An overlooked greenhouse gas If somebody were to ask you right now to mention one of the greenhouse gases, my bet is that most of you would go for carbon-dioxide. CO2 has become the ‘face’ of harmful gas emissions, it is the one that is brought up the most and it is at the centre of most policy plans trying … Continue reading The Methane Timebomb

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Natural World, Politics & Governance

Tiger King: Cruel or Conservation?

by Amy Denton, Assistant Editor It’s 2020, the world is in lockdown from the Coronavirus pandemic. We all turn on Netflix as we have nothing else to do, and what do we see? “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness”. This smash-hit documentary follows the story of Joe Exotic, a small-zoo owner and tiger-collector in America during his conflict with conservationist, Carol Baskin. However, it failed … Continue reading Tiger King: Cruel or Conservation?

Amy DentonMarch 16, 2022March 16, 2022Leave a comment

Natural World

The Last Straw: Scapegoating the Consumer

By Katy Greco, Deputy Editor of GLOBUS We’ve all heard the statistics. 8 million tons in our oceans per year. Hundreds of thousands (and by some estimates, millions) of marine animals and seabirds injured and killed annually. Within 30 years there will be more of it than there are fish in the sea. Plastic waste is undoubtedly public enemy number one when it comes to protecting the … Continue reading The Last Straw: Scapegoating the Consumer

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Natural World

Old home – New home: Is space colonisation ideal for current times?

by Eszter Vlasits, GLOBUS correspondent Wanting to understand what is beyond our reach is an innate virtue of humankind. Long before we understood anything about our planet’s place in the universe (or as a matter of fact, about what planets are), we have always looked up at the stars and created myths about their origin, we have always entertained ourselves with stories of otherworldly creatures … Continue reading Old home – New home: Is space colonisation ideal for current times?

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Natural World, Politics & Governance, Sixty Second Sustainability

A Quick Intro to Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Change

by Amy Denton, Assistant Editor Inspired by Dr Fiona Nunan’s talk entitled ‘Power-sharing for nature-based solutions to climate change’, delivered at the TED Countdown event organised by TEDxWarwick and GLOBUS. Nature-based solutions (NBS) are actions and policies that protect, manage and restore ecosystems to address socio-environmental challenges, and are being used more and more in the fight against climate change. Essentially, they work by using … Continue reading A Quick Intro to Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Change

Amy DentonFebruary 4, 2022February 15, 2022Leave a comment

Natural World

The Tale Not Told: Animals and the Climate Crisis

By Katy Greco, Deputy Editor and Todd Olive, former Editor in Chief Inspired by Ryuji Chua’s talk entitled ‘Animals and the Climate Crisis’ delivered at the TED Countdown event organised by TEDxWarwick and GLOBUS Why do you care about this photo? Do you care because it represents an endangered species? Or do you care because it’s a cute, fluffy polar bear? Do you care because … Continue reading The Tale Not Told: Animals and the Climate Crisis