13 h. ago Soap, wristbands and scaling the UN: People get creative during final plastic pollution treaty talks

A Swiss ocean protection group is handing out bars of soap to negotiators working on a global accord to end plastic pollution

Sport

38 h. ago Groups seek to influence plastic pollution treaty talks at the UN as negotiations wind down

Environmentalists and Indigenous leaders held signs in front of the United Nations buildings in Geneva where talks for a global accord to end plastic pollution are taking place

Politics

60 h. ago Artist drowns sculpture in plastic waste in front of the UN during plastic pollution treaty talks

As nations began a second week of negotiations Monday for a global accord to end plastic pollution, an artist heaped piles of plastic waste onto a large sculpture in front of the United Nations office

Events

62 h. ago 'I'm a sleep expert and one Channel 4 TV show gets me to sleep every night'

Leading sleep expert James Leinhardt has shared his top tips - and it includes a classic Channel 4 TV show

Culture

8 d. ago UN plastic pollution talks must result in ambitious treaty, leading expert says

Professor Richard Thompson, a marine litter expert, says delegates must act decisively to ‘look next generation in the eye’Delegates at the UN plastic pollution treaty talks in Geneva must secure an ambitious global agreement so they can look future generations in the eye, one of the world’s leading marine litter experts has said.Prof Richard Thompson, who was named one of Time’s 100 most influential people this year for his groundbreaking work on plastic pollution, said decisive action was needed to protect human health and the planet. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Expert's claim exact date 'alien probe' will land on earth dubbed 'nonsense on stilts'

A leading expert at the University of Oxford has dismissed the wild claims of an interstellar probe arriving on Earth, and said the theory was 'nonsense on stilts'

Science

1 week ago Countries under pressure to finalise UN plastic pollution treaty as talks resume

Countries are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, where they will hope to break a deadlock in talks for a legally binding agreement on plastics.

Events

3 w. ago Harvard doctor who has studied the gut for over 10 years reveals the foods he avoids

A leading gut expert has revealed a surprising list of seemingly healthy foods that he avoids to protect his gut health and ward off inflammation.

Society

3 w. ago ‘Scotland’s new Health Framework Plan overlooks simple ways to reduce alcohol consumption,’ says expert

The preventative healthcare measures recommended in the Scotland’s Population Health Framework 2025-2035 plan have been welcomed by a leading health expert. However, Sinclair Method UK’s Dr Seth Rankin says it misses the chance to increase awareness of proven and long-established ways to help Scots reduce their drinking.

Science

4 w. ago World leading expert warns that most people are taking popular supplement WRONG: 'You're putting yourselves at risk'

A world leading doctor has raised the alarm over a popular supplement that could cause life-threatening liver damage.

Events