Seminar on climate change education
The International Seminar on Climate Change Education has been organized by the Office for Climate Education within IYBSSD.
IYBSSD to promote inclusion in basic sciences – Spiro
Michel Spiro, Chair of the Steering Committee of IYBSSD speaks on the role of women in science
Scientists uncover widespread cutting of Sweden’s forests
A study published in the journal Earth’s Future reveals that almost a quarter of Sweden’s last unprotected old-growth forest was logged between 2003 and 2019 – equivalent to a loss of 1.4% per year.
OPINION: Basic sciences and sustainable development
Former President of the Colombian Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences, Enrique Forero, explains how basic sciences foster sustainable development
WOMEN IN SCIENCE: Elisama Vieira
On this day, 8 March 2023, as we celebrate the International Women’s Day, let’s focus on a womand scientist profile
Czech researchers discover DNA of unknown parasite
A strange way to read DNA and produce proteins has been discovered in a protozoan parasite
Fighting for sustainable science – One Lab at a Time
Martin Farley, Europe’s first full-time sustainable laboratory specialist, highlights the challenges and opportunities in the quest to reduce the climate impact of laboratories.
Shielding plants from stress
TWAS-Fayzah M. Al-Kharafi Award winner, Nadia Haider, characterizes economically useful plants through their DNA, to help protect them from human and environmental stressors.
Fighting superbugs with mathematical models
Some infectious bacteria have developed resistance to antibiotics. Mathematical models could help design alternative treatments to overcome them.
VIDEOS: How to engage the public with science
How can the public better engage with science? From theater to a tweeting tree, from dance to micro-museums, presenters made the show during the latest Falling Walls engage competition in November 2022 at Berlin.
