Academic Articles

Contributors from the Jockey Club Centre for Positive Ageing outline dietary strategies that can help preserve cognitive function and prevent dementia.

Professor Francisco Rovira-Más from the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia discusses the Cerberus project, focusing on sustainable crop protection through data-driven decision-making in Mediterranean agriculture.

Stephanie Schneider from SUNY Old Westbury examines Paulo Freire’s fascinating work on social justice, and the democratic potential of education.

The SPIN-FERT project, funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program, focuses on improving soil health in horticultural crops while promoting peat-free substrates.

Loren E. Babcock, Professor in the School of Earth Sciences at The Ohio State University, introduces research on Cladoselache, a puzzling ancient shark-like fish.

Jean C. Pfau and Tracy McNew from the Center for Asbestos-Related Disease address the legacy of environmental asbestos, which continues to pose a public health risk.

In this article, Dr David Lobb of the University of Manitoba examines why riparian buffers often fail to filter contaminants from agricultural runoff, particularly in cold climate regions.

Mark Kimsey, the Director of the Intermountain Forestry Cooperative, discusses the benefits of harvest residue and vegetation control on conifer seedling survival and growth.

As global temperatures rise, sex-specific vulnerabilities to extreme heat are emerging as a critical blind spot in occupational health policy. Luana Main and Lilia Convit explain.

Michael Bevington discusses strategies for recognising and reducing the impact of manufactured electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and radiation, focusing on EHS triggers, risk reduction, and long-term non-thermal guidelines.

Konrad Michel examines the growing relevance of digital technology and AI in impacting suicide and mental health issues, along with efforts to improve AI management to better protect vulnerable people.

B.C. (Bart) Root, an Assistant Professor at Delft University of Technology, discusses pioneering efforts in quantum space exploration aimed at unlocking the secrets of Mars’ interior and atmosphere.

Dr Michael J. Dillon and Prof Laura Bowater examine the science of gamification to transform biomedical education through gamified learning.

Interdisciplinary approaches in developmental biology have revealed how cells build the embryonic bones of the skull vault. Spatial and temporal dynamics are coordinated by cells as they build the extracellular environment, Jacqueline Tabler explains.

Professor Pete Whittington discusses efforts to restore metal-contaminated peatlands in Sudbury, Ontario, which were heavily affected by mining since the 1880s.

Nature meets engineering in Vellinge’s innovative flood defence, setting a new standard for sustainable coastal protection, Anders Purcell, Project Manager at Vellinge Municipality explains.

Dr Peter Verheyen, DMD from Sola Society & Academy, Vienna University, explains the intriguing areas of information and entropy, plus infotropy, life and time.

Neural Speech Inc. aims to provide a link to the outside world for people who are unable to communicate. CEO and Chief Scientist, Philip Kennedy, explains the potential opportunities associated with brain interfacing.