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September 2025: A new nationwide database developed by researchers at Northern Arizona University combined decades of wildfire and fuel treatment data says yes, offering insights into the effectiveness of fuel treatments

Can polar geoengineering provide a quick fix for climate change?

September 2025: As glaciers melt and polar ecosystems deteriorate, geoengineering has been proposed as a solution. However, a recent assessment revealed that such approaches remain expensive, untested, and face significant logistical challenges

Can sustainable fashion backfire?

September 2025: While technologies aim to make fashion greener, a study by Erez Yerushalmi and Krishnendu Saha found they can trigger a rebound effect, where lower costs and perceived sustainability lead to more production and environmental harm

The Coldplay concert scandal: What to do when company leadership goes viral?

September 2025: Ekant Veer and Mona Soltani examine the crisis communication in an era of social media, highlighting the recent Astronomer CEO and HR Head's scandal as an example of how brands can navigate controversy, and sometimes even benefit from it

Is the global response to antibiotic resistance leaving some places behind?

September 2025: A recent study led by the University of Surrey, UK, revealed that low-income regions and key natural environments remain severely under-represented in global research on antibiotic resistance, despite facing the greatest risks

Learning about public trust through responses to pandemics

September 2025: A new study analysed how people in Japan, Taiwan, and the UK reacted differently to identical Covid-19 scenarios, offering insights into how public response can reveal gaps in trust and communication between governments and citizens