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  • Twice a week, the Guardian brings you the latest science and environment news
    © 2024 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved.
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  • Why are the world’s cities sinking?

    Why are the world’s cities sinking?
    May 7 2024
    A study has found that more than two dozen US coastal cities are sinking by more than 2mm a year. It’s a similar picture across the world. Nearly half of China’s major cities, as well as places such as Tehran and Jakarta, are facing similar problems. These issues are compounded by sea level rises caused by global heating. Madeleine Finlay speaks to Prof Manoochehr Shirzaei of Virginia Tech University and Prof Robert Nicholls of the University of East Anglia to find out what’s making our cities sink and whether anything can be done to rescue them from the sea. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
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    16 mins
  • The extraordinary promise of personalised cancer vaccines

    The extraordinary promise of personalised cancer vaccines
    May 2 2024
    Glioblastomas are an extremely aggressive type of brain tumour, which is why the news this week of a vaccine that has shown promise in fighting them is so exciting. And this comes right off the back of the announcement of another trial of the world’s first personalised mRNA vaccine for melanoma, a kind of skin cancer. Ian Sample talks to Prof Alan Melcher of the Institute of Cancer Research about how these vaccines work and whether they could one day be used to target cancer before it is even detectable on scans. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
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    13 mins
  • The stream of plastic pollution: could a global treaty help us turn off the tap?

    The stream of plastic pollution: could a global treaty help us turn off the tap?
    Apr 30 2024
    Guardian Seascapes reporter Karen McVeigh tells Madeleine Finlay about a recent trip to the Galápagos Islands, where mounds of plastic waste are washing up and causing problems for endemic species. Tackling this kind of waste and the overproduction of plastic were the topics on the table in Ottawa this week, as countries met to negotiate a global plastics treaty. But is progress too slow to address this pervasive problem?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
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    16 mins
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