Can reforestation help reverse the extinction crisis?
By Jonah Busch Reforestation can help reverse not one but two planetary crises, according to new research from the Earth Innovation Research. Reforestation can help reverse not one but two planetary crises. Reforestation offers one of the best ways to remove carbon...
The meme politics of white supremacy: How does fascist radicalisation happen on the internet?
By Emmi Bevensee How did the earthquakes affect the mental health of the people of Canterbury? Ben Beaglehole and Joseph Boden discuss their research. The devastating anti-Muslim attacks carried out in Christchurch in March this year were part of a trend of...
Q+A: How is trauma passed on through generations?
Is the transmission of trauma multi-generational? Do children of survivors of mass atrocities have a higher risk of developing psychological disorders? To understand the process of multi-generational legacies of trauma, Maria Armoudian speaks with Andrei Novac and...
Is El Niño becoming stronger?
By Mandy Freund, Ben Henley, David Karoly, Helen McGregor & Nerilie Abram El Niño has rapidly become stronger and stranger, according to new research involving coral records. The pattern of El Niño has changed dramatically in recent years, according to the first...
Q+A: Could ditching cars make us healthier?
A recent report from a team of researchers based at the University of Otago has found that our use of cars is harming both our health and our environment. The report, titled Turning the Tide, claims that urgent steps are needed to encourage New Zealanders to walk,...
How did the earthquakes affect the mental health of the people of Canterbury?
By Ben Beaglehole & Joseph Boden How did the earthquakes affect the mental health of the people of Canterbury? Ben Beaglehole and Joseph Boden discuss their research. Cantabrians have endured much hardship over the last decade. First, a series of earthquakes, and...
Q+A: Is it time to stop using cars?
A recent report from a team of researchers based at the University of Otago has found that our use of cars is harming both our health and our environment. The report, titled Turning the Tide, claims that urgent steps are needed to encourage New Zealanders to walk,...
Q+A: How are our diets damaging the planet?
A rise in the global consumption of meat will have major consequences for both the environment and for our own health, according to a new paper published in Science. 95bFM’s Jack Marshall spoke to Massey University Professor Ralph Sims about the report and what eating...
Q+A: What is the resistance? Political movements in Trump’s America
Even before Donald Trump was elected president of the United States in 2016, protest groups were forming and mobilising against him. Together, they now form what is termed ‘The Resistance’. But what is The Resistance, and can it succeed in keeping American democracy...Subscribe by Email
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