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Climate teams: if countries pooled resources, they could support a low-emission transformation.

A new approach to emissions trading in a post-Paris climate

New Zealand is a trailblazer for emissions trading, which could help drive a low-emission transformation, both domestically and overseas, in a post-Paris world.
Mount Ngauruhoe, in the foreground, and Mount Ruapehu are two of the active volcanoes in the Taupo volcanic zone. Guillaume Piolle/Wikimedia Commons

Satellites reveal melting of rocks under volcanic zone, deep in Earth’s mantle

New research shows that satellite measurements of tiny movements of the Earth’s surface can tell scientists what is happening in the deeper layers of our planet.
At the United Nations’ prisoner-of-war camp at Pusan, North Korean and Chinese prisoners are assembled in one of the camp compounds. Wkimedia/Larry Gahn/US State Department

North Korean POWs seeking last chance to return home after decades in exile

More than six decades after the Korean War, a small group of North Korean prisoners of war may get a chance to return home.
Two papers published today report that neonicotinoids have negative effects on honey bees and wild bees in realistic field experiments. from www.shutterstock.com

Common pesticides can harm bees, but the jury is still out on a global ban

Two large-scale studies confirm that neonicotinoid pesticides can harm bees. But the effects vary widely in different countries, suggesting that calls for a world ban would be premature.
Young people are disproportionately affected by sexually transmitted infections, but they face several barriers to getting tested. from www.shutterstock.com

Stigma and lack of awareness stop young people testing for sexually transmitted infections

Despite significant medical advances, rates of sexually transmitted infections are on the rise, including some old foes like syphilis.
Residents near the burnt-out Grenfell Tower display a sign that expresses their anger at being marginalised and ignored. Stefan Wermuth/Reuters

Grenfell Tower fire exposes the injustice of disasters

Marginal people become resourceless, invisible to public policies, and disempowered in public life. This increases their vulnerability to disaster.
The South and North islands of New Zealand, snapped from above by the International Space Station crew. Earth Observatory NASA

New Zealand joins a growing global Conversation

We’re delighted to announce the appointment of The Conversation’s first New Zealand Editor, who will share NZ’s best academic research and analysis with millions of readers worldwide each month.
The drilling project at New Zealand’s Alpine Fault is the first to investigate a major fault that is due to rupture in a big earthquake in coming decades. John Townend/Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand’s Alpine Fault reveals extreme underground heat and fluid pressure

An international team discovers extreme underground conditions at New Zealand’s Alpine Fault, which is due to rupture in a major earthquake in the next few decades.

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