Lim Cosmic Rhapsody: this orchestral journey to outer space aims to deliver hope amid global crisis – but falls short

The concerto closed with a rock-inspired number celebrating human-alien hybrids

Gavin Williams, Lecturer in Music, King's College London • conversation
May 13, 2025 • ~8 min

As US ramps up fossil fuels, communities will have to adapt to the consequences − yet climate adaptation funding is on the chopping block

The administration wants to cut funding for programs that help communities adapt to wildfire risk, sea-level rise and invasive species, among many other risks.

Meade Krosby, Senior Scientist for the Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington • conversation
May 12, 2025 • ~9 min

For children with a rare form of dementia, music could be a powerful therapy tool

There is currently no cure for Batten disease, which affects around 200 children in the UK.

Rebecca Atkinson, Researcher in Music Therapy, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
May 12, 2025 • ~8 min

The Climate Fiction Prize 2025: the five shortlisted books reviewed by our experts

From a longlist of nine, five novels have been shortlisted for the 2025 Climate Fiction Prize. Our academics review the finalists.

Sam Illingworth, Professor of Creative Pedagogies, Edinburgh Napier University • conversation
May 12, 2025 • ~7 min

How the weather got ‘stuck’ over the UK – and produced an unusually dry and warm spring

‘April showers’ were few and far between in 2025.

Matthew Patterson, Research Fellow in climate and machine learning, University of St Andrews • conversation
May 12, 2025 • ~7 min

From Zoo Quest to Ocean: The evolution of David Attenborough’s voice for the planet

Attenborough’s filmography has shaped how we perceive the natural world.

Sam Illingworth, Professor of Creative Pedagogies, Edinburgh Napier University • conversation
May 12, 2025 • ~9 min

Space law doesn’t protect historical sites, mining operations and bases on the Moon – a space lawyer describes a framework that could

More people will be going to the Moon in coming years, and the way current legal frameworks are written could lead to conflict.

Michelle L.D. Hanlon, Professor of Air and Space Law, University of Mississippi • conversation
May 12, 2025 • ~10 min

Right now, space law doesn’t protect historical sites, mining operations and bases on the Moon – a space lawyer describes a framework that could

More people will be going to the Moon in coming years, and the way current legal frameworks are written could lead to conflict.

Michelle L.D. Hanlon, Professor of Air and Space Law, University of Mississippi • conversation
May 12, 2025 • ~10 min

Calorie counts on menus and food labels may not help consumers choose healthier foods, new research shows

Knowing how many calories a food contains has become a familiar part of eating. But it may muddy rather than clarify a person’s understanding of how healthy that food is.

Deidre Popovich, Associate Professor of Marketing, Texas Tech University • conversation
May 12, 2025 • ~5 min

As US doubles down on fossil fuels, communities will have to adapt to the consequences − yet climate adaptation funding is on the chopping block

The administration wants to cut funding for programs that help communities adapt to wildfire risk, sea-level rise and invasive species, among many other risks.

Meade Krosby, Senior Scientist for the Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington • conversation
May 12, 2025 • ~9 min

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