News media and advertising have historically been inseparable. Together, they have shaped how the public absorbs content. News outlets rely on advertising revenue, and ads placed on the pages of widely read newspapers present significant market advantages for companies. Modern integrated advertising techniques have adapted to the digital era, and present a more unobtrusive experience […]

According to a new study, emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O) are increasing at a faster rate than any other greenhouse gas, mainly due to a rise in nitrogen fertiliser application for food production. Already, these emissions have surpassed projections by the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC).  — Nitrous oxide is 300 times more potent […]

A new study has found that marine heatwaves have become more than 20 times more frequent over the past four decades due to the burning of greenhouse gases.  — A marine heatwave is an extended period of time in which the water temperature in a particular ocean region is abnormally high. The study, published in […]

From 2017 to 2018, the city of Cape Town in South Africa was in the throes of a drought so severe that authorities thought the city would completely run out of water, a day they had ominously dubbed “Day Zero.” The water levels of Cape Town’s major supply dams, which are sourced by rainfall, plunged. […]

According to a research report by shopping comparison site, Finder.Com, the UK could be sending 53.5 million single-use blue surgical masks to the landfill every day, totalling 1.6 billion every month.  — The research found that over half (51%) of those surveyed in the UK say that they use blue surgical masks, equalling 26.7 million […]