Population overload
Population overload
24/09/2009

Space, food and fuel are finite and, as the world’s population increases, so will the demand on them. Ian Taylor looks at the outcomes of this growing problem, and how to solve it.

The climate gamble
The climate gamble
01/11/2008

Climate change predictions are based on computer models that are only able to vaguely reproduce Earth’s complex weather systems. Robert Matthews asks whether that’s enough to bet our future on

The last drop
31/07/2008

Planet Earth is running dry. As freshwater supplies come under increasing pressure from drought, agriculture and a booming, thirsty population, Ian Taylor asks what the future holds for H2O

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