Articles

Food fermentation in space: Opportunities and challenges

Elsevier,

iScience, Volume 28, 18 April 2025

This study investigates whether food fermentation in space is possible and if so, how it compares with fermentation on Earth.
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Health and wellbeing, Global

Ecological intensification index: reducing global footprint of agriculture

Elsevier,

Trends in Plant Science, Volume 30, April 2025

The ecological intensification index (EII) is a new tool that helps balance agricultural productivity with environmental sustainability by quantifying both crop yields and ecological services like soil carbon storage. It guides farmers and policymakers in adopting practices that maximize food production while minimizing ecological damage, supporting sustainable agriculture in a changing climate.
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SDG:

Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production
Global

Insights into transportation CO2 emissions with big data and artificial intelligence

Elsevier,

Patterns, Volume 6, 11 April 2025

Big data shows significant potential for deep decarbonization in the transportation sector, while advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies help extracting valuable knowledge from such data. This study reviews the applications of big data and AI technologies in transportation, encompassing data accumulation, pattern understanding, and uncovering the intricate nexus between transportation activities and carbon emissions, ultimately providing insights for achieving carbon neutrality.
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SDG:

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

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Data & Analytics; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Information for integrated Decision-Making & Participation, Global

A holistic framework for examining complex problems in energy transition solutions

Elsevier,

One Earth, Available online 9 April 2025, 101249

This article proposed a new research framework to help better account for the broader sustainability (e.g. local community well-being, affordability, accessibility) in the net-zero energy transition

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SDG:

Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

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Multi-stakeholder partnerships; Capacity-building; Human rights, Global

Partner content

The Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens

Your Future in Green Jobs

Supported by Dubai Cares and together with Unbounded Associates and Plan International, the Ban Ki-moon Centre presents the “Your Future in Green Jobs” Online Course and Mentorship. Designed for people of 14-20 years old, this course aims to empower youth to connect their passion, interests, and skills with meaningful careers that address climate change head-on.

The program has two key components:

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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 17: Partnership for the goals

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Green economy, Global

Maximising inclusivity in care home research: Lessons learned from the AFRI-c randomised controlled trial

Elsevier,

The Journal of Frailty & Aging, 2025, 100038

This article discusses the challenges and lessons learned from conducting an inclusive randomized controlled trial (AFRI-c) in 91 care homes across England.�

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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and population; Diversity and inclusion, Europe

A high-throughput RNA sequency of peripheral blood mononuclear cells reveals on inflammatory state in women with PCOS

Elsevier,

Archives of Medical Research, Volume 56, April 2025

This study aims to identify the transcriptome expression profiles of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and controls, while investigating noninvasive diagnostic biomarkers and potential treatment targets to enhance women's fertility.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and wellbeing, Asia

Underrepresentation of Indigenous persons in a Sport and Exercise Medicine setting

Elsevier,

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 28, Issue 8, August 2025, Pages 623-625

This study found that Māori, Pasifika, and patients from low socioeconomic areas are underrepresented among presentations to sports medicine clinics in Auckland, New Zealand. Multiple strategies are needed at a system and provider level to address these inequities.

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SDG:

Goal 10: Reduced inequalities
Oceania

Navigating the emotional stickiness of belonging through scaling: A black American woman teacher's experiences in the context of teaching English abroad in Korea

Elsevier,

Linguistics and Education, Volume 86, April 2025

Questions about belonging are particularly poignant to migrant English language teaching (ELT) professionals. However, few studies have explored migrant ELT professionals’ emotional belonging, and even fewer studies have studied how Black women native English teachers navigate their emotional belonging as they teach English abroad, in countries like Korea.
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SDG:

Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

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Gender equality and women's empowerment, Asia

Stewardship underpins sustainable foraging

Elsevier,

Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Volume 40, Issue 4, April 2025, Pages 315-319

Foraging wild plants and mushrooms can be both beneficial and detrimental to biodiversity. We examine the role of stewardship practices, which are grounded in care, knowledge, and agency, in fostering sustainable use of wild species. These practices are pervasive among foragers across social–ecological systems yet neglected in research and policymaking.

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Biodiversity and ecosystems, Global

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