Steven Mair is the Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity's new gamer in residence

The harm to babies and mothers is one of the warnings being sent to Cop29 decision-makers by leading scientists

To provide novel quantification and advanced measurements of surface temperatures (Ts) in playgrounds, employing multiple scales of data, and provide …

Play streets are neighbour-led short road closures, creating a safe space for children to play freely together on their doorstep.

Abstract This study offers some of the first evidence in a developing country context that transitory exposure to high temperatures may disrupt low-stakes cognitive activities across a range of age cohorts. By matching eight years of repeated cognitive tests among all the participants in a nationally representative longitudinal survey in China with weather data according to the exact time and geographic location of their assessment, we show that exposure to a temperature above 32°C on the test date, relative to a moderate day within 22°C–24°C, leads to a sizable decline in their math scores by 0.066 standard deviations (equivalent to 0.23 years of education). Further, the effect on the math test scores is more salient for individuals who are older or less educated.

Global study reveals dirty air is second only to malnutrition as cause of death among under-fives

This cohort study investigates the associations between air and noise pollution exposure in pregnancy through age 12 years with the development of psychotic experiences, depression, and anxiety at 13 to 24 years of age.

What is HAPPENING here?Between 2012 and 2023, it appears that average OECD reading, math and science scores have declined consistently.This is not (just) about pandemic learning loss. It’s not about one US city. It’s not even just the US. This is the entire developed world. pic.twitter.com/CRj4z8YKPT— Derek Thompson (@DKThomp) December 12, 2023

In our warming world, kids are running out of places to play safely.