Health and Medicine Could higher junk food taxes reduce obesity? Scientists wanted to know if a tax on highly processed foods could have an effect on obesity rates, especially in poorer countries.
Social Science Can science and business work together to save the ocean? Researchers wanted to explore how scientists and big companies could work together to benefit ocean life and the seafood trade.
Biology How can we save bananas from a deadly disease? Scientists found a gene in wild bananas which can protect banana plantations from a deadly fungus.
Social Science How can we help extremely poor people earn more money? Researchers conducted a study in six different countries to find out if providing extremely poor people with livelihoods and food support could enable them to escape extreme poverty.
Biodiversity and Conservation How can we reduce the impact of fishing? Scientists propose three simple rules for minimizing the impact of fishing on fish populations.
Food and Agriculture Can sub-Saharan Africa feed itself? Scientists tried to find out if and how Africa can meet its future demand for grain as its population increases.