Environment and Sustainability Institute celebrates first decade
A cutting-edge research institute in Cornwall is celebrating its first 10 years of successful operation. The Environment and Sustainability Institute...
Alex Morrison
Ozone treaty is delaying first ice-free Arctic summer
A 1987 global deal to protect the ozone layer is delaying the first ice-free Arctic summer by up to 15...
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would save billions from dangerously hot climate
Current climate policies will leave more than a fifth of humanity exposed to dangerously hot temperatures by 2100, new research...
Scientists will tune in to sounds of the Amazon
Scientists are to deploy a network of microphones in the Amazon rainforest to listen and measure the numbers and species...
Small wildlife surveys can produce ‘big picture’ results
Small-scale wildlife surveys can reveal the health of entire ecosystems, new research shows. Monitoring wildlife is one of the most...
Great British Bioturbation-athon to unlock secrets of the seafloor in fight against climate change
This week, Scotland is hosting a first-of-its-kind experiment to determine the carbon storage potential of the ocean floor, and the...
Independent test centre for hydrogen marine propulsion systems launched
An independent centre for the testing and demonstration of marine hydrogen propulsion systems in the southwest of the UK launched...
Twilight zone at risk from climate change
Life in the ocean’s “twilight zone” could decline dramatically due to climate change, new research suggests. The twilight zone (200m...
Prehistoric poo reveals ‘waves’ of extinction in Colombia
(scroll down for Spanish version) Fungal spores found in dung have revealed that large animals went extinct in two “waves”...