Angling best practices are essential to promote shark survival
Most sharks in UK waters survive catch-and-release fishing when angling best practices are followed, according to a new study. University...
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Land carbon sinks cannot keep up, while rising temperatures spread disease and threaten incomes – report warns
The planet’s natural carbon sinks are reaching critical limits, absorbing fewer emissions than expected as decades of climate change has...
‘Derailment’ warning as world faces threats to its ability to act on climate change
The worsening consequences of the climate crisis could fatally “derail” climate action, researchers have warned. With global warming breaching 1.5°C...
Continental shelf seas revealed as powerful carbon sinks, but cutting global emissions remains critical to safeguard sea life
Continental shelf seas - the shallow waters surrounding our coasts that provide most of the world’s seafood - are absorbing...
Exeter researcher named among 2025 Women of Discovery
A University of Exeter researcher has been named on the 2025 Women of Discovery. Dr Divya Karnad, who works on...
‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point
Widespread mortality of warm-water coral reefs under way, as world reaches first tipping point With global warming set to breach...
Lessons from Ascension’s shark troubles could help boost conservation
Understanding people’s attitudes to interactions with sharks could help halt the global decline of shark numbers, according to new research...
2023 ocean heatwave ‘unprecedented but not unexpected’
The June 2023 heatwave in northern European seas was “unprecedented but not unexpected”, new research shows. During the heatwave, temperatures...
Clam shells sound warning of Atlantic ‘tipping point’
A study of clam shells suggests Atlantic Ocean currents may be approaching a “tipping point”. Scientists studied records of quahog...