‘Unprecedented’ recent floods swamped by previous highs
Recent “unprecedented” floods are not exceptional if we look further into the past, new research shows. A team of scientists...
Earth and Environmental Science
Exhibition highlights Cornish orchard growing apples from discarded cores
A new exhibition highlights an orchard whose trees started life as cores discarded in Cornwall’s hedgerows and waysides. Every apple...
Risk-informed policies needed to avoid climate meltdown
Climate policies must account for faster-than-expected warming to “avoid the catastrophic impacts of not changing course”, say the experts behind...
Restoring wildlife areas in wealthy nations could drive extinctions in species-rich regions, experts warn
Some efforts to preserve or rewild natural habitats are shifting harmful land use to other parts of the world –...
New Critical Minerals Equipment Hub striving to become a gem for the South West economy
A multi-million-pound project that will offer equipment and expertise to businesses in Cornwall’s critical minerals sector has been publicly launched...
Exeter expert named among Top 100 most inspiring women in mining
One of the foremost experts in critical and green technology metals has been selected as one of the world’s most...
Exeter joins £5-million collaboration to scale UK climate startups
The UK has received a serious boost in its fight against climate change with the launch of the Climate Scaling...
Climate change researchers make 100 improvements to Wikipedia ahead of COP29
Researchers aim to make 100 improvements to climate change content on Wikipedia for the "100 Days 100 Edits" campaign in...
New £10m centre to tackle the health impacts of climate change
A new Centre focused on delivering research on climate change and its impacts on health that will address climate-environment-health inequalities...