Scientists identify the most urgent research questions facing the world’s peatlands
Researchers including from the University of Exeter have identified the most urgent unanswered questions about peatlands, providing a global roadmap...
Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy
Plan to reform institutions vital to UK’s AI ambitions, expert says
A five-year programme of institutional reform is the only credible route to mass AI adoption across the UK’s public services,...
Host of positive ‘tipping points’ can regenerate nature
A host of positive “tipping points” can spark rapid nature recovery, a leading expert says. Action to protect and restore...
Nuclear War at Ukraine-Russia border could trigger years of global climate disruption and radioactive fallout, research suggests.
Geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe underscore the urgency of addressing the climate and radiological consequences of a regional nuclear conflict....
Geoengineering could protect Amazon rainforest from climate change
Geoengineering could protect the Amazon rainforest from climate change, new research shows. Stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI) aims to artificially cool...
‘Save the Flavors’ campaign calls time on climate change in Switzerland
Researchers have teamed up with a Swiss watchmaker and an ice-cream firm to raise awareness of how flavours such as chocolate are at risk...
Birds that put more energy into parenthood age faster
Birds that put more energy into parenthood age faster and die younger, new research shows. Scientists selectively bred Japanese quails...
Plants growing higher across Himalaya as climate warms
Plants are growing higher up mountains across the Himalayan region, new research shows. The study – led by the University...
‘Making villains’ ignores wider truth behind corporate scandals
A fixation with ‘toxic leaders’ ignores the wider context that is often as much to blame for major corporate scandals, a new...