Butterflies could lose spots as climate warms
Female Meadow Brown butterflies have fewer spots if they develop in warmer weather – so climate change could make them...
Environment
Project exploring health risks from polar climate change secures £2.3 million Wellcome Trust funding
A research project on how polar climate change impacts on human health and the healthcare sector has been awarded a...
£2.66 million for new training centre to boost health of UK rivers and lakes
A new doctoral training centre designed to improve the health of the UK’s rivers and lakes is to open following...
University of Exeter heads to Davos to accelerate climate solutions
The University of Exeter will help drive progress on climate action at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week....
Exeter research in Carbon Brief’s top media papers of 2023
Research from the University of Exeter features in Carbon Brief’s list of climate papers “most featured in the media” in...
Migrants can be ‘transformative force’ for sustainable development
Well-managed migration can enable migrants to boost sustainable development, research shows. Sustainable development means enhancing wellbeing in ways that equitably...
After COP28 “insider” climate activists will become increasingly important, study suggests.
Climate campaigners will increasingly adopt “insider activist” roles, working to change or challenge their organisations from the inside rather than...
Scientists set out guidance for cities and companies to support sustainability goals
Cities and businesses will be able to align their sustainability efforts to specific environmental limits known as Earth system boundaries...
Positive tipping points must be triggered to solve climate crisis
Positive tipping points must be triggered if we are to avoid the severe consequences of damaging Earth system tipping points,...