When is migration successful adaptation to climate change?
A new study by an international team from Africa, Asia and Europe has put forward three criteria for evaluating the...
Environment
Light pollution confuses coastal woodlouse
Artificial night-time light confuses a colour-changing coastal woodlouse, new research shows. The sea slater is an inch-long woodlouse that lives...
‘Marine identity’ endorsed as part of UN Ocean Decade
New research into the concept of “marine identity” has been officially endorsed as part of the UN Ocean Decade, after...
Scientists want your view on watching nature through the window
Watching nature through the window might have many benefits – and researchers want you to share your view. To take...
Pioneering project to help drive UK’s commitment to reach Net Zero receives £2 million funding boost
A pioneering project, called ‘AI for Net Zero’ and led by experts from the University of Exeter, has received £2...
Exeter ranked first globally for action on Clean Water in THE Impact Rankings 2023
The University of Exeter has secured top spot globally for its pioneering research, action and commitment towards clean water and...
A just world on a safe planet: First study quantifying Earth System Boundaries
Humans are taking colossal risks with the future of civilisation and everything that lives on Earth, a new study published...
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...