Gartner and Exeter identify “tipping point” opportunities in low-carbon technologies for executive leaders
Business leaders can identify “tipping points” to lead their industries in the adoption of low-carbon technologies, according to a new...
Environment
Hurricane changed ‘rules of the game’ in monkey society
A devastating hurricane transformed a monkey society by changing the pros and cons of interacting with others, new research shows....
Wild swimmers, surfers and paddlers wanted to help identify pollution risks in rivers and sea
People who spend time in natural waters are being invited to join two University of Exeter studies to help researchers...
UK’s rarest rainforest beetles go on multi-day ‘adventures’
A new study delving into the lives of one of the UK’s rarest beetles shows them to be athletes and...
Iran’s water policy is discriminatory and an example of “environmental racism”, study says
Iran’s water policy is discriminatory and an example of environmental racism, with specific regions and ethnic groups deliberately impoverished, damaged...
Millions of insects migrate through 30-metre Pyrenees pass
Over 17 million insects migrate each year through a single mountain pass on the border between France and Spain, new...
Scientists sound the alarm on pharmaceutical pollution crisis
Our increasing dependency on pharmaceuticals comes at a major environmental cost, researchers have warned. In an article published in the...
Rainforest wildlife under threat as new research shows below-canopy temperatures are rising
Crucial strongholds for biodiversity are under threat as new research shows that temperatures are rising in tropical forests, the world’s...
Trout in mine-polluted rivers are genetically ‘isolated’
Trout living in rivers polluted by metal from old mines across the British Isles are genetically “isolated” from other trout,...