Scientists increasingly depend on ‘black-box’ tools they cannot control or fully understand
Scientists are increasingly relying on powerful data sources and tools that they often cannot fully understand, inspect or verify, according to a...
Professor Karen Anderson
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...
Arctic peatlands expanding as climate warms
Peatlands across the Arctic are expanding as the climate warms, new research shows. Scientists used satellite data, drones and on-the-ground...
Science ‘storytelling’ urgently needed amid climate and biodiversity crisis
Scientists should experiment with creative ways of communicating their work to inspire action to protect the natural world, researchers say....