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Aerial view of cattle in a field

New strategy to tackle bovine TB in England

10 Jun 2026
A new strategy published today sets out a clear, practical plan to achieve Officially Bovine TB-Free status in England by 2038, backed by an ambition...
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A lack of sex held back life’s diversity for millions of years

09 Jun 2026
The way that Earth’s first animals reproduced held back life’s diversity for millions of years, until stress and competition led to the development of...
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Two engineers standing in front of wind turbines

Policy recommendations in climate-related research often ‘an afterthought’, major analysis finds

09 Jun 2026
Too often, policy recommendations in climate-related research are either an afterthought or stray too far into advocacy, a major new analysis has...
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Mining in a Wildlife Reserve, alongside a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Mining for ‘clean energy’ metals driving widespread forest loss in Africa, study finds

03 Jun 2026
Industrial-scale mining in Africa to support global supply chains is leading to unprecedented deforestation across the continent, with 34 hectares of...
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Award committee in front of poster

Cambridge to host first Global Climate Research Prize

22 May 2026
The first Global Climate Research Prize (GCRP) will be awarded during a glittering ceremony at the University of Cambridge on 10 June.
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Women farmers in a rice field in India

Naturally occurring soil fungi could boost rice yields while reducing reliance on synthetic fertilisers

20 May 2026
Field trials in India show that bio-fertilisers containing naturally occurring soil fungi enhance growth in rice plants. This may offer a pathway to...
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Small-scale agriculture within a volcanic crater in the Pululahua geobotanical reserve, Ecuador.

Support local people to protect world’s nature, new report urges, as deadline for global conservation target looms

12 May 2026
Achieving an international conservation target to protect almost a third of the world’s land and sea in the next four years could directly affect the...
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Photo of finalists at Climate Challenge 2026

Cement and faith top innovation competition

08 May 2026
A faith-based climate donation platform and a low-carbon cement innovation took the top prizes at the 2026 Cambridge Climate Challenge.
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Five plates of food in a row

Can we feed the world without breaking the planet?

06 May 2026
The global food system is more productive than ever, but it's pushing natural systems out of balance in the extreme. Can science help farmers produce...
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Forest in Indonesia

Carbon credits have enabled vital protection of tropical forests, despite being oversold tenfold

30 Apr 2026
A major analysis led by the University of Cambridge has found that many REDD+ projects achieved meaningful reductions in forest loss - offering real...
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Mount Grammos, Greece

Snow cover on Greek mountains has more than halved in four decades, study finds

30 Apr 2026
Snow cover in the mountains of Greece – an important water source for communities, agriculture and natural ecosystems during the dry summer months –...
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Ice shelves in the Bellinghausen Sea, Antarctica

Deep-ocean heat has been marching closer to Antarctica, study reveals

28 Apr 2026
A decades-long study of oceanographic data provides the first evidence that deep-ocean heat has moved closer to Antarctica, threatening the fragile...
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