Historic fires trapped in Antarctic ice yield key information for climate models
09 Aug 2024Pollutants preserved in Antarctic ice document historic fires in the Southern Hemisphere, offering a glimpse at how humans have impacted the...
A new way of thinking about the economy could help protect the Amazon, and help its people thrive
06 Aug 2024To protect the Amazon and support the wellbeing of its people, its economy needs to shift from environmentally harmful production to a model built...
Scientists discover entirely new wood type that could be highly efficient at carbon storage
31 Jul 2024Researchers have identified an entirely new type of wood that does not fit into either category of hardwood or softwood.
Thousands of birds and fish threatened by mining for clean energy transition
26 Jul 2024Our increasing demand for metals and minerals is putting over four thousand vertebrate species at risk, with the raw materials needed for clean...
AI takes flight to revolutionise forest monitoring
26 Jul 2024Cambridge researchers are harnessing artificial intelligence to improve how forests are monitored. Associate Professor Dr Emily Lines and Research...
Flying ant season is here!
18 Jul 2024Whether you find it a bit creepy or see it as an intriguing natural phenomenon, here in the UK it’s flying ant season
Sowing seeds for sustainability
17 Jul 2024Finding homes for used toasters, recycling batteries and inspiring a fondness for secondhand fashion are just three of the sustainability challenges...
Why a mysterious ocean pattern could rapidly change our climate
04 Jul 2024Dr Aidan Starr is a paleoceanographer. In journeying back 2 million years, he hopes to fill in the missing chapters of our oceans and predict where...
Blue and great tits deploy surprisingly powerful memories to find food, a new study shows
03 Jul 2024Blue and great tits recall what they have eaten in the past, where they found the food and when they found it, a new study shows. In the first...
No evidence that England’s new ‘biodiversity boost’ planning policy will help birds or butterflies
28 Jun 2024A new legal requirement for developers to demonstrate a biodiversity boost in planning applications could make a more meaningful impact on nature...
Antarctic ice shelves hold twice as much meltwater as previously thought
27 Jun 2024Slush – water-soaked snow – makes up more than half of all meltwater on the Antarctic ice shelves during the height of summer, yet is poorly...
Australia’s giant lizards help save sheep from being eaten alive
25 Jun 2024Heath goannas - a species of giant, scavenging lizard - act as natural clean-up crews by clearing maggot-ridden animal carcasses from the landscape.