Conservationists may be unintentionally spreading pathogens between threatened animal populations
12 Apr 2021Moving endangered species to new locations is often used as part of species conservation strategies, and can help to restore degraded ecosystems. But...
Lakes on Greenland Ice Sheet can drain huge amounts of water, even in winter
01 Apr 2021Using satellite data to ‘see in the dark’, researchers have shown for the first time that lakes on the Greenland Ice Sheet drain during winter, a...
Scientists zero in on the role of volcanoes in the demise of dinosaurs
29 Mar 2021Researchers have uncovered evidence suggesting that volcanic carbon emissions were not a major driver in Earth’s most recent extinction event.
Growing Underground
29 Mar 2021In the heart of London there is a farm like no other. It's subterranean, sustainable and energy smart. It also has a digital twin looking out for its...
The researcher finding inspiration for the planet’s future in Latin American art
23 Mar 2021Joanna Page has been exploring how work by Latin American artists can help to bring humanity back into a relationship with nature and give us hope...
The first 'climate smart' sovereign credit ratings
18 Mar 2021Cambridge economists add climate science to Standard & Poor’s global credit formula and find that 63 nations face downgrades by 2030 unless...
European summer droughts since 2015 unprecedented in past two millennia
15 Mar 2021Recent summer droughts in Europe are far more severe than anything in the past 2,100 years, according to a new study.
Traces of Earth’s early magma ocean identified in Greenland rocks
12 Mar 2021New research led by the University of Cambridge has found rare evidence – preserved in the chemistry of ancient rocks from Greenland - which tells of...
World-first sustainable office retrofit begins at new CISL headquarters
09 Mar 2021The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) has announced the start of works on its new visionary headquarters. This...
Economic benefits of protecting nature now outweigh those of exploiting it
08 Mar 2021The largest study of its kind finds that in most cases economic value is higher when habitats are conserved or restored, rather than converted to...
‘Overwhelming’ international support for more government action on environment
01 Mar 2021Ahead of COP26, a survey experiment taking in the UK, US, Brazil, India, China, Indonesia and Poland finds huge support for more action from...
Forests' long-term capacity to store carbon is dropping in regions with extreme annual fires
25 Feb 2021Researchers have analysed decades’ worth of data on the impact of repeated fires on ecosystems across the world. Their results, published today in...