Europeans want climate action but not lifestyle change – poll
20 Oct 2021Europeans want urgent action on climate change but remain committed meat-eaters and question policy proposals such as banning the sale of new petrol...
Tree-dwelling mammals survived after asteroid strike destroyed forests
14 Oct 2021An asteroid strike 66 million years ago wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs and devastated the Earth’s forests, but tree-dwelling ancestors of primates...
Film: Sir Partha Dasgupta on "our most precious asset"
14 Oct 2021Following on from his ground-breaking report published earlier this year, Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta outlines the radical shift in thinking...
Lockdown wellbeing: children who spent more time in nature fared best
14 Oct 2021Children from less affluent backgrounds are likely to have found COVID-19 lockdowns more challenging to their mental health because they experienced...
Crayfish and carp among invasive species pushing lakes towards ecosystem collapse
07 Oct 2021Certain invasive, non-native species can disrupt lakes to the point of rapid ecosystem collapse, contaminating water for drinking, aquaculture and...
Scientists develop model to assess COVID-19 infection risk in offices and schools
06 Oct 2021As more UK workers and students return to offices and schools, a new model has been developed to predict the risk of airborne COVID-19 infection in...
Concentrate farming to leave room for species and carbon
06 Oct 2021Farming should be as high-yield as possible so it can be limited to relatively small areas, allowing much more land to be left as natural habitats...
Encourage wealthy and well-connected to use their influence to tackle climate change
30 Sep 2021A paper published today in the journal Nature Energy identifies five ways that people of high socioeconomic status have a disproportionate impact on...
The energy researcher who wants to build better to consume less
15 Sep 2021Against a global backdrop of rising energy demands and finite resources, Rihab Khalid set out to understand how buildings can become more energy...
European lakes potential hotspots of microplastic pollution
14 Sep 2021A study published today in the journal PLOS Biology suggests that human activity and land use in areas surrounding lakes drive significant...
Scientists set out immediate actions and future research priorities to help UK to reach net zero target
25 Aug 2021A new paper by leading UK scientists sets out key solutions and policy actions that should be implemented now, as well as priority research areas for...
Cambridge-led team developing a simulator to help reach net zero flight
25 Aug 2021University announces launch of Aviation Impact Accelerator (AIA) – a team of experts in aerospace, economics, policy, and climate science, who are...