Why did professional skateboarding arise in southern California in the 1970s? Was it a coincidence, or was it a perfect storm of multiple factors?
Hunnic peoples migrated westward across Eurasia, switched between farming and herding, and became violent raiders in response to severe drought in...
From pollinators to profits, food to fires, here's what Cambridge experts say about the impacts of water scarcity – and what it signals about our...
Recent summer droughts in Europe are far more severe than anything in the past 2,100 years, according to a new study.
The severity of drought conditions during the demise of the Maya civilisation about 1,000 years ago has been quantified, representing another piece...
Bhaskar Vira (Department of Geography and University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute) discusses ways of dealing with the crisis...
Libby Blanchard and Bhaskar Vira from Cambridge's Department of Geography argue that we need to consider alternative approaches in order to protect...
Alternative models of watershed protection that balance recreational use and land conservation must no longer be ignored to preserve water supplies...
Unique inscriptions found in a cave in China, combined with chemical analysis of cave formations, show how droughts affected the local population...
Climate change may have contributed to the decline of a city-dwelling civilisation in Pakistan and India 4,100 years ago, according to new research.
