All Earth & Environmental Sciences


Algorithmic advance opens door for predicting Net Zero-friendly material structures

Added: 9 Jul 2023

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have claimed a significant advance in the development of …

Prestigious science photo competition returns

Added: 4 Jun 2023

Entries are invited for the return of the Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition after a …

Northumbria-led global polar team reveals shocking rise in ice sheet depletion

Added: 23 Apr 2023

The last decade saw seven of the worst cases of polar ice depletion, with 2019 ranked the most seri…

Rare mineral project offers means to tackle acid effect on ocean life

Added: 29 Jan 2023

Scientists at Heriot-Watt and Hamburg universities say they have developed a process to boost ocean…

Lowering the barriers to nitrate analysis

Added: 9 Jan 2023

Nitrogen pollution receives less environmental attention than it has merited, says Calum Preece, bu…

Harvard team uses rubber to mimic complex birdsongs

Call for targeted approach to boost bird-friendly farming

Added: 8 Jan 2023

Threatened farmland bird species would benefit from a more strategic investment of resources rather…

The Amazon is vital to the global ecosystem but it is nobody’s ‘lung’

Added: 17 Dec 2022

The rainforest makes a crucial contribution, says Brian J Ford but it does not produce the oxygen w…

Tech challenges hinder mountain water data gathering

Added: 7 Nov 2022

Global failure to make better use of the latest monitoring technologies for high altitude water dat…

Jha and Rannard headline at Lab Innovations

Added: 31 Oct 2022

Economist science correspondent Alok Jha and leading academic and spin-out pioneer Dr Steve Rannard…

Liquid platinum catalyst offers sustainable solution for industry

Added: 27 Aug 2022

Australian scientists say they have found a way to employ platinum as a potentially scalable indust…

Game Theory: Ecosystem

Added: 8 Aug 2022

Games are always a fun way to spend time. Dr Louise Robinson and Dr Ian Turner, reviewed Ecosystem …

eDNA and metabarcoding for monitoring biodiversity

Added: 18 Jul 2022

As the impact of anthropogenic change on environmental biodiversity becomes an increasingly pressin…

In silico study sheds light on elephants’ cancer resistance

Added: 17 Jul 2022

Elephants’ ability to combat cancer could help develop treatments in humans and also bolster conser…

RSPB report criticises poor regulation of 150 pesticides

Added: 3 Jul 2022

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has attacked current risk assessments for chem…

In agro: field labs and farmer-led research

Added: 19 Jun 2022

The Innovative Farmers not for profit network brings together farmers and growers with researchers …

New map of Southern Ocean floor will boost understanding of climate processes

Added: 10 Jun 2022

International researchers have completed what has been hailed as the most detailed seafloor map of …

Our lifestyles are key contributors to river pollution – social prescribing can help

Added: 25 May 2022

A new study demonstrates the significant environmental impact of harmful chemical and biological ag…

Scientists identify the most extreme heatwaves ever recorded globally

Added: 4 May 2022

A new study has revealed the most intense heatwaves ever across the world – and remarkably some of …

Scientists announce comprehensive regional diagnostic of microbial ocean life using DNA testing

Added: 4 May 2022

Scientists announce comprehensive regional diagnostic of microbial ocean life using DNA testing. La…

Sustainable concept for wood-based textile fibres

Added: 14 Apr 2022

The 2022 Marcus Wallenberg Prize is awarded to Professor Ilkka Kilpeläinen and Professor Herbert Si…