All Earth & Environmental Sciences
Drought-resistant cereal gene isolated
Added: 2 Sep 2019
Plant scientists have identified a gene responsible for drought resistance in barley that could lea…
Oldest parasitic DNA found in coprolite
Added: 28 Aug 2019
The oldest parasite DNA ever recorded has been discovered in fossilised puma faeces.
A real chemical showman
Added: 28 Aug 2019
Science populariser and chemist extraordinaire Andrea Sella will be a keynote speaker at this year’…
BES plans ‘double blind’ peer review trial
Added: 23 Aug 2019
The British Ecological Society has announced it will be conducting a randomised trial to determine …
In his element
Added: 29 Jul 2019
We spoke to astrobiologist Robert Hazen whose new book, Symphony in C, draws parallels between carb…
Ozone smog will get worse with climate change
Added: 25 Jul 2019
Rising temperatures due to climate change will increase concentrations of ozone in the air to dange…
Algal biofuels face diverse pathogens
Added: 24 Jul 2019
DNA analysis of a predatory bacterium has revealed a much higher level of genetic diversity than pr…
Symphony in C
Added: 22 Jul 2019
Composed in four movements, Symphony in C explores carbon’s multifaceted characteristics and its ro…
Joshua tree faces extinction
Added: 17 Jul 2019
Climate change could be responsible for the near extinction of Joshua trees by the end of this cent…
Water droplet
Added: 15 Jul 2019
This amazing image – Crack Patterns I, by Thomas Séon – shows a water droplet falling onto a silico…
Pea gin reduces CO2 emissions
Added: 12 Jul 2019
Alcohol fermented from the starch of peas instead of wheat could offer a greener form of gin produc…
Satellites confirm largest macroalgae bloom
Added: 11 Jul 2019
Satellite observations have confirmed the largest bloom of macroalgae in the world, which has mostl…
National Trust ends fossil fuel investments
Added: 4 Jul 2019
The National Trust has revealed that it will cease investment in fossil fuel companies in the inter…
The greenest lab equipment?
Added: 3 Jul 2019
I love my job. The main reason is that I help labs save vast amounts of money whilst fighting clima…
Bitcoin causing city-sized CO2 emissions
Added: 17 Jun 2019
The digital currency bitcoin is responsible for CO2 emissions comparable to that of Las Vegas.
BioCity invests in carbon recycling startup
Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Apr 2019
Science incubator BioCity has invested an undisclosed amount in Deep Branch Biotechnology, a Nottin…
The bigger the better
Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Mar 2019
A UK-wide prohibition on the use of plastic microbeads in some cosmetic and personal care products …
Down on the farm
Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Feb 2019
The complex balance of species which live in and around farmland are vulnerable to climate change –…
A very complex disturbance
Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Jan 2019
Given what we know about how impactful humans have been on the environment, the idea that we actual…
£24m from NERC
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Jan 2019
Around £24 million in funding has been allocated under the fourth round of National Environment Res…
