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

April 23, 2023
The last decade saw seven of the worst cases of polar ice depletion, with 2019 ranked the most serious of all, says a study led by Northumbria University.

Southampton University’s featherweight plans knockout blow for space debris

February 15, 2023
Southampton University researchers have successfully piloted the launch of a small scale plasma thruster intended to enable satellites to de-orbit safely.

Tech challenges hinder mountain water data gathering

November 7, 2022
Global failure to make better use of the latest monitoring technologies for high altitude water data is limiting scientists’ ability to understand better the effects of climate change upon supply...

Global project to measure carbon footprint of clinical trials

October 15, 2022
A new international initiative is developing a methodology to assess the respective environmental impact of on and off-site clinical trials.

NASA hosts open house for Mars technology

June 9, 2022
Space agency NASA is to host a media event to demonstrate its LOFTID technology when it is inflated for the last time on Earth before its spaceflight demonstration.

Scientists identify the most extreme heatwaves ever recorded globally

May 4, 2022
A new study has revealed the most intense heatwaves ever across the world – and remarkably some of these went almost unnoticed decades ago. The research, led by the University...

Technological research and development in agritech

March 4, 2022
It is increasingly important for agricultural research to raise awareness of conditions leading to low productivity and problems like excessive loss of water during irrigation, damage to land and crops,...

The technologies keeping 1.5 degrees in reach

February 24, 2022
Following COP26, the pressure is on to reach the 1.5 degree warming target limit set out in the Paris agreement. Charlie Rapple looks at just some of the innovations that...

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