August 10, 2024

The Bezos Earth Fund has awarded a UK medical institution a £1,200,000 grant to tackle livestock-methane, responsible for an estimated 14% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.

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Biology, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Environmental, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Policy, Zoology

July 22, 2024

Funding support and infrastructure are needed to bring bio-based products and processes to market and meet net zero targets, urges Lynsey Dunbar. Otherwise, start-ups will be looking elsewhere.

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering

Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Health & Safety, Policy

July 21, 2024

It’s the phrase that encapsulates the perennial challenge of transitioning a successful laboratory project into a workable industrial venture.

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Atmospheric Sciences, Cell Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Environmental, Green Chemistry, Health & Safety, Materials, Policy

June 9, 2024

Bath university spinout Kelpi has secured £4.35 million in funding from a slew of City firms to launch its seaweed-based biomaterial technology in several commercial sectors.

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Biology, Botany, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Food & Bev, Marine Biology, Materials, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Policy

April 1, 2024

An East Anglian project to reintroduce beavers to the region claims the animals have contributed towards successfully reducing the impact of flooding and drought by storing millions of litres of...

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Biology, Botany, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Policy, Soil Science

February 5, 2024

Chemical disinfectants are hazardous to lab staff, and if discharged into the wastewater, pose a health risk to wildlife, ecosystems and the general public. Paul Birchmore makes the case for...

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January 14, 2024

Satellite video offers an enhanced means to monitor river flow and provide earlier and more comprehensive flood warnings, claims a new study.

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November 27, 2023

Non-healthcare bodies such as DEFRA need to collaborate more fully with healthcare organisations in order to boost preparations against new pandemics, warned a leading genomics expert.

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Cell Biology, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Environmental, Forensics, Genetics, Health, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Pathology, Policy, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology, Zoology

November 20, 2023

Success is never guaranteed, we need to reward doggedness and chance, Russ Swan reminds us.

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November 12, 2023

A portable water quality monitor developed by University of Bath students aims to enable rapid detection and mapping of safe water sources for communities across the globe.

Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental