Warmer summers and meltwater lakes are threatening the fringes of the world’s largest ice...
A first-of-its-kind study looking at surface meltwater lakes around the East Antarctic Ice Sheet across a seven-year period has found that the area and...
A robot small enough to explore the lungs
Engineers and scientists have paved the way for a robot that can reach some of the smallest bronchial tubes in the lungs – to...
Earlier snowmelt causing knock-on effects for Arctic carbon
Earlier snowmelt and Arctic greening are affecting carbon sequestration later in the year in northern Arctic regions, according to a new study
The new research...
Stone me! Rare Pictish symbol stone found near potential site of famous battle
Archaeologists have uncovered a Pictish symbol stone close to the location of one of the most significant carved stone monuments ever uncovered in Scotland.
The...
Nutritious fish stocks being squandered by salmon farming say scientists
Millions of tonnes of highly-nutritious wild fish could stay in the ocean while also boosting seafood production if changes are made to the feeds...
Analysis of teeth from Arctic seals reveals Arctic Ocean changes going back to 1950s
Research by University of Liverpool ocean scientists has found that found that food webs in the Barents Sea have been affected by our changing...
Bots less bother on Twitter than celebs, study finds
Messages posted by bots on divisive issues such as Brexit, immigration or climate have far less impact on users’ views than those from famous...
Climate crisis will leave pollinators searching further for food
Study yields the first direct experimental evidence that climate change would immediately impact wildflowers and pollinators.
It is predicted that global average temperatures will have...
‘Tatooine-like’ exoplanet spotted by ground-based telescope
A rare exoplanet which orbits around two stars at once has been detected using a ground-based telescope by a team led by the University...
Scientists discover how plants evolved to colonise land over 500 million years ago
Scientists analysing one of the largest genomic datasets of plants have discovered how the first plants on Earth evolved the mechanisms used to control...