Tree planting is still the best way to remove carbon – despite climate and...
Tree planting can be the most cost-effective way of removing carbon as long as careful choices are made about which type of trees to...
Inside of Herculaneum scroll seen for the first time in almost 2,000 years
Researchers have successfully generated the first image of the inside of scroll PHerc. 172, one of three Herculaneum scrolls housed at the Bodleian Libraries,...
Hedgerows increase soil carbon storage by 40%
Planting hedgerows increases soil carbon storage by almost half compared to nearby grassland – no matter where they are in the country – says...
Climate warming leads to more frequent tree reproduction at expense of growth
A new long-term study reveals alarming insights into the impact of climate change on the European beech (Fagus sylvatica), one of Europe’s most widespread...
Future of UK peatlands under threat due to climate change
The UK’s peatlands face an uncertain future amid the escalating impacts of climate change.
Peatlands are critical ecosystems for carbon storage and biodiversity, containing more...
Botanic Gardens must team up to save wild plants from extinction
The world’s botanic gardens must pull together to protect global plant biodiversity in the face of the extinction crisis, amid restrictions on wild-collecting, say...
Scientists discover a super earth orbiting in a habitable zone of a sun like...
An international team has confirmed the discovery of a super-Earth orbiting in the habitable zone of a nearby Sun-like star
The new planet, named HD...
Scientists predict what will be top of the crops by 2080 due to climate...
While climate change is likely to present significant challenges to agriculture in coming decades, it could also mean that crops such as chickpeas, soyabeans...
New evidence suggests megaflood refilled the Mediterranean Sea five million years ago
A new study provides compelling new evidence that a colossal ‘megaflood’ refilled the Mediterranean Sea, ending a period during which the Med was a...
New twist in mystery of dinosaurs’ origin
The remains of the earliest dinosaurs may lie undiscovered in the Amazon and other equatorial regions of South America and Africa, suggests a new...