Fracture threat to Antarctica’s ice shelves

A platform of ice surrounding Antarctica nearly four times the size of the UK is at risk of collapse as the effects of climate...

Devastating hurricanes could be up to five times more likely in the Caribbean if...

Global warming is dramatically increasing the risk of extreme hurricanes in the Caribbean, but meeting more ambitious climate change goals could up to halve...

Technology reunites lost buildings and art of Renaissance Florence for the first time in...

The extraordinary lost buildings and art of Renaissance Florence can be viewed together for the first time in centuries thanks to innovative free technology...

Earliest art in British Isles discovered in Jersey

For the first time, archaeologists have analysed the ancient markings made on a group of flat stones, known as plaquettes, uncovered at Les Varines,...

News Migrating bird populations affected by climate and land changes

Changes in climate and habitat on the breeding and non-breeding grounds of migratory birds are both playing an important part in driving their long-term...

Manchester Researchers Discover How Genome Controls Early Human Development

A team led by scientists from The University of Manchester has discovered how our genome controls the development of many of the organs critical...

Orkney scientists to study ‘stepping stones’ around rigs and pipelines

Marine scientists from Heriot-Watt’s International Centre for Island Technology on Orkney are working with scientists from around the UK to investigate marine life connected...

New research reveals origin of Stonehenge’s great sarsen stones

The giant sarsen stones that form the primary architecture of Stonehenge originate from West Woods on the edge of Wiltshire’s Marlborough Downs, according to...

COVID-19 lockdown causes 50% global reduction in human-linked Earth vibrations

The lack of human activity during lockdown caused human-linked vibrations in the Earth to drop by an average of 50% between March and May...

Earliest humans stayed at the Americas ‘oldest hotel’ in Mexican cave

A cave in a remote part of Mexico was visited by humans around 30,000 years ago – 15,000 years earlier than people were previously...