The Arctic could become ‘ice-free’ within a decade

The Arctic could see summer days with practically no sea ice as early as the next couple of years, according to a new study...

Study finds 83 per cent of UK’s rivers fail pollution test

A new study has found that 83% of the Country’s rivers monitored have failed phosphate standard for good ecological status The study by the Angler’s...

Comet strike may have sparked civilisation shift

A cluster of comet fragments believed to have hit Earth nearly 13,000 years ago may have shaped the origins of human civilisation, research suggests. Possibly...

First exposed planetary core discovered allows glimpse inside other worlds

The surviving core of a gas giant has been discovered orbiting a distant star by University of Warwick astronomers, offering an unprecedented glimpse into...

Could global warming make the UK windier?

The UK and large parts of northern Europe could become windier if global temperatures reach 1.5˚C above pre-industrial levels, according to a new study. The...

Protect habitat to prevent pandemics

An international research team has proposed using ecological perspectives to prevent the occurrence of disease outbreaks. Pandemics begin when disease-harboring animals, such as bats, come...

Digital solutions to globe’s natural disasters

THOUSANDS of deaths from natural disasters could be prevented with the right kind of forewarnings. The impact of floods, landslides and tsunamis is lessened if...

10,000 Years on, Channel 4 unveils the face of the ‘First Brit’

A Channel 4 film will exclusively unveil the face of Britain’s oldest complete skeleton. It Airing as part of Channel 4’s critically-acclaimed Secret History strand,...
Scientists have found types of plastic loving bacteria that stick to plastic that may enable them to ‘hitchhike’ across the ocean

New bacteria found that stick to plastic in the deep sea

Scientists have found new types of plastic loving bacteria that stick to plastic in the deep sea that may enable them to ‘hitchhike’ across...

Environmental Impact Assessments may hugely underestimate the effect that new developments have on wildlife

Environmental Impact Assessments may hugely underestimate the effect that new developments have on wildlife, according to new research. Scientists at the University of East Anglia...