Pet flea and tick treatments contain pesticides that end up washing into the environment - here’s how

Pesticides present in pet flea and tick treatments pose a risk to human health and the environment - but monthly application as a preventative measure isn’t essential.

Dave Goulson, Professor of Biology (Evolution, Behaviour and Environment), University of Sussex • conversation
April 8, 2024 • ~7 min

Could a couple of Thai otters have helped the UK’s otter population recover? Our study provides a hint

Research has revealed how British otters may have been able to recover from species loss in the 1950s with the help of otters from Asia.

Sarah du Plessis, PhD Candidate, Cardiff University • conversation
Feb. 27, 2024 • ~6 min

We found long-banned pollutants in the very deepest part of the ocean

No place on Earth is free from pollution.

Anna Sobek, Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Head of Department of Environmental Sciences, Stockholm University • conversation
April 28, 2023 • ~6 min

PFAS: you can't smell, see or taste these chemicals, but they are everywhere – and they're highly toxic to humans

Toxic synthetic chemicals, called PFAS, are a serious threat to humans and wildlife – but many people are unaware of them.

Patrick Byrne, Reader in Hydrology and Environmental Pollution, Liverpool John Moores University • conversation
Jan. 5, 2023 • ~6 min

Mussels are disappearing from the Thames and growing smaller – and it's partly because the river is cleaner

A new survey has revealed an alarming deterioration in the health of the River Thames ecosystem – but some of the recorded changes may be the result of a cleaner river.

Isobel Ollard, PhD Researcher, University of Cambridge • conversation
Nov. 28, 2022 • ~7 min

Chemical pollution exceeds safe planetary limit: researcher Q+A on consequences for life on Earth

The production and release of synthetic chemicals worldwide is destabilising the Earth system.

Patricia Villarrubia-Gómez, PhD Candidate in Sustainable Development, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University • conversation
Jan. 20, 2022 • ~9 min

Pollutants banned for over 30 years linger in UK rivers – our wildlife is the evidence

The ghosts of our industrial and agricultural past continue to haunt freshwater ecosystems today.

Fred Windsor, Research Associate in Network Ecology, Newcastle University • conversation
Oct. 9, 2020 • ~6 min

Most people carry remnants of a chemical pollutant – ultrasound technology can help clean it up

New treatment can break down toxic substances into relatively harmless elements.

Madeleine Bussemaker, Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, University of Surrey • conversation
July 7, 2020 • ~8 min

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