What ancient ice sheets can tell us about future sea level rise

When ice gets trapped on land as giant ice sheets, it causes the sea level to change, but it doesn’t change by the same amount all around the planet.

Ed Gasson, Royal Society University Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter • conversation
June 20, 2025 • ~6 min

How to stay safe during heat waves – and heat stroke warning signs to watch for

A public health researcher explains the signs someone is developing heat exhaustion or heat stroke, and what to do.

Brian Bossak, Professor of Public Health, College of Charleston • conversation
June 19, 2025 • ~9 min

How to stay safe during heat waves – and the heat stroke warning signs to watch for

A public health researcher explains the signs someone is developing heat exhaustion or heat stroke, and what to do.

Brian Bossak, Professor of Public Health, College of Charleston • conversation
June 19, 2025 • ~9 min

The great coral reef relocation

Heatwaves in the tropics are pushing corals to the brink. Could reefs pop up elsewhere?

Jack Marley, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition • conversation
June 19, 2025 • ~8 min

When Earth iced over, early life may have sheltered in meltwater ponds

Modern-day analogs in Antarctica reveal ponds teeming with life similar to early multicellular organisms.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
June 19, 2025 • ~8 min

Coal power plants were paid to close. Is it time to do the same for slaughterhouses?

The food industry faces the same ‘stranded asset’ problem as fossil fuel companies.

Stephanie Walton, Researcher on Food Systems and Sustainable Finance, University of Oxford • conversation
June 17, 2025 • ~9 min

Declining soil health is a global concern – here’s how AI could help

Knowing where best to scale up soil health solutions will help protect people, businesses and ecosystems from extreme events.

Nima Shokri, Professor, Applied Engineering, United Nations University • conversation
June 17, 2025 • ~7 min

The Inca string code that reveals Peru’s climate history

Andean people of the past looked at these strings as a record of the climate, and they studied them to understand patterns.

Sabine Hyland, Professor of Social Anthropology, University of St Andrews • conversation
June 17, 2025 • ~5 min

AI is gobbling up water it cannot replace – I’m working on a solution

AI is turning up the heat on datacentres, causing their water use to soar.

Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Associate Professor and Head of Subject, Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
June 16, 2025 • ~6 min

Frozen, thawed: how Arendelle’s glacier would fare under modern climate change

A glaciologist investigates a Disney classic.

Harold Lovell, Senior Lecturer, Glaciology, University of Portsmouth • conversation
June 16, 2025 • ~6 min

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