Increasing melting of West Antarctic ice shelves may be unavoidable – new research

Humanity has lost control of West Antarctic ice-sheet melting.

Paul Holland, Ocean and Ice Scientist, British Antarctic Survey • conversation
Oct. 23, 2023 ~7 min

Storm Babet caused dangerous floods as the 'dry side' of Scotland isn't used to such torrential rain

The storm came from an unusual direction and dumped exceptional amounts of rain along the east coast.

Linda Speight, Lecturer, University of Oxford • conversation
Oct. 20, 2023 ~6 min


Here's what's driving the record autumn heat (it's not just carbon emissions)

On top of rising greenhouse gas emissions, aerosol pollution which would normally cool Earth has fallen.

Piers Forster, Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds • conversation
Oct. 11, 2023 ~6 min

How we hired 2023 Nobel laureate Anne L'Huillier – and why we knew she was destined for greatness

L'Huillier was busy teaching when she her Nobel prize was awarded.

Sune Svanberg, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Lund University • conversation
Oct. 4, 2023 ~6 min

Nobel prize in physics awarded for work unveiling the secrets of electrons

The 2023 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter”.

Amelle Zaïr, Senior Lecturer of Physics, King's College London • conversation
Oct. 3, 2023 ~5 min

Consciousness: why a leading theory has been branded 'pseudoscience'

There’s a battle over consciousness research – and whether it can be understood purely through science.

Philip Goff, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Durham University • conversation
Sept. 29, 2023 ~8 min

Offshore wind: a perfect storm of inflation and policy uncertainty risks derailing the UK's main hope for a low-carbon future

The government wants offshore wind to form the backbone of the UK’s future electricity system – but a key auction has delivered no new projects.

Phil McNally, Research Fellow in Electricity Markets, UCL • conversation
Sept. 25, 2023 ~7 min

Five jellyfish species you may encounter more often in UK's warming seas

UK is home to a diverse range of jellyfish species – encounters with them may become more frequent as the ocean warms.

Abigail McQuatters-Gollop, Associate Professor of Marine Conservation, University of Plymouth • conversation
Sept. 25, 2023 ~6 min


The UK just passed an online safety law that could make people less safe

The online safety bill contains measures that appear to compel messaging services to break encryption.

Benjamin Dowling, Lecturer of Cybersecurity, University of Sheffield • conversation
Sept. 25, 2023 ~7 min

Farmed rhinos will soon 'rewild' the African savanna

What would you do with 2,000 farmed rhinos? An African charity wants them to help their wild cousins.

Jason Gilchrist, Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University • conversation
Sept. 22, 2023 ~6 min

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