How’s the UK attempt to reach net zero going? There’s good news and bad news

The UK’s latest climate change progress report highlights serious gaps.

Piers Forster, Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds • conversation
June 25, 2025 • ~7 min

UK plan to cut energy bills for industrial firms threatens to leave small businesses out in the cold

The government wants to motivate manufacturers to electrify their energy use.

Jan Rosenow, Leader of the Energy Programme, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, University of Oxford • conversation
June 24, 2025 • ~7 min

Can Britain be a nation of tea growers? Scientists say yes – and it could even be good for your health

From Devon to mid-Wales, scientists are finding that UK-grown tea isn’t just possible – it could be good for people and the planet.

Nigel Holt, Professor of Psychology, Aberystwyth University • conversation
June 17, 2025 • ~6 min

Nuclear energy is a risky investment, but that’s no reason for the UK government to avoid it

National energy shouldn’t rely on private or foreign money.

Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University • conversation
June 13, 2025 • ~7 min

How to tackle new strains of potato blight and avoid another great famine

Dependence on a single crop is risky. When blight strikes vulnerable communities, the consequences can be devastating.

David O'Connor, Associate Professor, School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University • conversation
May 20, 2025 • ~7 min

How your genes interact with your environment changes your disease risk − new research counts the ways

Environmental factors such as lifestyle and the medications you take influence the effects your genes have on your body − and can clarify how diseases develop.

Arun Durvasula, Assistant Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California • conversation
May 14, 2025 • ~10 min

Britain’s nuclear future? What small reactors, fusion and ‘Big Carl’ mean for net zero

What the next generation of nuclear technology might involve.

Tomas Martin, Associate Professor in Materials Physics, University of Bristol • conversation
May 2, 2025 • ~6 min

How the UK’s microchip industry is bouncing back after a quarter of a century

A new wave of companies are focusing on microchips designed for clean energy technology.

Peter Gammon, Professor of Power Electronic Devices, School of Engineering, University of Warwick • conversation
April 29, 2025 • ~8 min

AI-controlled fighter jets may be closer than we think — and would change the face of warfare

The US military is already using AI to control aircraft in tests.

Arun Dawson, PhD Candidate, Department of War Studies, King's College London • conversation
April 17, 2025 • ~7 min

New UK system to protect satellites against attack shows how global conflict has spilled into outer space

Space is becoming “increasingly contested”, according to military experts.

Jessie Hamill-Stewart, PhD Researcher, University of Bath • conversation
April 14, 2025 • ~7 min

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