Extreme drought contributed to barbarian invasion of late Roman Britain, tree-ring study reveals

Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the ‘Barbarian Conspiracy’, a pivotal moment in the history of Roman Britain, a new Cambridge-led study

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 17, 2025 ~7 min

Thriving Antarctic ecosystems found following iceberg calving

Scientists explore a seafloor area newly exposed by iceberg A-84; discover vibrant communities of ancient sponges and corals. 

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 25, 2025 ~6 min


Fully AI driven weather prediction system could start revolution in forecasting

A new AI weather prediction system, developed by researchers from the University of Cambridge, can deliver accurate forecasts tens of times faster and using

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 20, 2025 ~6 min

Wrong trees in the wrong place can make cities hotter at night, study reveals

While trees can cool some cities significantly during the day, new research shows that tree canopies can also trap heat and raise temperatures at night. The

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 10, 2024 ~6 min

Gender inequality ingrained in global climate negotiations, say researchers

Climate governance is dominated by men, yet the health impacts of the climate crisis often affect women, girls, and gender-diverse people disproportionately,

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Nov. 11, 2024 ~9 min

Planting trees in the Arctic could make global warming worse, not better, say scientists

Tree planting has been widely touted as a cost-effective way of reducing global warming, due to trees’ ability to store large quantities of carbon from the

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Nov. 7, 2024 ~6 min

Historic fires trapped in Antarctic ice yield key information for climate models

Pollutants preserved in Antarctic ice document historic fires in the Southern Hemisphere, offering a glimpse at how humans have impacted the landscape and

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 9, 2024 ~4 min

Ice cores provide first documentation of rapid Antarctic ice loss in the past

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the British Antarctic Survey have uncovered the first direct evidence that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet shrunk

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Feb. 8, 2024 ~5 min


Solar-powered device produces clean water and clean fuel at the same time

A floating, solar-powered device that can turn contaminated water or seawater into clean hydrogen fuel and purified water, anywhere in the world, has been

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 13, 2023 ~5 min

Why do climate models underestimate polar warming? ‘Invisible clouds’ could be the answer

Stratospheric clouds over the Arctic may explain the differences seen between the polar warming calculated by climate models and actual recordings, according

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 8, 2023 ~7 min

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