UK may be on verge of triggering a ‘positive tipping point’ for tackling climate change

Electric vehicle sales are racing ahead in the UK – but the switch to heat pumps is lagging behind.

Steven R. Smith, Research Impact Fellow, Green Futures Solutions and Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter • conversation
July 2, 2025 • ~8 min

‘Completely unexpected’: Antarctic sea ice may be in terminal decline due to rising Southern Ocean salinity

Scientists once thought Antarctica might hold onto its sea ice as the world warmed. No longer.

Alessandro Silvano, NERC Independent Research Fellow in Oceanography, University of Southampton • conversation
June 30, 2025 • ~7 min

What’s at risk for Arctic wildlife if Trump expands oil drilling in the fragile National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska

Caribou, migrating birds and many other types of wildlife rely on this expanse of wetlands and tundra. Humanity and the climate depend on a healthy Arctic, too.

Mariah Meek, Associate Professor of Integrative Biology, Michigan State University • conversation
June 30, 2025 • ~11 min

What Danish climate migration drama, Families Like Ours, gets wrong about rising sea levels

International migration from climate change is the exception, not the norm.

Florian Steig, DPhil Student, Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford • conversation
June 27, 2025 • ~6 min

How the end of carbon capture could spark a new industrial revolution

The Trump administration is pulling back billions of dollars in industrial development money for carbon capture and storage projects. That may force industries to actually cut emissions instead.

Andres Clarens, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Virginia • conversation
June 23, 2025 • ~10 min

Society needs a systems update to cope with climate crisis – my new film explains why

Earth systems expert James Dyke discusses his documentary, System Update: Rebooting Our Future.

James Dyke, Associate Professor in Earth System Science, University of Exeter • conversation
June 23, 2025 • ~7 min

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

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