Why some animals defy the odds to thrive in urban areas

The animals that are living it up in the city.

Becky Thomas, Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
March 5, 2025 ~6 min

Five ways to cut emissions from shipping

Shipping produces roughly the same amount of emissions as aviation, yet it is often overlooked. It’s time for change.

Guy Collender, Post Doctoral Senior Research Associate, Centre for Port Cities and Maritime Cultures, University of Portsmouth • conversation
Jan. 22, 2025 ~8 min


My new dark red climate stripe for 2024 shows it’s the hottest year yet

These ‘warming stripes’, adopted around the world as a symbol of climate awareness, action and ambition, now include another dark red stripe for 2024.

Ed Hawkins, Professor of Climate Science, University of Reading • conversation
Jan. 10, 2025 ~5 min

Climate, migration and conflict mix to create ‘deadly’ intense tropical storms like Chido

The ongoing conflict and terrorist violence, coupled with cyclones like Kenneth in 2019, has caused repeated evacuations and worsening living conditions.

Luis Artur, Lecturer and Researcher of Disaster Risk Reduction, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane • conversation
Dec. 20, 2024 ~7 min

Mangroves in the Maldives have been drowning as sea level rises – new study

As sea levels rose around this low-lying island nation, soil salinity increased beyond what even the salt-tolerant mangrove trees could handle.

Lucy Carruthers, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Coastal Studies, East Carolina University • conversation
Nov. 12, 2024 ~8 min

Microplastics promote cloud formation, with likely effects on weather and climate

Clouds affect Earth’s weather and climate in many ways. New research suggests that the presence of microplastic particles could alter these processes.

Heidi Busse, PhD Student in Chemistry, Penn State • conversation
Nov. 7, 2024 ~7 min

Chagos Islands: how to ensure their coral reefs aren’t damaged as they return to Mauritius

The environmental impacts of a change in management and human activity depends on what, if any, development takes place and how it is managed.

Adam Moolna, Lecturer in Environment and Sustainability, Keele University • conversation
Oct. 9, 2024 ~6 min

Methane emissions from dairy farms higher than previously thought – new study

New research shows huge potential for biogas production from methane emissions from slurry on dairy farms.

Neil Ward, Professor of Rural and Regional Development at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research , University of East Anglia • conversation
Oct. 3, 2024 ~5 min


Our 24-hour climate comic explores what a sustainable future could look like

The 24-hour comic concept was invented as a dare. We used it to help us think about the future in a less scary way.

Jo Lindsay Walton, Senior Research Fellow in Arts, Climate and Technology, University of Sussex • conversation
Sept. 20, 2024 ~7 min

Methane is pitched as a climate villain – could changing how we think about it make it a saviour?

Abating methane emissions and enhancing atmospheric removal offers an opportunity to rapidly mitigate warming.

Vincent Gauci, Professorial Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Science, University of Birmingham • conversation
Sept. 19, 2024 ~7 min

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