How a thumb-sized climate migrant with a giant crab claw is disrupting the Northeast's Great Marsh ecosystem

South of Cape Cod, fiddler crabs and marsh grass have long had a mutually beneficial relationship. It’s a different story in the North, where the harms can ricochet through ecosystems.

David Samuel Johnson, Associate Professor of Marine Sciences, Virginia Institute of Marine Science • conversation
Dec. 5, 2023 ~9 min

Climate change: why we can't rely on regrowing coastal habitats to offset carbon emissions

‘Blue carbon’ habitats can store a lot of carbon – but not reliably enough to offset emissions.

Jean-Pierre Gattuso, Research Professor, CNRS, Iddri, Sorbonne Université • conversation
July 29, 2022 ~9 min


Sewage pollution: our research reveals the scale of England's growing problem

Water and sewerage companies should not be responsible for reporting pollution.

James Edward Ebdon, Professor of Environmental Microbiology, University of Brighton • conversation
Oct. 29, 2021 ~5 min

Coral reef scientists raise alarm as climate change decimates ocean ecosystems vital to fish and humans

During a 2015 heat wave, scientists watched as a coral reef died before their eyes. By the end of the century, almost all the world's corals will be gone if climate change continues at this pace.

Sam Purkis, Professor and Chair of the Department of Marine Sciences, University of Miami • conversation
July 20, 2021 ~12 min

World's coral scientists warn action is needed now to save even a few reefs from climate change

During a 2015 heat wave, scientists watched as a coral reef died before their eyes. By the end of the century, almost all the world's corals will be gone if climate change continues at this pace.

Sam Purkis, Professor and Chair of the Department of Marine Sciences, University of Miami • conversation
July 20, 2021 ~12 min

Seagrass meadows shrank by 92% in UK waters - restoring them could absorb carbon emissions and boost fish

Seagrass meadows are a powerful ally in the effort to slow climate change and reverse wildlife losses.

Peter JS Jones, Reader in Environmental Governance, UCL • conversation
March 4, 2021 ~6 min

Sea level rise: three visions of a future summer holiday at the coast

Sea levels could be two metres higher by 2100. How will our relationship to the drowned coast change?

David Jarratt, Senior Lecturer in Coastal Tourism, University of Central Lancashire • conversation
July 31, 2020 ~7 min

Noisy humans make birds sleep with one eye open – but lockdown offered a reprieve

Noise pollution can cause long-term stress and harm to wildlife.

Graeme Shannon, Lecturer in Zoology, Bangor University • conversation
June 25, 2020 ~6 min


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