Why Japan has started pumping water from Fukushima into the Pacific – and should we be concerned?

Japan’s much-criticised plan to release wastewater from Fukushima into the Pacific is underway – and many are concerned.

Edmond Sanganyado, Assistant Professor in Environmental Forensics, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
Aug. 25, 2023 • ~6 min

Dead crustaceans washing up on England’s north-east coast may be victims of industrial revival

A mass die-off of crustaceans occurred on England’s north-east coast last autumn – the government’s explanation of the cause is unlikely to be true.

Gary Caldwell, Senior Lecturer in Applied Biology, Newcastle University • conversation
Oct. 28, 2022 • ~7 min

Dead crustaceans washing up on England's north-east coast may be victims of the green industrial revolution

A mass die-off of crustaceans occurred on England’s north-east coast last autumn – the government’s explanation of the cause is unlikely to be true.

Gary Caldwell, Senior Lecturer in Applied Biology, Newcastle University • conversation
Oct. 28, 2022 • ~7 min

Metal pollution is leaving scallops helpless against crabs and lobsters

New research points to 'heavy metals' having unseen effects on a much larger scale than previously thought.

Roland Kröger, Professor, Department of Physics, University of York • conversation
Nov. 5, 2020 • ~7 min

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