Why we need to rethink what we know about dust

New research reveals our understanding of dust’s role in the environment is far from settled.

Adrian Chappell, Professor in Climate Change Impacts, Cardiff University • conversation
April 2, 2024 ~6 min

Sharks, turtles and other sea creatures face greater risk from industrial fishing than previously thought − we estimated added pressure from ‘dark’ fishing vessels

The toll on wildlife from illegal fishing, bycatch and entanglement in fishing gear is likely underestimated, because it doesn’t account for ‘dark’ fishing vessels, a new study finds.

Heather Welch, Researcher in Ecosystem Dynamics, University of California, Santa Cruz • conversation
March 6, 2024 ~7 min


How climate change is affecting the seasons

Autumn is arriving later in the year – climate change is probably to blame.

Jadu Dash, Professor of Remote Sensing in Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton • conversation
Oct. 25, 2023 ~7 min

The Human Genome Project pieced together only 92% of the DNA – now scientists have finally filled in the remaining 8%

Advances in technology have enabled researchers to sequence the large regions of repetitive DNA that eluded the Human Genome Project.

Gabrielle Hartley, PhD Candidate in Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut • conversation
March 31, 2022 ~10 min

Is the Amazon rainforest on the verge of collapse?

New research suggests 75% of the rainforest has become less resilient to stress since the early 2000s.

John Dearing, Professor of Physical Geography, University of Southampton • conversation
March 7, 2022 ~6 min

We mapped every large solar plant on the planet using satellites and machine learning

Our data provides a common benchmark unbiased by reporting from companies or governments.

Lucas Kruitwagen, Climate Change and Artificial Intelligence Researcher, University of Oxford • conversation
Oct. 29, 2021 ~7 min

Thousands of ocean fishing boats could be using forced labor – we used AI and satellite data to find them

Forced labor is a widespread problem in fisheries on the high seas. Between 2012 and 2018, an estimated 100,000 people may have been victims of forced labor on thousands of different boats.

Gavin McDonald, Senior Project Researcher, University of California Santa Barbara • conversation
Dec. 21, 2020 ~8 min

Scientists at work: Uncovering the mystery of when and where sharks give birth

Researchers are using a newly developed satellite tag to study previously unknown aspects of tiger shark reproduction. This approach could be used on other difficult-to-study shark species.

Hannah Verkamp, PhD Student in Marine Biology, Arizona State University • conversation
April 28, 2020 ~9 min


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