Catholic Church can curb carbon emissions by returning to meat-free Fridays
01 Nov 2022Even a small dietary change by a minority of UK Catholics had significant environmental benefits, say researchers, who argue that a papal decree...
Photos suggest rhino horns have shrunk over the past century
01 Nov 2022Cambridge researchers have made the first ever measurements that show rhinoceros horns have gradually decreased in size over time.
Companies’ ‘deforestation-free’ supply chain pledges have barely impacted forest clearance in the Amazon
28 Oct 2022More companies must make and implement zero-deforestation supply chain commitments in order to significantly reduce deforestation and protect diverse...
Offshore carbon storage deployment and research needs to scale up for UK to deliver net zero pledge, says report
19 Oct 2022The UK will need to step up research and deployment of new offshore carbon storage wells if it is to achieve the capacity required to deliver its net...
Disappearing notes show dramatic loss of whales
14 Oct 2022A Cambridge team frustrated by the apathetic response to biodiversity loss has developed a dramatic new way to highlight the demise of nature – and...
Seasonal change in Antarctic ice sheet movement observed for first time
06 Oct 2022Some estimates of Antarctica’s total contribution to sea-level rise may be over- or underestimated, after researchers detected a previously unknown...
Listening from afar
14 Sep 2022A new, hands-off approach to monitoring biodiversity is saving time and money, and helping to identify sites where intervention is most needed.
Cambridge’s new community joins Open Cambridge
06 Sep 2022Eddington, Cambridge’s newest neighbourhood in the North-West of the City, is holding a family-friendly day introducing you to tips and tricks to...
Scientists develop new method to assess ozone layer recovery
24 Aug 2022Researchers have developed a new method for assessing the impacts of ozone-destroying substances that threaten the recovery of the ozone layer.
Pheasant meat sold for food found to contain many tiny shards of toxic lead
22 Aug 2022Eating pheasant killed using lead shot is likely to expose consumers to raised levels of lead in their diet, even if the meat is carefully prepared...
Floating ‘artificial leaves’ ride the wave of clean fuel production
17 Aug 2022Researchers have developed floating ‘artificial leaves’ that generate clean fuels from sunlight and water, and could eventually operate on a large...
Cambridge experts on UK drought and climate change
16 Aug 2022From pollinators to profits, food to fires, here's what Cambridge experts say about the impacts of water scarcity – and what it signals about our...