The Fens of eastern England once held vast woodlands
24 Nov 2023The Fens of eastern England, a low-lying, extremely flat landscape dominated by agricultural fields, was once a vast woodland filled with huge yew...
Innovative aquaculture system turns waste wood into nutritious seafood
20 Nov 2023Researchers hoping to rebrand a marine pest as a nutritious food have developed the world’s first system of farming shipworms, which they have...
Butterflies, Bees and Broader Horizons
17 Nov 2023Cambridge Zero programme prepares young climate leaders for the future
Carbon-omics and global health
17 Nov 2023Cambridge Zero to host two research symposia to discuss critical climate change challenges
Moving a capital city: learning from when the earth moves
14 Nov 2023Indonesia plans to build a new capital city from scratch. Protecting the new city from the effects of earthquakes will be crucial. Here's how...
Solar-powered device produces clean water and clean fuel at the same time
13 Nov 2023A floating, solar-powered device that can turn contaminated water or seawater into clean hydrogen fuel and purified water, anywhere in the world, has...
Why do climate models underestimate polar warming? ‘Invisible clouds’ could be the answer
08 Nov 2023Stratospheric clouds over the Arctic may explain the differences seen between the polar warming calculated by climate models and actual recordings...
Experts predict ‘catastrophic ecosystem collapse’ of UK forests within the next 50 years if action not taken
08 Nov 2023Other threats to UK forests include competition with society for water, viral diseases, and extreme weather affecting forest management.
Mother Nature knows best when it comes to climate solutions, social media users say
03 Nov 2023A survey of more than a million social media posts suggests that people feel more positive about Nature's ability to solve climate change than human...
AI trained to identify least green homes by Cambridge researchers
02 Nov 2023First of its kind AI-model can help policymakers efficiently identify and prioritize houses for retrofitting and other decarbonizing measures.
Offset markets: new approach could help save tropical forests by restoring faith in carbon credits
30 Oct 2023A new way to price carbon credits could encourage desperately needed investment in forest preservation and boost vital progress towards net-zero.
Getting maximum calories in shortest time is the priority for bumblebees
24 Oct 2023Research has found that bumblebees make foraging choices to collect the most sugar from flowers in the shortest time – even if that means using more...