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A stalk of deep-sea coral

Thriving Antarctic ecosystems found following iceberg calving

25 Mar 2025

Scientists explore a seafloor area newly exposed by iceberg A-84; discover vibrant communities of ancient sponges and corals.

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Duygu with her coral tanks

The coral whisperer

25 Feb 2025

Duygu Sevilgen has built a coral lab in the basement of an old Zoology building. Here, 10 experimental tanks host multicoloured miniature forests...

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Snake.

Snakes in potted olive trees ‘tip of the iceberg’ of ornamental plant trade hazards

17 Jan 2025

Invasive pests are slipping unnoticed into northern Europe in huge shipments of cut flowers and potted plants, say researchers, with potential to...

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Researcher holding small pieces of micro plastic pollution washed up on a beach

Scientists warn of ‘invisible threat’ of microplastics as global treaty nears completion

26 Nov 2024

As the UN meets this week to finalise the Global Plastics Treaty, researchers warn that the agreement could fail to address one of the biggest...

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Image of a forest

New long-term collaboration with Suzano begins with a £10 million donation to support conservation and sustainability education and research

15 Nov 2024

Suzano, one the world’s largest producers of bio-based raw materials, based in São Paulo, Brazil, establishes a long-term initiative with Jesus...

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Surviving the flood at Ahoada in Rivers state Nigeria

Gender inequality ingrained in global climate negotiations, say researchers

11 Nov 2024

Climate governance is dominated by men, yet the health impacts of the climate crisis often affect women, girls, and gender-diverse people...

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Emerald Lake, Yukon

Planting trees in the Arctic could make global warming worse, not better, say scientists

07 Nov 2024

Tree planting has been widely touted as a cost-effective way of reducing global warming, due to trees’ ability to store large quantities of carbon...

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Melissa Leach stands in front of COP16 banner

Hope and determination for nature

31 Oct 2024

Cambridge Conservation Initiative Executive Director Melissa Leach offers insights on the COP16 Global Biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia as...

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Stock image world map with technology overlay.

10 Cambridge spinouts forging a future for our planet

25 Oct 2024

10 companies taking Cambridge ideas out of the lab and into the real world to address the climate emergency.

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Planet earth

Cambridge is forging a future for our planet

21 Oct 2024

Find out how Cambridge's pioneering research in climate and nature is regenerating nature, rewiring energy, rethinking transport and redefining...

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Bhaskar Vira.

Changemakers: Bhaskar Vira, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education and Environmental Sustainability

21 Oct 2024

Economist, researcher and educator, Bhaskar Vira is keeping faith with a life-long love for the natural world and a determination to tackle the...

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Rachael Garrett

Changemakers: Rachael Garrett and the Conservation Research Institute

21 Oct 2024

Meet Rachael Garrett: land scientist, forest wanderer and Director of the Conservation Research Institute.

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