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Research Weighs the Economic, Environmental Pros and Cons of Shorter Arctic Shipping Routes

The economic and environmental pros and cons of melting Arctic ice creating shorter shipping routes through the polar region are weighed up in ground-breaking research from UCL experts in energy and transport.

20 Jul 2021

Individual Protected Areas in Amazonia Show Variation in Fighting Deforestation and Carbon Emissions

While tropical forests remain threatened and their future is uncertain, the importance of understanding how well individual protected areas avoid deforestation increases.

19 Jul 2021

Proliferation of Marine Animals and Terrestrial Plants Changed Key Mechanism Controlling Earth's Climate

Earth's climate was relatively stable for a long period of time. For three billion years, temperatures were mostly warm and carbon dioxide levels high - until a shift occurred about 400 million years ago.

16 Jul 2021

Growth of Extractive Industries Could Imply a Significant Future Threat to Intact Forest Landscapes

A new study from WCS and WWF reveals that nearly 20 percent of tropical Intact Forest Landscapes overlap with concessions for extractive industries such as mining, oil and gas.

16 Jul 2021

Striking a Balance to Better the Chances of Sustaining Deltas and Society

Hundreds of millions of people live on river deltas around the world, making them central to rich diversity in culture and thriving economies.

15 Jul 2021

Humans can Gain Better Understanding of Climate Effects from Animals and Insects

If we pay closer attention to how birds, rabbits and termites transform their local living spaces in response to varying climate conditions, we could become much better at predicting what impact climate change will have on them in future.

13 Jul 2021

Accelerated Forest Clearance in Southeast Asia Leads to Increase in Carbon Emissions

Forest clearance in Southeast Asia is accelerating, leading to unprecedented increases in carbon emissions, according to new research.

13 Jul 2021

Handpicking Genes for Disease-Resistant Crops

Researchers from The University of Western Australia have developed tools to identify plant genes resistant to disease-causing fungi and deploy them to create more resistant crops.

13 Jul 2021

Survey Finds Encouraging Platypus Numbers on Kangaroo Island

Platypuses on Kangaroo Island may be on the road to recovery following the devastation of the 2019-2020 bushfires, a team including researchers from UNSW have found.

13 Jul 2021

Scientists Launch Campaign to Map Biodiversity in South Africa's Greater Cape Floristic Region

Scientists from the U.S. and South Africa are launching a campaign to map marine, freshwater, and terrestrial species and ecosystems in one of Earth's biodiversity hotspots: the Greater Cape Floristic Region at the southwestern edge of South Africa.

9 Jul 2021