Swapping cars for walking
People are now routinely using their cars less and walking more since the first COVID-19 lockdown, according to new research.
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Permafrost peatlands approaching tipping point
Researchers warn that permafrost peatlands in Europe and Western Siberia are much closer to a climatic tipping point than previous believed.
“Seafloor fertiliser factory” helped breathe life into Earth
Scientists reveal a new part of the recipe for complex life on planets, and it involves the onset of a microbial fertiliser factory on the Earth’s seafloor roughly 2.6 billion years ago.
What's killing trees in the southern Amazon?
A team of Brazilian and British scientists have discovered that extreme wind and water-deficiency are the main causes of tree death in the southern Amazon.
Tropical carbon loss has doubled due to forest clearance
Researchers using multiple high-resolution satellite observations have found that carbon loss has more than doubled since 2001 due to forest clearance across the tropics.
Climate change 'a mounting threat to our wellbeing'
Despite efforts to reduce the risks, changes in the Earth’s climate caused by human activity are affecting the lives of billions of people, according to a major international report published today.
Thawing permafrost could release cancer-causing gas
Thawing of permafrost due to climate change could expose the Arctic population to much greater concentrations of the cancer-causing gas Radon, a new story has found.
The number of tree species on Earth
An international team of scientists estimate that there are 14% more tree species than previously thought.
Paris Agreement limits still catastrophic for coral reefs
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will still be catastrophic for coral reefs, new research suggests.
Prestigious award for leading polar expert
Ian Brooks, Professor of Boundary Layer Processes at the University of Leeds, has been awarded the Polar Medal.