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27th May 2022

Climate change debates on Reddit don’t happen in polarised “echo chambers”, new research suggests.

27th May 2022

An iconic coral species found in UK waters could expand its range due to climate change, new research shows.

27th May 2022

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can track the health of coral reefs by learning the “song of the reef”, new research shows.

26th May 2022

Driven by technological, societal and political change, renewable energy technologies are progressively replacing fossil fuels.

26th May 2022

Tackling the climate crisis can only be achieved by “placing people at the heart of climate action”, researchers say.

23rd May 2022

2022 is a “make or break” year for protecting nature and tackling climate change, a leading scientist says.

20th May 2022

Coral reef fish breed more successfully if motorboat noise is reduced, new research shows.

20th May 2022

Satellites and drones can provide key information to protect pollinators, researchers say.

18th May 2022

Scallops are drawn to illuminated fishing pots like moths to a flame, new research shows.

17th May 2022

Much of the “excess heat” stored in the subtropical North Atlantic is in the deep ocean (below 700m), new research suggests.

13th May 2022

Conservation of sea turtles along much of Africa’s east coast has made good progress in recent decades – but tens of thousands of turtles still...

12th May 2022

A trial of underwater sound devices called pingers reduced the number of dolphins caught in fishing nets – but did not deter humpback whales.

11th May 2022

Medical students at the University of Exeter are improving sustainability and planetary health in medical schools around the world, as part of a global movement.

11th May 2022

A research ship is taking seabed samples from the North Sea and North Atlantic to find out what the oceans were like before major changes...

10th May 2022

A leading University of Exeter climate scientist has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.

28th Apr 2022

A natural habitat’s ability to withstand and recover from damage can be empirically monitored from space – and the method may prove important during upcoming...

27th Apr 2022

The University of Exeter is decarbonising its supply chain as part of the drive for net zero by 2030.

27th Apr 2022

The Global Carbon Project has published its full analysis for 2021, reinforcing the need for rapid emissions cuts.

27th Apr 2022

Wildlife watchers generally welcome species that have arrived in the UK due to climate change, new research suggests.

25th Apr 2022

Protected areas such as national parks have a “mixed impact” on wildlife, according to the largest ever global study of their effects.