Significant reliance on land-based methods of carbon dioxide removal can protect biodiversity by avoiding climate impacts - but it could also compete with biodiversity protection unless there is better site selection, according to a new study.
Saving Seagrass and French Oysters: Fresh Solutions Breathe New Life into Europe’s Coastal Areas
European coastal areas are under increasing pressure.
Pesticides Significantly Affect Soil Life and Biodiversity
Seventy percent of soils in Europe are contaminated with pesticides.
Thousands of Alien Species Could Invade the Arctic
More than 2500 plant species have the potential to invade the Arctic at the expense of the species that belong there.
Cutting Edge New Testing Capabilities Support the UK’s Marine Autonomy Ambitions
The University of Plymouth is part of a consortium that has launched the first stage of a dedicated maritime autonomy sensor and weather test range in Plymouth Sound.
Unexpected Climate Feedback Links Antarctic Ice Sheet With Reduced Carbon Uptake
New study reveals surprising link between West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) retreat and algae growth over the past 500,000 years.
Project Investigates Public Attitudes and Perceptions Towards the Decommissioning of Marine Artificial Structures
A growing proportion of the UK’s energy infrastructure is located at sea, in the form of oil and gas platforms and offshore wind farms along with the connecting cables and pipelines.
Computer Models Let Scientists Peer Into the Mystery Beneath Jupiter’s Clouds
Atmospheric study finds surprises about our largest neighboring planet and its deep atmosphere.
Fossilised Plankton Study Gives Long-Term Hope for Oxygen Depleted Oceans
A new study suggests the world’s oxygen depleted seas may have a chance of returning to higher oxygen concentrations in the centuries to come, despite our increasingly warming climate.
Turning Industrial Exhaust Into Useful Materials With a New Electrode
Flue gas is exhausted from home furnaces, fireplaces and even industrial plants, and it carries polluting carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere.