Predictions based on computer simulations using real-world data gathered from more than 40 natural environments.
… just 15 years. Dr Simon Willcock, of Bangor University's School of Natural Sciences in … The researchers, including teams from Bangor University, Southampton University and the School of Oriental & …
Former environment minister Michael Meacher on the place of humanity in the universe, intelligent design, the survival of the human race, Gaia theory and uncertainties over climate change
Michael Meacher MP: humans only have 200-300 years left on earth Tom Levitt | 22nd July 2010 Comment Society Politics And Economics Natural World Religion Gaia James Lovelock michaelmeacher.jpg …
World's most unique animals in danger of being made extinct by "unprecedented levels of human pressure" from industrial activity such as agricultural expansion.
… of London (ZSL), Imperial College London and University of Oxford, looked at regions around …
Instead of dumping carbon deep underground we could be exploring ways to use it and reduce our overall emissions at the same time
… and Environmental Engineering at Columbia University says we have not yet even started … water or even clean water. In the US, the University of Minnesota has been demonstrating … director of the Centre for Biorefining at the University of Minnesota , still expects …
Lab-grown meat could help reduce the environmental footprint of intensive farming. But will it ever appeal to vegetarians or even more eco-conscious consumers? Tom Levitt reports
… donor, professor Mark Post of Maastricht University says he will be holding a public … Hungarian-born Gabor Forgacs from the University of Missouri, appears closer after … research published last year from the University of Oxford estimated that lab-grown …
Climate change is causing summer ice to melt in the coastal areas of the frozen continent.
… can be seen from space. Scientists from the University of Cambridge and British Antarctic … inhabiting the region. Dr Matt Davey from the University of Cambridge's Department of Plant … author of the paper, and a researcher at the University of Cambridge and NERC Field …
Birds living in cities need an abundance of insects in their environment to breed successfully.
… adults. According to Dr Gabor Seress, of the University of Pannonia in Hungary, who is lead … which included scientists from the University of Sheffield, studied great tits in … about city insects. Dr Karl Evans, of the University of Sheffield and co-author of the …
Scientists found people residing in leafy neighbourhoods are less likely to smoke.
… adults. Preserve Leanne Martin, from the University of Plymouth, the lead author on the … Mathew White, a senior scientist at the University of Vienna and honorary associate professor at the University of Exeter, is a co-author of the …
Lab-grown meat could solve the environmental and ethical problems of industrial agriculture. But will anyone want to eat it?
… by Mark Post, a tissue engineer at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Post made the … need it? A 2011 study by researchers at the University of Oxford found that lab-grown meat … says Iain Brassington, a bioethicist at the University of Manchester. Some animal rights …
A new study suggests an alarming link between low-level exposure to organophosphate pesticides - the most widely used insecticides in the world - and long-term brain damage. Tom Levitt reports
… widespread illness. Now researchers from University College London and the Open University have shown that the type of … Lead-researcher Dr Sarah Mackenzie Ross, from University College London, said she hoped the …
Theologian Martin Palmer tells Tom Levitt how we can learn from previous man-made ecological collapses in Britain and create a 'new narrative' that challenges our dominant consumer culture
Humanity has already had four major ecological collapses: how can we avoid a fifth? Tom Levitt | 27th February 2012 News Ecology Climate Change Natural World Population Sustainability stonhenge.jpg …
Climate change may be affecting the normal breeding patterns of frogs, salamanders and other amphibians leading to fears of future population loss of some species
… the breeding periods. Researchers from the University of California, who led the study, … assistant professor Brian Todd, from the University of California. 'My own hunch is …
Biofouling leads the turtles into an 'olfactory trap' - causing them to ingest deadly marine plastic pieces.
… plastic pieces. Dr Kenneth J Lohmann, of the University of North Carolina and one of the … activity. Chemicals Joseph Pfaller, of the University of Florida, US, and lead author on …
The successful breeding of chickens genetically modified not to transmit the bird flu virus could lead to many more GM resistant livestock being produced
… on the project with researchers from the University of Cambridge said the findings … Soil Association. Dr Laurence Tiley, from the University of Cambridge, who also worked on …
In producing nuclear power we are taking the benefits today but leaving the burden of cleaning up waste and accident risks to future generations, argues a study on nuclear ethics
… nuclear consultant Dr Paul Dorfman from the University of Warwick, argues it also unfairly … according to Dr Behnam Taebi, from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. …
Gorillas can 'peacefully co-exist' while 'owning' territory - so why can't we?
… in evolutionary biology at Anglia Ruskin University and one of the study authors, said: … carried out the study during her PhD at the University of Cambridge, said: "Our findings …
Fresh concerns over the spread of antibiotic-resistant infections from farm animals to humans have been raised after scientists find new strain of potentially deadly superbug in dairy cows
… the study by researchers from Cambridge University, published in the medical journal … said Professor David Coleman from the University of Dublin. Campaigners put the …
Methane emissions from fossil fuels owing to human activity is around 25 percent to 40 percent higher than thought
… of earth and environmental science at the University of Rochester and one of the study … Phillip Williamson, honorary reader at the University of East Anglia, who was not …
The bulk of our motives for buying green are selfish, say psychologists. So would appealing to social positioning help shift behaviours better than moralising?
… rarely to be true. When Jessica Nolan at the University of Arkansas and her colleagues … Better People? ', by psychologists from the University of Toronto, found that people who …
Lionel Badal was working on his undergraduate dissertation when he suddenly found himself privy to information that he knew must be made public
… Lionel Badal, a politics student at Exeter University, that the truth about this cover-up … the story broke, further reports from Uppsala University and the UK Industry Taskforce on …
Government subsidies to replace oil or traditional electric heating with heat pumps ignore the global warming impact of their HFCs, argues new analysis
… had been published by researchers at Delft University and Chalmers University of Technology in the past two …
Giant wind farms may grab the headlines but plans to develop local off-grid electricity will have bigger impact on Africans and carbon emissions
… Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy, University of Dundee. Dundee project Dr … article on Ethiopia and solar power Dundee University See also 101 ways forward: climate …
With Papua New Guinea giving the go-ahead to a Canadian mining company to dredge its coastal seabed for minerals, new species of life could be extinct before they have even been discovered. Tom Levitt reports
… National Oceanography Centre at Southampton University. ‘It is possible you might mine at … cause. Professor Richard Steiner, from the University of Alaska cites the incompleteness …
Misguided images of sacrifice may be putting people off living more sustainable lifestyles. But reversing that may require policymakers to start encouraging wider metrics of success and happiness
… Values and Environment (RESOLVE) at the University of Surrey. ‘Initiatives that … design and consumption at Nottingham Trent University, says there is already plenty of …