Exhibition explores how peatlands protect the planet
A new exhibition opening at the University of St Andrews’ Wardlaw Museum explores the importance of peatlands in Scotland and across the world.
While peat...
Danish firm trials turning offshore wind turbine foundations into safe havens for corals
An attempt to support coral reefs by growing corals on offshore wind turbine foundations is underway with Danish green energy firm Ørsted.
Together with...
Report pulls back the curtain on chemical pollution in the ocean
A new report attempts to provide a diagnostic of the scale of the ocean pollution challenge facing humanity.
The Invisible Wave: Getting to zero chemical...
Farming conference set to debate “What is a farm for?”
The annual National Farm Management Conference run by The Institute of Agricultural Management (IAgrM) will return this year to the QEII Centre in London...
Restoring large mammal populations helps the climate, says new research
Restoring populations of large mammals in the wild does not only revitalise the flora and fauna, it can also help in mitigating climate change....
Geographically-distributed species fare better with anthropogenic changes
New findings appear to reveal that widely distributed (geographically) species tend to benefit from anthropogenic changes and increase the number of sites they occupy,...
Tree density research paves the way for non-destructive testing methods
University of West London (UWL) researchers say they have developed pioneering techniques to map the architecture and mass density of tree roots within the...
North Atlantic fisheries meeting agrees further protective measures, but still not enough, say ecologists
The 37th Annual Meeting of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) concluded on 25 September in Halifax, Canada. Member countries agreed to several measures...
Woodlands conservation charity opens applications for scientific research programme
Time is running out to apply for the latest round of Woodland Trust grants which could fund research to help solve the climate and...
Floating-point arithmetic: Salvaging the Costa Concordia
Envirotec listened in on a presentation by Matthew Callan of Ardent Marine Services, at an event held by IESIS in January 2016, explaining how...
Climate change will reshuffle marine ecosystems in unexpected ways
Warming of the oceans due to climate change will mean fewer productive fish species to catch in the future, according to a new Rutgers...
Report profiles “the next alien invaders to threaten nature and economies in Scotland”
Raccoons, muntjac deer, plants that cause flooding, and mussels that clog up water pipes are among the new problem species that are likely to...
Why creating new ponds helps to protect the ecosystem
A review of the benefits of ponds and associated lining products, by Scott Parnell, a firm specialising in the supply of groundworks and civil...
New digital models of Salisbury Crags
The ancient meets the modern with the launch on 16 March of two new digital 3D models highlighting the “Hutton Section” and “Hutton’s Rock”...
Loss of tree species has cumulative impact on biodiversity
Diseases affecting different UK tree species appear to have a multiplying effect on the loss of associated biodiversity, according to new research by James...
Water companies playing leading role in the battle against invasive species, says industry group
Zebra mussels are amongst the non-native species which pose a threat to local ecologies and with which the water industry is doing battle.
Industry investing...
New solution for capturing microplastics before they enter waterways
A thousand litres of seawater can contain up to 8.3 million particles of microplastics. Udentifying these very small particles has been difficult – usually...
The transition to EVs cannot come at the expense of the ocean
As the focus at COP26 in Glasgow shifts to greening the world’s transportation systems, electric vehicles (EVs) are in the spotlight. However, it is...
Climate and agriculture halve insect populations in some areas, warns UCL study
Climate change and intensive agricultural land use have already been responsible for a 49% reduction in the number of insects in the most impacted...
Sponsored content: Chelsea Technologies embarks on research partnership with ground-breaking transatlantic research project
Environmental sensing developer Chelsea has been selected as a research partner to an international effort led by marine research organization Promare. Chelsea has deployed...
