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The disastrous consequences of climate ‘tipping points’ could be averted if global warming is reversed quickly enough, new research suggests.Tipping points are the thresholds at which rising...

A scientist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) has contributed to a digital artwork showing the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on air pollution.Dr Massimo Vieno’s visualisation of the...

A new report provides the most comprehensive assessment to date of the status of the UK’s wildlife.The State of Nature 2019 report has been produced by a partnership comprising more than 70 wildlife...

Scientists have made the first conclusive sighting of ruffe in Windermere - a fish species previously unrecorded in the lake but whose presence had been inferred by environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys...

The impact of a changing climate on the severity of flooding has been demonstrated in the largest-scale study of its kind – with parts of northern Britain seeing the largest increase in Europe. A...

Policies to improve air quality in the UK over the past 40 years have led to significant reductions in pollution and associated mortality rates, a new study has found.Research led by the Centre for...

Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform, Roseanna Cunningham, visited Auchencorth Moss atmospheric monitoring site last week with scientists from the...

A conference will highlight the latest international research to support improved drought preparation and management.People working in the water industry, agriculture sector, regulatory bodies and...

Scientists have identified 66 alien plant and animal species, not yet established in the European Union, that pose the greatest potential threat to biodiversity and ecosystems in the region.From an...

The co-author of a new comprehensive, easy-to-use illustrated field guide to all 47 species of ladybirds in Britain and Ireland hopes it will encourage further recording of the insects to help inform...