27 May 2025
Image: Fishing boats by John Mark Strange The number of octopus are increasing in the south-west, and fishers are feeling the impact. Instead of hauling up pots with crabs, lobsters and other shellfish, fishers are finding octopus and empty shells instead. Plymouth crab fisherman Brian Tapper described the situation: “The octopus are ruining us… […]
20 May 2025
Image: Ice by Sergey Guk Scientists are sounding the alarm as new research paper reveals that the colour of the ocean is visibly changing—a visible sign of profound ecological shifts driven by climate change. Research led by scientists from the University of Amsterdam highlights how the retreat of sea ice in polar regions is […]
08 May 2025
Image description: Merlin Hanbury-Tenison, founder of the Thousand Year Trust, sitting on a tree trunk with his dog, wearing a blue shirt, jeans and brown hat. Photograph: Bex Aston/The Observer Scaling up and restoring the connections between Britain’s rainforests is key to their long-term survival in the face of climate change. Planting native trees […]
06 May 2025
A new report led by the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) highlights that the UK and Ireland could face more very severe winter storms in the future. Photo: Marcus Woodbridge The findings come from the latest Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) Storms and Waves Rolling Evidence Update, which looks at how storm and […]
01 May 2025
Image description: Flooded road with road closed sign. Image by Connor McManus / Pexels. Climate change committee report The Climate Change Committee is warning that the UK is not prepared for climate change and the impacts of extreme weather, including the rising incidents of severe flooding on property and critical infrastructure. The warning comes […]
29 Apr 2025
Britain’s icebergs the size of Cambridge Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have found the first evidence that giant, flat-topped icebergs the size of the city of Cambridge drifted off the coast of Britain during the last ice age. These massive icebergs, like the ones we see in Antarctica today, were once drifting less […]
20 Mar 2025
A new study has revealed that a staggering majority of the world’s lakes have changed colour in the last 40 years. The research team analysed data sets containing 32 million satellite observations from over 67,000 lakes. Photo description: Lake Bled surrounding Bled Island in Slovenia.The island has several buildings, the main one being the […]
11 Mar 2025
Ditches are human-made, linear waterways built to serve a variety of purposes, such as draining wetlands, irrigating crops and creating desirable waterfront properties. Previous research revealed that man-made ditches were responsible for emitting 3% of the total global methane emissions from human activities. Now a new study, carried out by ditch experts from the UK, […]
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