National Nuclear Laboratory

National Nuclear Laboratory: moving the UK’s nuclear industry forward 

Ian Funnell has been appointed as the new chair of the National Nuclear Laboratory helping the organisation’s mission to advance the UK’s nuclear industry.  The Department for...
Rain frog

New species of rain frog named in honour of Greta Thunberg

Scientists discover a new species of rain frog in Panama and have named it after climate activist Greta Thunberg. In 2018, the Rainforest Trust celebrated...
world's oceans

Ocean warming reaches unprecedented levels

Scientists discover that the world’s oceans are hotter than ever before, reaching record-breaking temperatures for the sixth year in a row. Accumulated data on the...
Late Ordovician Mass Extinction

Researchers uncover cause for the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction

Florida State University researchers discover that low oxygen and sulphide in the oceans had effected the environmental conditions that characterised the Late Ordovician Mass...
Photodegradation

Scientists reveal treatment to remove micro-pollutants from water

Researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have developed a procedure involving high-intensity pulses of light that can successfully remove carbon...
reaction to climate change

Mountain lakes and their reaction to climate change

Researchers have investigated the changes in a lake in the northern Tibetan highlands since the end of the last ice age to better understand...
Nematostella

Sea anemone’s survival rates drop drastically amid current marsh pollution

New research conducted by the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), reveals that sea anemone Nematostella’s growth, development, and feeding ability are drastically impacted by present...
Greenland’s Ivittuut mine returns high-grade rare earth results

Greenland’s Ivittuut mine returns high-grade rare earth results

ASX-listed multi-commodity explorer Eclipse Metals (ASX: EPM) has recovered high-grade rare earths after reviewing historical drill core data from the Ivittuut mine in Greenland. Eclipse...
Carbon

Bioenergy sorghum root tackles issues with carbon dioxide and carbon

A study conducted at Texas A&M University shows that the annual crop can sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide. Carbon and carbon dioxide The Earth’s atmosphere is experiencing...
Launching UK National Cyber Strategy 2022 

Launching the UK Government’s National Cyber Strategy 2022 

Aston University is aiding the UK Government’s National Cyber Strategy 2022 (NCS22) at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham.  Professor Vladlena Benson, an internationally acknowledged specialist in the cyber field, and...