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Halving emissions by 2030 can keep 1.5掳C within reach

Published
4 April 2022
Categories
Science
Environment
Research

Without significant increases in the speed and ambition of climate action, limiting global warming to 1.5掳C will be beyond reach, according to a major international report published today.

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Screen use soars among UK adults post-lockdown

Published
1 April 2022
Categories
Health
Arts & Culture
Coronavirus
Research

New research warns that screen use significantly increased among adults during the COVID-19 lockdowns and has continued at a high rate since, highlighting the need for Government guidance.

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Swapping cars for walking

Published
17 March 2022
Categories
Research
Coronavirus
Environment

People are now routinely using their cars less and walking more since the first COVID-19 lockdown, according to new research.

Ice wedges in a field, in a polygonal pattern known as ice wedge polygons.

Permafrost peatlands approaching tipping point

Published
14 March 2022
Categories
Environment
Global
Research

Researchers warn that permafrost peatlands in Europe and Western Siberia are much closer to a climatic tipping point than previous believed. 聽

Broken tree in the Amazon rainforest

What's killing trees in the southern Amazon?

Published
28 February 2022
Categories
University
Science
Environment
Research

A team of Brazilian and British scientists have discovered that extreme wind and water-deficiency are the main causes of tree death in the southern Amazon.

Flood Victims on boats, being rescued.

Climate change 'a mounting threat to our wellbeing'

Published
28 February 2022
Categories
Science
Environment
Research

Despite efforts to reduce the risks, changes in the Earth鈥檚 climate caused by human activity are affecting the lives of billions of people, according to a major international report published today.

Airbus A380 arrives for cold weather testing - Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada

Thawing permafrost could release cancer-causing gas

Published
9 February 2022
Categories
Global
Environment
Research

Thawing of permafrost due to climate change could expose the Arctic population to much greater concentrations of the cancer-causing gas Radon, a new story has found.

The Lowry in lockdown - a building reflected in glass door showing a closed sign in the window.

Crisis-hit UK cultural sector 鈥榓t a crossroads鈥�

Published
3 February 2022
Categories
Working with business
Coronavirus
Arts & Culture
Research

New research has revealed the profound impact of COVID-19 on the UK cultural sector鈥檚 organisations, workforce and audiences.

Trees in the Amazon rainforest in Peru

The number of tree species on Earth

Published
2 February 2022
Categories
Global
Environment
Research

An international team of scientists estimate that there are 14% more tree species than previously thought.