All but two of Scotland’s offshore marine ‘protected’ areas are paper parks
Data shows over 44,000 hours of fishing with bottom-towed gear in Scotland's Marine Protected Area network in 2020
New study will explore if a tree’s ‘memory’ can increase its resilience
A new project sets out to demonstrate experimentally whether and how trees 'remember' past stress conditions and transfer these memories to descendants through epigenetics-based DNA modifications – changes that alter the activity of some genes, without changing the DNA sequence.
Student competition showcases innovative designs to reconnect people with nature
Environmental charity Hubbub has announced the winners of its 2021 sustainable design competition for students, Design By Nature. Students (and recent graduates) across the UK were challenged to get back to nature, with briefs inspired by the idea that ‘Good things happen when we connect people to nature’.
Carbon-capturing glasshouses grow greener tomatoes, says firm
The UK eats over 500,000 tonnes of fresh tomatoes each year but only grows 20% of them here, a state of affairs that commercial tomato-growing firm Sterling Suffolk says it is attempting to address using an unusual glasshouse technology to minimise the environmental impact of the activity.
Invasive species cost UK economy over £5 billion over past 40-50 years
Invasive species have cost the UK economy over £5 billion over the past 40-50 years, making the cost one of the highest totals in Europe, according to research led by Queen’s University Belfast.
Boost action and diplomacy to combat ‘clear and present danger’ to nature, says peers...
Britain can do much more to help to save species from extinction and protect nature worldwide, peers have said as countries prepare for talks...
Grab your camera or phone and help create a new film, says forestry group
Forestry England is inviting colleagues from across the forestry industry to help create Treeline – a new film by international artist Ruth Maclennan about...
Utility sponsors garden at flower show, to showcase climate adaptation possibilities
United Utilities has sponsored a garden at the RHS Tatton Flower Show, in a bid to give visitors ideas for making outdoor spaces better...
Rapid evolution in waterfleas yields new conservation insights
The extraordinary ability of animals to rapidly evolve in response to predators has apparently been demonstrated via genetic sequencing of a waterflea population across...
World’s lakes losing oxygen rapidly as world warms, says study
Oxygen levels in the world's temperate freshwater lakes are declining rapidly - faster than in the oceans - a trend driven largely by climate change that threatens freshwater biodiversity and drinking water quality.
Death in a cold climate
Canada's first human decomposition laboratory in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, is using scientific sampling and analysis equipment designed and manufactured by Bridgend-headquartered Markes International. The company explains how the equipment is being used.
Using mussels to clean up microplastics: UK laboratory trials nature-based solution
Scientists at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) have launched a series of in-situ trials of what they describe as a unique microplastic clean-up method using...
When ecological change is irresistable: Paper presents three possible strategies
Major ecosystem changes like sea-level rise, desertification and lake warming are fueling uncertainty about the future. Many initiatives - such as those fighting to...
Is global plastic pollution nearing an irreversible tipping point?
By Stockholm University, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, and Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Current rates of...
Call for countries to support a moratorium on deep-sea mining
A rule that will allow deep seabed mining to start, even though environmental protections are not in place, was triggered in late June, exposing...
‘Live fast, die young’ cycle threatening California’s ecosystems
Intensive water management causing short-term gains but long-term damage to one of the most biodiverse regions in the world.
An entire ecosystem of rare and...
Research reveals remarkable resilience of sea life in the aftermath of mass extinctions
Research appears to show that marine ecosystems can start working again, providing important functions for humans, after being wiped out - and to do...
Climate education project takes root in high school gardens
A project which aims to plant the seeds of climate awareness and action through gardening is branching out across Glasgow high schools.
The University of...
Marine-life-friendly infrastructure wins award under European innovation fund
Engineering firm ECOncrete® has received an award under the European Commission Horizon 2020 Fast Track to Innovation funding programme in relation to a large-scale...
Re-introduction of sugar beet to Scotland takes significant step forward
Crop harvested for first time in 50 years will support development of a bio-economy in Scotland
The re-introduction of sugar beet production to Scotland –...
