13th May 2020

COVID-19 lockdowns impacting global air quality

Levels of two major air pollutants – nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter (PM) – have drastically declined since lockdowns began in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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2nd May 2020

First results from NASA's ICESat-2 mission

New data from cutting-edge satellite technology shows that melting in Antarctica and Greenland has contributed 14 mm (0.55 in) of global sea level rise since 2003.

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4th April 2020

World's oceans can be restored by 2050

A new study finds that restoring marine life to abundance is possible by 2050.

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29th March 2020

Third mass coral bleaching event in five years

A third mass coral bleaching event in five years has been recorded at the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

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11th March 2020

Amazon rainforest could be gone within a lifetime

Scientists have identified a tipping point in the decline of large ecosystems, which could lead to their collapse on relatively short timescales.

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7th March 2020

Half of world's sandy beaches could vanish by 2100

Half of the world's beaches could disappear by the end of the 21st century due to rising sea levels and coastal erosion, according to a new study.

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3rd March 2020

21% of Australia's forests burnt by fires

The current Australian bushfire season is "unprecedented", according to new research. If carbon emissions continue to increase globally, today's temperatures in New South Wales would be average by 2040 and exceptionally cool by 2060.

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1st March 2020

Freeman Dyson, 1923–2020

Freeman Dyson, one of the 20th century's greatest theoretical physicists, died this week aged 96. He is known for popularising the Dyson Sphere – a hypothetical megastructure that could surround an entire star.

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25th February 2020

Solar photovoltaic glass market predicted to reach $37.6bn by 2026

A new report forecasts that the solar photovoltaic glass market – valued at $4.5 billion in 2018 – will reach $37.6 billion globally by 2026, expanding at a CAGR of 30.3%.

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21st February 2020

New £1.2bn supercomputer will improve weather and climate models

A new supercomputer will shrink the resolution of weather maps from 10 sq. km down to a single square kilometre and provide an 18-fold boost in the UK's processing power for weather and climate models.

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