Project EARTH
Imperial researcher awarded £1m for magma-mapping project
Project EARTH will map magma and assess the risk of solar storms on energy supply.
Stories tagged with 'Global challenges Natural world'
Star power
Retired stars still have a role to play in planet formation
Old stars roaming through new star-forming regions could be responsible for a radioactive heat source thought to be important for young planets.
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IPCC Chair
UK nominates Professor Jim Skea for top climate science position
Professor Jim Skea, Professor in Sustainable Energy at Imperial, has been elected as the next Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Effective forests
How forests can become more effective ‘natural climate solutions’
To be more effective, projects that use forests to remove carbon dioxide from the air need to improve stakeholders’ confidence in their viability.
Same-sex study
Study shows same-sex behaviour is widespread and heritable in macaque monkeys
Observations of a wild colony of macaques over three years show same-sex sexual behaviour among males is widespread and may be beneficial.
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Bat watch
Monitoring British bats can help identify coronaviruses with pathogen potential
Researchers who found novel coronaviruses in UK bats say genetic surveys of the viruses should be regularly conducted.
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Super solar speeds
Origin of superfast solar wind found by spacecraft flying close to the Sun
The Parker Solar Probe has flown close enough to the surface of the Sun to detect the fine structure of the solar wind close to where it is generated.
Chemistry champions
Synthetic chemist and battery-membrane team win RSC awards
Professor Nicholas Long and the Microporous Membranes Team have won accolades in this year’s Royal Society of Chemistry awards.
ENGINEERS VISIT DSI
Hong Kong Institution of Engineers visit DSI to learn about climate research
Engineers from The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers visited Imperial’s Data Observatory to hear about the latest research in climate resilience.
Net zero confidence
Without fully implementing net-zero pledges, the world will miss climate goals
Without more legally binding and well-planned net-zero policies, the world is highly likely to miss key climate targets.
