Fire starters
Ancient Aboriginals' use of fire had little effect on erosion
Ancient Aboriginals' use of fire did not cause much erosion of Australian land, according to new research.
Stories tagged with 'Environment'
Squirreling away
Don't blame grey squirrels: their British invasion had much more to do with us
DNA profiling reveals grey squirrels are not as good invaders as we think, and that humans played a much larger role in spreading them through the UK.
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Secure food
All the reaction from the College's Schrödinger Lecture
Hundreds of people around the world took to social media to share their thoughts on Professor Sir Gordon Conway's talk.
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Garbage collectors
To clean up ocean plastics focus on coasts, not the Great Pacific garbage patch
The most efficient way to clean up ocean plastics and avoid harming ecosystems is to place plastic collectors near coasts, according to a new study.
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Extreme science
What does it take to be a scientific explorer in Antarctica?
Professor Martin Siegert explores some of the last unmapped areas of our planet - the land underneath the Antarctic ice sheet.
Pole of ignorance
World's largest canyon could be hidden under Antarctic ice sheet
The world's largest canyon may lie beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, according to an analysis of new satellite data.
DEMANDING TARGET
Imperial experts look beyond the Paris climate conference
Imperial experts explain the challenges ahead, following the signing of an ambitious agreement at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris.
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DEEP IMPACTS
Climate pledges will avoid significant effects of warming, but could go further
Climate pledges could save several million people from being affected by flooding rivers, heatwaves and water shortages in the twenty first century.
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Natural fertilisers
New £4.5m project aims to use bacteria to supply nitrogen to plants
Researchers are aiming to engineer bacteria to release extra nitrogen for crops, reducing reliance on artificial fertilisers, with a major new grant.
Carbon output
Phasing out coal power makes economic sense, says new analysis of global future
New infographics show what changes in our energy sources are required to keep global warming below the internationally agreed goal of 2 degrees C.
