A project jointly led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology is targeting nutrient pollution in the Maldives as part of international efforts to clean up oceans and protect biodiversity. Excess ...

The most extensive sampling of subglacial methane from the Greenland Ice Sheet provides the first evidence of its consistent and widespread release of the potent greenhouse gas. The research by an ...

The worst-case climate projections could involve the collapse of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a system of currents that circulate water within the ocean. This would cause ...

Worrying Warming Trend At Windermere Over Past 80 Years UKCEH monitoring shows surface temperatures have risen 1.5C since 1940s Increased warming and risk of algal blooms threaten wildlife of iconic ...

In Summer 2025, the flood estimation team have released an update to the statistical flood frequency estimation methods (the FEH methods), including changes to QMED estimation, donor transfer, the ...

Nine varieties of rice are being trialled in the Cambridgeshire Fens, including risotto, basmati and sushi. Scientists and farmers are exploring the best ways to tackle climate change, food security ...

‘Eco-friendly’ LED streetlights are even more harmful for insect populations than the traditional sodium bulbs they are replacing, a new study has shown. The negative impacts of light pollution on ...

The UK will be increasingly tested by more droughts like 2022, emphasising the importance of being prepared for similar extreme weather in future, say scientists who have analysed that summer’s events ...

UKCEH scientists are part of the new Lake District Charr Recovery & Management project (LD-CHARM) which is gathering evidence to protect and restore Arctic charr populations in Windermere and other ...

Despite widespread concern about declines in insects globally, a dire shortage of data on species numbers over time means it will be impossible to assess our progress towards biodiversity goals – and ...

Around one in six species are at risk of becoming extinct in the UK, according to the most comprehensive study of our national wildlife. The latest State of Nature report, which assessed the long-term ...

There is a closing 20-year window in which decisions on climate and land use will determine the fate of dozens of native birds, butterflies and plants across Great Britain, which is already one of the ...