You have probably heard of the Anthropocene? But, what is it and when did it actually begin? Scientists are certainly still arguing over the second… Read More »Tracing the Anthropocene, its history and hazards
Poor outdoor air quality, particularly that associated with high concentrations of very fine particles (PM2.5) has been identified globally as a major cause of early… Read More »Clean air for all? Air pollution, deprivation and health
The potential role of changes in total solar irradiance (TSI) (sun spots) in driving climatic variability has been widely cited and hotly debated. This is… Read More »Maya collapse: solar irradiance and drought
Human populations are expected to increase by 50% to 9 billion by 2050 as climate change continues. The global challenge is to manage terrestrial ecosystems… Read More »Soil microbes to mitigate climate change
Nitrogen inputs into agricultural systems are an essential requirement for healthy, high yielding crop production, but they can also result in the release of excess… Read More »Reducing Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions – RAGGE
The need to produce healthy and food sustainably is reliant on healthy soil. This is certainly true of grassland ecosystems on which over half of… Read More »Soil ecological function in a 163 year grassland experiment
Many plant species, including numerous agricultural ones, depend on pollinator services; yet agricultural intensification and urbanisation have caused habitat loss and fragmentation, leading to substantial… Read More »Long distance drone tracking of key pollinators in agricultural and natural landscapes
Nature of the problem: Contamination of the terrestrial, freshwater and marine biosphere by microplastics is now widely recognised as one of the world’s greatest pollution… Read More »Understanding the behaviour, fate and environmental risk of microplastics in the plant-soil system
This project will use cutting edge projections of the future state of society to predict how pollution and its impacts may change across Britain in… Read More »Persistent organic pollutant futures: making 21st century projections of POPs concentrations and risks in British soils
Human populations are expected to increase by 50% to 9 billion by 2050 as climate change continues. The global challenge is to manage terrestrial ecosystems… Read More »Soil microbes to mitigate climate change