A previously unknown canyon has been discovered in Greenland, hidden beneath the ice. It is at least 750 kilometres long. To put that in perspective, imagine a ten kilometre wide gorge, up to 800 metres…
Global warming is “unequivocal”, according to the fifth IPCC report which, after six years in preparation, delivers a detailed picture of the science behind climate change. In the strongest language yet…
People taking pebbles from some beaches in Cumbria, England, will now face fines of up to £1,000.
Reconstructions suggest that rainfall rates may exceed 1.4m per year as a new norm. This would have massive implications for the future of food security in the UK and Ireland.
Many scientists now think 3°C of warming is likely.
Climate change is often seen as a recent phenomenon, but its roots are actually far older - the effects of human activity on the global climate have been discussed for more than 150 years. In the 1820s…
Warm waters run very deep.
People have always been intrigued by illusions, but only in the last century have they been able to teach us about the workings of the brain.
The climate will change, no matter what’s agreed in Paris.
Humans hunting reindeer reappeared in what is now the British Isles much earlier than previously thought.
