Drivers urged to download app that can track insect populations by counting splats on number plates

The world has experienced five mass extinctions over the course of its history, and experts claim we are seeing another one happen right now.    A 2017 research paper claimed a ‘biological annihilation’ of wildlife in recent decades has triggered the sixth mass extinction and says the planet is heading towards a ‘global crisis’.  Scientists warn … Read more

Climate change: warming effect of greenhouse gases ‘has been overestimated’, ice core study suggests

Antarctic ice has revealed that pre-industrial air pollution was worse than thought, suggesting climate models have overstated the warming from greenhouse gases. Key to modelling the climate of the future is understanding how the rate at which surface temperatures are likely to rise in response to greenhouse gas levels. To do this, modern climate models start … Read more

Climate change: warming effect of greenhouse gases ‘has been overestimated’, ice core study suggests

Antarctic ice has revealed that pre-industrial air pollution was worse than thought, suggesting climate models have overstated the warming from greenhouse gases. Key to modelling the climate of the future is understanding how the rate at which surface temperatures are likely to rise in response to greenhouse gas levels. To do this, modern climate models start … Read more