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Scientists carrying a core from the sea bed.Mining for answers in the ocean's archives

With a death toll of more than 250,000 people, the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004 was one of the most devastating disasters of recent history.

23 May 2018

Securing the UK's natural carbon storage Scottish peatland

The UK's spectacular scenery attracts millions of visitors from around the world. Iconic heath, peatland and sea lochs don't just look beautiful though. They are shaped by the changing climate.

17 May 2018

Building an offshore wind farm Offshore wind farm

Mapping the seabed off the northeast coast of the UK to help find the best site for future offshore wind energy developments.

3 May 2018

Whale's tail fin Painting underwater pictures with sound

Housing adjacent to crops growing Skin of the Earth

Bees working together Helping species on the move

People enjoying the city sunshine How cities draw the heat

Saiga calf Secrets of sudden death of 200,000 antelopes in Central Asia

Plastic cup floating in ocean On the way to plastic-free oceans

Polar bear leaping gap in sea ice Our changing Arctic

Scottish seal sat on a rock Seals and our shores

Iliustration of air pollution Where does bad air come from?

Items in a shopping trolley Your tropical food trolley

View of South Georgia Good pointers

Small survey ship Solving the mystery of Shetland's tsunami sands

Infographic showing the two most densely built up counties in Scotland - Glasgow and Dundee Scotland seen by satellites

Puffin I'm a puffin scientist

Vibrocorer drill being deployed from ship X-rays of Scotland's seabed reveal how Ice Age ended

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