Planet Earth stories
Podcast: Measuring methane above the Arctic
This week in the Planet Earth podcast, Michelle Cain of the University of Cambridge and Stéphane Bauguitte of the Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements explain how and why they're measuring methane in the atmosphere above the Arctic - a region that's warming twice as fast as anywhere else on our planet.
1 Apr 2014
Tags: Arctic, Ice, Natural resources, Podcasts, Pollution
New planes could cut aviation carbon emissions
Policies that encourage airlines to replace the old planes in their fleet with newer models could lead to substantial cuts in aviation carbon emissions, according to new research.
31 Mar 2014
Water treatment could be carbon neutral
Carbon dioxide released by some wastewater treatment plants could be recycled at the same time as enhancing the production of renewable energy in the form of natural gas, say scientists.
28 Mar 2014
Bacteria in cystic fibrosis lung infections become selfish
Bacteria that infect the lungs of cystic fibrosis sufferers lose their ability to work together, becoming more selfish and less cooperative the longer the infection, say scientists.
25 Mar 2014
Building evolution-proof drugs
A new generation of drugs could help combat the growing number of bacterial diseases that are becoming resistant to antibiotics, a study reveals.
19 Mar 2014
Podcast: Cutting urban light pollution
This week in the Planet Earth podcast, Roland Leigh and Joshua Vande Hey of the University of Leicester describe the work they're doing with Leicester City Council to cut light pollution and help the council save electricity.
18 Mar 2014
Tags: Earth observation, Podcasts, Pollution, UK
New ozone-depleting gas discovered in the atmosphere
A newly-discovered ozone-depleting chemical is accumulating in the atmosphere despite being banned under an international treaty, research reveals.
9 Mar 2014
Tags: Atmosphere, Pollution
Recycling heat from industry could reduce carbon emissions
Capturing wasted heat and turning it into electricity could help industries to reduce carbon emissions, according to a new study.
6 Mar 2014
Podcast: Heavy rain, flooding and sinkholes
This week in the Planet Earth podcast, Tony Cooper and Vanessa Banks of NERC's British Geological Survey give us a unique insight into how sinkholes form and explain why the worst of them may be still to come.
4 Mar 2014
Riding the crest of the flood wave
Getting caught in one of the biggest floods Cambodia has seen in years wasn't part of Chris Hackney's fieldwork plans - but it turned out to be a great opportunity for scientists to learn how rivers behave in extreme conditions.
28 Feb 2014