Planet Earth stories
Biodiversity detectives!
Take a look at some of the amazing techniques scientists use to follow nature's clues.
8 Sep 2017
Down in the bottom of the deep blue sea
Deep sea covers most of our planet and yet we know more about the surface of the moon than its dark depths.
15 Aug 2017
Tags: Antarctic, Biodiversity, Fish, Genetics, Marine life, Oceans, Reefs
Uncovering changing climate in the UK's seas, coasts and oceans
Climate change is having important effects on UK seas and coastlines and these have been brought together by the UK Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) in their report published today.
28 Jul 2017
Making clean growth happen
How cutting-edge environmental research supports the growth of the UK economy.
21 Jul 2017
Green and Black Ambassadors
In early 2017 NERC funded 18 projects to engage the UK public with environmental science around challenging issues.
17 Jul 2017
Tags: Public engagement, UK
New £10 million Changing Arctic Ocean research programme kicks off
More than 20 researchers from 16 UK research institutes, including British Antarctic Survey, will join forces on board the RRS James Clark Ross to investigate the knock-on effects of rapid warming and sea-ice loss in the Arctic region.
10 Jul 2017
Tags: Arctic, Climate, Oceans, Sea level change
Do neonicotinoids have a sting in their tail?
Today, the NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology has published the results from its large-scale neonicotinoid field study.
30 Jun 2017
Tags: Bees, Biodiversity, Farming, Food, Pollinators, Sustainability
Every land volcano on Earth to be monitored from space
Data from two European Space Station Sentinel satellites that routinely map the planet's surface will be used to monitor volcanoes.
29 Jun 2017
Tags: Earth observation, Hazards, Space, Volcanoes
Bring your garden to life
Could your garden be a vital frontline in the battle to protect and promote biodiversity? Barry Hague spoke to Professors Rosie Hails and Nigel Dunnett to find out more.
22 Jun 2017
Tags: Biodiversity, Health, Pollinators, Pollution
What is biodiversity?
Biodiversity is a word that covers so many things that its precise meaning can be tricky to pin down. So we asked Professor David Raffaelli, the director of one of our biggest biodiversity research programmes, to give us a bit of background.
15 Jun 2017
Tags: Biodiversity