Planet Earth stories
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
The UK researchers seeking origins of China's smog
Research being conducted at a Beijing super-site is monitoring concentrations and varieties of airborne particles and volatile gases in the atmosphere and their potential impact on human health.
18 Apr 2017
Tags: Atmosphere, Health, Hazards, Pollution
Devil rays get worldwide protection, and genetic tools could catch out illegal traders
Devil rays, close cousins of the enormous manta rays, are stars of nature documentaries. These charismatic creatures are under threat from humans, specifically, because of the gill plate trade.
12 Apr 2017
Tags: Biodiversity, Conservation, Fish, Genetics, Marine life, Oceans
Keeping back the floods resources available
Want to get to know your fluvial from your pluvial? Use our posters and postcards to get up to date with what causes flooding and what's being done to reduce its impact.
10 Apr 2017
Tags: Flooding