Exploring the environmental impact of conflict
A multi-disciplinary team of academics, led by the University of Bristol, is investigating the long-term environmental and social impact of conflict in dryland environments.
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Scientists model the Wheel of Time world and find climate change still exists millennia into the future
Scientists from the University of Bristol and Sussex have run climate simulations of the Wheel of Time world, whose season finale airs on Amazon Prime on Christmas Eve.
Vexing Nemo: motorboat noise makes clownfish stressed and aggressive
Hormonal changes caused by motorboat noise cause clownfish to hide, skip meals and attack their neighbours - putting damselfish in distress.
Nitrogen factories in the Cretaceous Oceans
Scientists have discovered a ‘bizarre’ microorganism which plays a key role in the food web of Earth’s oceans.
Bristol key partner in international project to tackle climate change resilience in the Horn of Africa
An international team of researchers and organisations has been awarded over €6.7M from EU Horizon 2020 to help tackle food and water insecurity in the Horn of Africa Drylands (HAD).
COVID-19: Half of UK households believe they will struggle to meet their financial commitments over the next three months
In the first three weeks after the UK government introduced the 'lockdown', an estimated 7 million households – a quarter of all households in the UK – had lost either a substantial part or all of their earned income as a consequence of the Coronavirus pandemic
Top expert calls for more research to address growing health risks of climate change
A globally-renowned climate scientist has highlighted the need to better recognise and understand the many different adverse health effects posed by worsening climate change for current and future generations.
Catastrophic failure of ice age dam changed ocean circulation and climate
The catastrophic release of fresh water from a vast South American lake at the end of the last Ice Age was significant enough to change circulation in the Pacific Ocean, according to new research co-authored by a PhD student from the University of Bristol.
University of Bristol joins world-leading alliance to advance weather and climate science
The University of Bristol is today joining forces with the Met Office, together with UCL, to expand and transform an alliance which will strengthen the UK as a world leader in predicting climate hazards and tackling their far-reaching impact.
Pioneering research exposes huge loss of glaciers in one of the fastest-warming places on Earth
A new study has revealed the alarming extent glaciers have shrunk over the past 40 years in a global warming hotspot for the first time – and the biggest retreat has occurred in recent years.