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Scientists are a step closer to understanding what controls fine particulate matter in the Earth’s atmosphere after identifying new linkages between natural contaminants and with manmade pollutants. ...

Researchers and scientists from across The University of Manchester are coming together in the fight against plastic pollution as part of a new multimillion-pound, Government-backed scheme. The University will lead on the UKRI funded ‘Rethinking R...

Scientists say more should be done to tackle the growing environmental impact of takeaway food containers. A new study estimates there are 2025 million takeaway containers per year being used in the European Union (EU) alone.  ...

An international team led by researchers at The University of Manchester have discovered why some plants “live fast and die young” while others have long and healthy lives.   ...

Greenhouse gas removal (GGR) could make the UK carbon neutral by 2050, but immediate action is required says a new joint report by the Royal Academy of Engineering and Royal Society.   ...

The huge moorland fires at Saddleworth and Winter Hill in northwest England have shown just how serious a problem wildfires can be in the UK. Now the fires are out, it is time to look at how such catastrophes can be prevented in the future and why th...

The recent heatwave and drought could be having a deeper, more negative effect on soil than we first realised say scientists. ...

The founder of EnviroSAR, whose expertise was used as two wildfires devastated moorland areas this summer in the northwest of England, is aiming to expand research and development so her company can better monitor wildfires and restoration at a natio...

This weekend, young climate activists will march through Washington DC’s National Mall. The rally, part of the Zero Hour movement, is another sign of the concern and dismay felt by young people after 30-plus years of prevarication and hesitation by t...

The Dalton Nuclear Institute is taking a revolutionary new approach to nuclear-related research by encouraging a lasting engagement between ‘traditional’ nuclear sciences and social science researchers.  ...

The researchers identified the contamination using a new method and say if the particles are inhaled they could pose long-term health risks to humans.   ...

A first year PhD student from The University of Manchester will join a full-month long expedition to the Arctic Ocean to measure the impact of climate change on the region’s marine life. ...

Dr Carly McLachlan is the Director of Tyndall Manchester, an interdisciplinary climate change and energy research centre based at The University of Manchester, and was on the Steering Committee for the Green Summit. It’s been a month since the May...

A shipping industry summit is looking into how it can reduce its share of global greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris Agreement. But a lack of low carbon technologies is not the problem. The International Maritime Organization’s (IM...

A PhD student at The University of Manchester has developed a new method and software for using computer game technology for complex scientific and engineering simulations.   ...

Bees could be at risk from climate change because more frequent droughts could cause plants to produce fewer flowers, new research shows. ...

The shipping industry needs to move to renewable and alternative fuels but there is no widely available fuel to manage climate change and local pollutants according to a recent study. ...

With Easter fast approaching, the thought of chocolate is probably on all our minds, but could the UK’s love of chocolate be having a damaging effect on the environment?   ...

As the world races toward a projected 9 billion inhabitants, the failings of dominant food systems are impossible to deny. Current food production methods are severely polluting. They are the cause of malnutrition. They are also inequitable, and unju...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (the IPCC) published its first major report 28 years ago. This watershed document described the ominous implications of escalating emissions and the scale of the challenge in reversing this seemingly ...

The University of Manchester is taking its greenhouse construction to the next level by building extensive state-of-the-art facilities for research purposes.  ...

Researchers at The University of Manchester have carried out the first ever study looking at the carbon footprint of sandwiches, both home-made and pre-packaged. ...

Microwaves usage across the EU alone emits as much carbon dioxide as nearly seven million cars according to a new study by The University of Manchester. Researchers at the University have carried out the first ever comprehensive study of the environm...

Shale gas is one of least sustainable options for producing electricity, according to new research from The University of Manchester. ...

Patsy Perry, University of Manchester It’s tough to love our clothes and keep wearing them for longer when we are faced with a tempting array of newness on offer in the shops. But before you head out into the January sales for those irresistible d...

dominika zarzycka / shutterstock Marc Hudson, University of Manchester and Matthew Paterson, University of Manchester Unusually for a large UN climate conference, the recent Bonn talks didn’t finish with any late-night haggling. Progress, in th...

Researchers at The University of Manchester and the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) and are using DNA sequencing to unlock the secrets of the world’s different soils ...

Bioenergy makes up around 70% of all renewable energy sources across the world. But what do we actually mean by bioenergy and biofuel? ...

Two projects on a massive scale designed to increase knowledge of sustainability issues among staff and students at The University of Manchester have won an award. ...

Caroline Dang is as an atmospheric science PhD researcher at The University of Manchester and attending COP23 in Bonn, Germany, this week ...