James Field
Into the blue
Feb 27, 2018
Published in
Oceans
With the majority of the ocean still remaining undiscovered, a team of marine scientists is about to set forth on one of the most ambitious deep-sea research and education projects ever attempted
Extent of harmful surface ozone levels revealed
Feb 06, 2018
Published in
Climate
Harmful ozone levels found at the Earth’s surface, or troposphere, continue to be a cause for concern across the world
Twin Peaks trees under threat
Feb 01, 2018
Published in
Forests
The iconic Douglas fir tree, familiar to fans of the cult TV series Twin Peaks, is under threat from a spreading fungal disease spurred on by a warming climate
A grand Antarctic sanctuary
Jan 25, 2018
Published in
Wildlife
A global campaign is underway to turn a huge area of the seas around Antarctica into the world’s largest wildlife sanctuary
Drought forces Cape Town to the brink of ‘Day Zero’
Jan 19, 2018
Published in
Cities
Cape Town is edging closer to ‘Day Zero’, the long-feared time when the city will run out of fresh water, and the taps are turned off
Coral reefs have no time to recover
Jan 08, 2018
Published in
Oceans
Coral bleaching is widespread around the globe and as it becomes an increasingly frequently occurrence, our ocean’s reefs are heading towards a point of no return
Iceland make gender pay gap illegal
Jan 11, 2018
Published in
Development
Iceland has become the first country in the world to make it illegal for men to earn more money than women for doing the same job
The sea floor is sinking under the weight of climate change
Jan 15, 2018
Published in
Climate
The ocean floor is being deformed under the weight of ever-increasing water from melting ice and redistribution of land water. This unexpected consequence of climate change also appears to be skewing global sea level data making it appear less severe
England’s first resident dolphins
Dec 21, 2017
Published in
UK
A community of 28 bottlenose dolphins has made the southwest coast of England its year round home
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