Urban greening is emerging as a key part of the solution to some of our major health and environmental challenges. Providing nearby nature offers a surprising range of co-benefits.
How Micro-Doses of Nature Help Our Health and Climate
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Study Calls for Improved Sanitation and the Environmental Management of Pharmaceuticals in Developing Economies
The University has worked with pharmaceuticals company AstraZeneca to research water quality in the Nairobi area.
Drone Images Show Greenland Ice Sheet Becoming More Unstable as It Fractures
The world’s second-largest ice sheet, and the single largest contributor to global sea level rise, is potentially becoming unstable because of fractures developing in response to faster ice flow and more meltwater forming on its surface.
What’s Driving Erosion Worldwide?
ETH Zurich researchers are reexamining the causes of soil erosion around the world – and have found that countries themselves have a surprisingly strong influence on their soil. This country effect was previously undetected.
Genomic Gymnastics Help Sorghum Plant Survive Drought
A new study led by UC Berkeley researchers reveals how sorghum crops alter the expression of their genes to adapt to drought conditions. Understanding how sorghum survives harsh conditions could help researchers design crops that are more resilient to climate change.
Harbour Porpoise Calves Exposed to Neurotoxic PCBs in Mothers’ Milk
New ZSL study reveals mothers detoxify themselves by passing on most neurotoxic PCBs through lactation.
