Evidence that most forest areas withstand periods of severe drought but greatest impact in forests with drier climates
Oily components found in sweat may make toxic chemicals available for absorption through skin
Research on quarries, construction and busy roads found combo of inexpensive sensors and new methodology to find and quantify air pollution
Study of microscopic fossils taken from Mississippi sediment cores reveals climate feedback that acted as temporary brake on an ancient cooling event
Computer recreation of apex predator suggests different feeding habits to dinosaurs as they couldn’t crunch bones
Caution needed in sustainably harvesting varieties of oysters and scallops for future generations
Tectonic plate breakup discovery could spark future discoveries of precious gems
Study found that in some cases up to 77% of fertiliser spread on UK soil went into atmosphere
400 million years of tectonic developments to make 2023 Tour de France thrilling contest
Visitors to Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum will be invited to uncover clues and solve puzzles in a virtual trip to a huge outdoor forest experiment.
A new study has identified regions in the Amazon rainforest which are most at risk from drier conditions
Filters fitted to vehicle exhaust systems to remove particulate matter pollution have limited impact on ultrafine particles, new research shows.
Current approaches to paint environmental and health policies are monochromatic and may miss the polychromatic nature of the issues.
A University of Birmingham-hosted project has been awarded €2 million to investigate how the volumes of water used in agriculture affect freshwater resources.
A cheap charcoal air filter can reduce nitrogen dioxide (NO2) inside vehicles by as much as 90%, compared to levels outside the vehicle.
Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey visited the University campus to see some of the work being carried out to monitor air pollution in the region.
An improved global understanding of river temperature could provide an important barometer for climate change and other human activities.
Dr James Levine has been named one of the new UK Treescapes fellows - looking to answer some key questions surrounding Treescape Expansion in the UK.
We need to reimagine our relationship with plastics to prevent plastic pollution becoming a threat to humanity as significant as climate change, say experts.
Dr Joshua Larsen welcomes the release of beavers on the the Ewhurst Park Estate
The University of Birmingham has signed a renewed Academic Software Licence agreement of the Move software suite with Petroleum Experts Ltd.
Climate change, rather than competition, played a key role in the ascendancy of dinosaurs through the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic periods.
Dr Christian Pfrang describes the 2022 annual report on Air Pollution by the Chief Medical Officer.
Ray-finned fish, now the most diverse group of backboned animals, were not as hard hit by a mass extinction event 360 million years ago as previously thought.
Water Day at COP27 is an opportunity to reconsider the value of a precious resource, says Professor David Hannah.
Water security in mountain regions relies on an understanding of the interlinks of water supply and demand that goes far beyond the study of glacier melt.
Dr Melanie Griffiths, Birmingham Fellow in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, on an asylum system in crisis.
An exhibition marking 150 years since the opening of Lindsey County Prison, now known as Lincoln Prison, is to open at Lincoln Central Library.
A new study of a tiny Triassic fossil reptile has revealed it to be a close relative of the species that would become pterosaurs.
Policy proposals addressing our global clean air challenge have been set out by University of Birmingham experts during the Conservative Party Conference.
The first appearance of shark-like ‘jawed fish’ may have happened some 15 million years earlier than previously thought, according to new evidence.
Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes trees to put more resource into developing root systems below ground.
The first comprehensive assessment of common synthetic chemicals found in UK foods has been completed by researchers at the University of Birmingham.
Dirty windows can harbour potentially harmful pollutants under films of fatty acids from cooking emissions – and these can hang around over long periods.
Molecular fossils and machine learning have enabled scientists to build the first charts of Antarctic ocean temperatures over the past 45 million years.
The world is “woefully underprepared” for a massive volcanic eruption and likely repercussions on global supply chains, climate and food, according to experts.
Large dinosaur predators, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, evolved different shapes of eye sockets to better deal with high bite forces, new research has shown.
Research investigating water inequality within the context of sustainable development offers new approaches to help policymakers achieve water security for all.
The need to understand and prepare for inevitable changes to our global water cycle has never been more urgent, say scientists.
The University of Birmingham’s Queen’s Batonbearers for the England route of the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay have been announced.
University of Birmingham part of a major initiative to accelerate the transition to safe and sustainable materials, products and processes.
We know that we must keep global temperature increase to below 1.5⁰C to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.
Birmingham researchers collaborated with industry to develop the device, which measures the quality of water in rivers, lakes and reservoirs.
A new approach of studying the behaviour of surface films covering particles taken directly from the atmosphere has been developed by scientists.
The University of Birmingham has today received an outstanding vote of confidence in the quality of its research and contribution to society.
University of Birmingham academic Professor David Hannah has been named 2022 recipient of the Royal Geographical Society Murchison Award.
Organic aerosols – such as those released in cooking – may stay in the atmosphere for several days due to nanostructures formed by fatty acids as they disperse.
Musical compositions created using air quality data were produced in a collaboration between the University of Birmingham and sound artist Robert Jarvis.
Ordinary potted house plants can potentially make a significant contribution to reducing air pollution in homes and offices, according to new research.
Education experts have created free educational resources to put sustainable fashion centre stage in the classroom.
A set of Triassic archosaur fossils, excavated in the 1960s in Tanzania, have been formally recognised as a distinct species, representing one of the earliest-known members of the crocodile evolutionary lineage.
Common air pollutants from both urban and rural environments may be reducing the pollinating abilities of insects by preventing them sniffing out the crops and wildflowers that depend on them, new research has shown.
The collapse of Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano resulted from long-term destabilising processe.
Prisoners who are incarcerated in buildings located in green areas are less likely to engage in self-harming or violent behaviours, new research shows.
The fossil record, which documents the history of life on Earth, is heavily biased by influences such as colonialism, history and global economics, argues a new study involving palaeontologists at the University of Birmingham and the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg.
Dr Pat Noxolo and Professor Peter Kraftl both won the Murchison Award, for 2021 and 2020 respectively.
Most of the methane gas emitted from Amazon wetlands regions is vented into the atmosphere via tree root systems – with significant emissions occurring even when the ground is not flooded.
The University of Birmingham officially opened the Molecular Sciences Visitors' Centre on Thursday 2 December, celebrating the start of the newest campus development with Morgan Sindall Construction.
A Triassic herbivore, known for its supposed similarities to a modern-day ostrich, has been revealed to have entirely different approach to feeding from previously thought, according to new research.
Scientists from the Natural History Museum and the University of Birmingham have described a new species of dinosaur from specimens found in a quarry in Pant-y-ffynnon in southern Wales.
Mature oak trees will increase their rate of photosynthesis by up to a third in response to the raised CO2 levels expected to be the world average by about 2050, new research shows.
An unusual fossil showing a series of spikes fused to a rib has been revealed to be the remains of the oldest ankylosaur ever found and the first from the African continent.
The University of Birmingham's College of Life and Environmental Sciences has introduced new undergraduate programmes in Human Sciences and Global Environmental Change & Sustainability.
A 170 m record of marine sediment cores extracted from Adélie Land in Antarctica by the Integrated Ocean Drilling Programme is yielding new insights into the complicated relationship between sea ice and climate change.
University of Birmingham experts are part of a new research programme investigating how air pollutants in indoor spaces such as homes, schools and workplaces can adversely affect human health.
One of the largest and most important finds of exquisitely preserved Jurassic echinoderms – spiny-skinned marine animals such as starfish and sea urchins has been excavated at a secret site in the Cotswolds.
More needs to be done to reduce UKs plastic recycling crisis as alternatives need to be find other than shipping the problem
Software to help towns and cities use street-planting to reduce citizens' exposure to air pollution has been developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham.
An international team of scientists has used high-powered X-rays to show how an extinct dinosaur breathed.
Experts from the University of Birmingham have contributed to a major review of climate risk in the UK, produced by the Climate Change Committee.
Inaccessible workplaces, normative departmental cultures and 'ableist' academic systems have all contributed to the continued underrepresentation and exclusion of disabled researchers in the Geosciences.
UK families living with a member's insecure immigration status and threat of deportation, face extreme and wide-ranging harm, according to new research.
An international expedition has tested whether an intense global warming episode 56 million years ago was caused by unusual volcanic activity in the North Atlantic has been launched by the University of Birmingham.
An article published in the journal Nature Geoscience has highlighted the shocking under-representation of students from ethnic minority backgrounds in the Geosciences.
Is forest harvesting increasing in Europe? Yes, but not as much as reported last July in a controversial study published in Nature.
Substantial cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions could be achieved by raising water levels in agricultural peatlands, according to a new study in the journal Nature.
Prisons with more green space have lower levels of violence and self-harm, according to new research at the University of Birmingham and Utrecht University.