Combined pesticide exposure linked to impaired bumblebee colony success
Individual bees and entire colonies are affected by exposure to a combination of pesticides, new research shows.
View ArticleWin-win for Cornish farmers and South West Water in first auction to reduce...
Farmers with land close to the River Fowey in Cornwall are getting a helping hand from South West Water to make improvements to their farms that in turn will help reduce pollutants seeping into the river.
View ArticleReducing risk from natural hazards
A new government Foresight report is published today and NERC announces new research to change the way natural hazards are assessed.
View ArticleNERC-funded researchers win Lloyd's Science of Risk Prizes
Environmental scientists scoop top prize for Climate Change and Natural Hazards categories.
View ArticleTop conservation issues to look out for in 2013
A UK-led team of researchers has identified 15 issues that could affect the diversity of life on Earth in 2013.
View ArticleBritish Geological Survey team scoop top prize
A team of budding entrepreneurs from the British Geological Survey has scooped the top prize at the Environment Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (YES) 2012 competition.
View ArticleNew genetics project could help save the ash tree
NERC-funded scientists plan to decode the ash tree's entire genetic sequence in the hope of stopping Britain's trees from being completely devastated by the Chalara ash dieback fungal disease.
View ArticleAntarctic lake mission called off
In the early hours of Christmas Day Professor Martin Siegert of the Subglacial Lake Ellsworth experiment confirmed that the mission to drill into the lake has been called off for this season.
View ArticleProfessor Seymour Laxon
NERC is saddened by the death of a highly respected scientist and colleague.
View ArticleNew Year Honours
NERC congratulates colleagues honoured for their outstanding services to science.
View ArticleInnovations in soil science will grow the solutions to global food security
A new report highlights the importance of soil science in overcoming food and fuel crop shortages.
View ArticleNew capital investments for NERC
Science Minister David Willetts today gave details of funding for capital investment in science and technology that will benefit the NERC community.
View ArticleUK and USA collaborate in airborne climate science projects
In the first scientific collaboration of its kind, NERC and NASA scientists are using a robotic aircraft to gather high altitude atmospheric data.
View ArticleCryoSat-2 mission reveals major Arctic sea-ice loss
Arctic sea ice volume has declined by 36 per cent in the autumn and 9 per cent in the winter between 2003 and 2012, a UK-led team of scientists has discovered.
View ArticlePlans to strengthen UK-Indian collaboration in Earth sciences and...
NERC and the Earth System Science Organization, Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Republic of India have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate international cooperation and coordination.
View ArticleCombined pesticide exposure linked to impaired bumblebee colony success
Individual bees and entire colonies are affected by exposure to a combination of pesticides, new research shows.
View ArticleWin-win for Cornish farmers and South West Water in first auction to reduce...
Farmers with land close to the River Fowey in Cornwall are getting a helping hand from South West Water to make improvements to their farms that in turn will help reduce pollutants seeping into the river.
View ArticleReducing risk from natural hazards
A new government Foresight report is published today and NERC announces new research to change the way natural hazards are assessed.
View ArticleNERC-funded researchers win Lloyd's Science of Risk Prizes
Environmental scientists scoop top prize for Climate Change and Natural Hazards categories.
View ArticleTop conservation issues to look out for in 2013
A UK-led team of researchers has identified 15 issues that could affect the diversity of life on Earth in 2013.
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