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Fungi the cause of many outbreaks of disease but mostly ignored
Fungi can cause a number of life-threatening diseases but they also are becoming increasingly useful to science and manufacturing every year.   view more (2008-07-02)

Why exertion leads to exhaustion
Scientists have found an explanation for runners who struggle to increase their pace, cyclists who can't pedal any faster and swimmers who can't speed up their strokes. Researchers from the University of Exeter and Kansas State University have discovered the dramatic changes that occur in our... view more (2007-12-21)

Project aims to predict the future of the Forth Estuary
A spin-out company from the University of Edinburgh, which created a system to build models simulating the effects of changes to the environment, has received new funding to develop animated maps of the Firth of Forth area . The maps and diagram-based software will help to predict the effects of... view more (2002-09-03)

Millennium development goals: Are we on track?
In April 2007, the General Assembly of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations convened to discuss progress made towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).   view more (2007-06-20)

£25m University building open for business
Researchers were busy moving into the University of York`s new £25 million Biology Building today. The building, which will be dedicated to York`s cutting-edge biology research, gives researchers working in many different fields of biology access to the very latest scientific equipment and... view more (2002-07-01)

EEA unveils first digital map of Europe's changing landscapes
The first digital map of the multiple changes that have occurred in Europe's landscapes since 1990 was unveiled today, enabling policy-makers to draw lessons from how their decisions in areas such as agriculture and transport are impacting on the region's finite land resources and the wider... view more (2004-11-18)

Bycatch reduction, marine debris addressed by MCA at American Fisheries Society Meeting in Ottawa
Progress toward addressing the issues of bycatch and marine debris reduction will be featured at the MCA's booth at the upcoming annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.   view more (2008-08-15)

Sir Crispin Tickell: People and conservation - an opportunity for change
Leading environmentalist, Sir Crispin Tickell GCMG KCVO, is due to launch one of the world`s most important conservation conferences for over 1000 conservation experts from across the world. The Society for Conservation Biology is holding its 16th Annual Meeting at the University of Kent at... view more (2002-07-09)

Lack of funding for world crop diversity threatens sustainable food supply
Researchers from the Department of Agricultural Sciences at Imperial College have warned that a large proportion of the world's collection of crop diversity could be lost due to a lack of funding for the "genebanks" in which they are stored. In a report launched today at the United... view more (2002-08-28)

Green manure and fodder crops accepted in Tanzanian banana cultivation
Plantains, otherwise known as cooking bananas, are an important food crop in Tanzania and require fertile soil for a good harvest. For around four centuries now, banana-growing land has been enriched by supplements of manure from cattle grazing on nearby pastures. The strongly increasing population... view more (2004-11-12)

Architectural plan revealed of doomsday arctic seed vault
The Norwegian government has revealed the architectural design for the Svalbard International Seed Vault, to be carved deep into frozen rock on an island not far from the North Pole.   view more (2007-02-09)

Destruction of a GM barley research trial at the John Innes Centre
Over the weekend of 15-17th June 2001 a small research plot of genetically modified (GM) barley plants at the John Innes Centre*, Norwich (JIC), was destroyed by trespassers. "This trial was part of a publicly funded programme to provide important information to the UK Food Standards Agency" said... view more (2001-06-25)

New 52-city report examines use of wastewater in urban agriculture
As developing countries confront the first global food crisis since the 1970s as well as unprecedented water scarcity, a new 53-city survey conducted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) indicates that most of those studied (80 percent) are using untreated or partially treated... view more (2008-08-18)

ADE-ADE-BIOTEC present their first on-site plant for the treatment of pig purines
The novelty of the system lies in the possibility of having an on-site installation at the farm itself, thus avoiding the transport of the purines to other, off-site plants for their treatment.   view more (2004-12-09)

Bugs expose underground carbon traffic system 10 times more important than fossil fuel burning
The flow of carbon through soil is ten times greater than the amount of carbon moved around by the burning of fossil fuel but until now how this happens was at best poorly understood.   view more (2005-10-10)

Climate change: The rice genome to the rescue
The sequencing of the rice genome could help mitigate the impact of climate change on the world's poor.   view more (2006-03-28)

Western prairies face impending water crisis
The Canadian prairies are facing an unprecedented water crisis due to a combination of climate warming, increase in human activity and historic drought.   view more (2006-04-04)

Multi-million-dollar Smith Institute To Be Dedicated At Hebrew University Agriculture Faculty
The multi-million-dollar Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture will be dedicated on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the Hebrew University Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences in Rehovot. The dedication includes the inauguration of two new... view more (2003-10-20)

"Society in Science": First Fellowships Awarded
Based at ETH Zurich, "Society in Science: The Branco Weiss Fellowship" is a significant initiative to explore the societal dimensions of cutting-edge science through a converging research agenda. Today it announced the appointment of four exceptional young natural scientists from India,... view more (2003-09-16)

UK Energy Research Centre Appoints Executive Director
RESEARCH COUNCILS UK   view more (2004-11-08)

Observing sustainable tourism in Antarctica
"Antarctica is the ultimate destination for anyone interested in natural history but it also challenges those people who visit to think broadly about our responsibilities to all life on Earth." That's the view of Dr Robert Lambert, a lecturer on Tourism and the Environment at The... view more (2008-02-25)

University helps reduce poverty through renewable energy
With the spotlight on World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, the issue of fossil fuel use has become a pressing one. According to renewable energy specialists at Sheffield Hallam University, fossil fuels have only benefited the development of two thirds of the world’s... view more (2002-09-03)

Organic farming better for wildlife
A joint English Nature and RSPB scientific review comparing evidence about wildlife on organic and equivalent non-organic farms has concluded that organic farms are better for wildlife.   view more (2004-10-05)

Researchers find nature's shut-off switch for cellulose production
Purdue University researchers found a mechanism that naturally shuts down cellulose production in plants, and learning how to keep that switch turned on may be key to enhancing biomass production for plant-based biofuels.   view more (2008-12-18)

From grass roots to great heights - six young engineers win prestigious bursaries
Six young engineers have won £7,000 bursaries from the Royal Academy of Engineering Panasonic Trust to enable them to start MSc courses in environmental engineering at universities in the UK. "It is a pleasure to see young engineers so interested in critical issues such as renewable... view more (2003-10-23)
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