The most extensive sampling of subglacial methane from the Greenland Ice Sheet provides the first evidence of its consistent and widespread release of the potent greenhouse gas. The research by an ...

The worst-case climate projections could involve the collapse of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a system of currents that circulate water within the ocean. This would cause ...

Worrying Warming Trend At Windermere Over Past 80 Years UKCEH monitoring shows surface temperatures have risen 1.5C since 1940s Increased warming and risk of algal blooms threaten wildlife of iconic ...

Nine varieties of rice are being trialled in the Cambridgeshire Fens, including risotto, basmati and sushi. Scientists and farmers are exploring the best ways to tackle climate change, food security ...

In Summer 2025, the flood estimation team have released an update to the statistical flood frequency estimation methods (the FEH methods), including changes to QMED estimation, donor transfer, the ...

The UK will be increasingly tested by more droughts like 2022, emphasising the importance of being prepared for similar extreme weather in future, say scientists who have analysed that summer’s events ...

‘Eco-friendly’ LED streetlights are even more harmful for insect populations than the traditional sodium bulbs they are replacing, a new study has shown. The negative impacts of light pollution on ...

A combination of climate change and our increasing use of water is likely to result in significantly drier rivers during English summers by the end of the century, causing potential water scarcity ...

UKCEH scientists are part of the new Lake District Charr Recovery & Management project (LD-CHARM) which is gathering evidence to protect and restore Arctic charr populations in Windermere and other ...

Around one in six species are at risk of becoming extinct in the UK, according to the most comprehensive study of our national wildlife. The latest State of Nature report, which assessed the long-term ...

Thousands of hectares of farmland in northern Ukraine that were considered too dangerous for cultivation following the Chornobyl disaster almost 40 years ago can safely return to agricultural ...

New research will investigate how pollution impacts our country’s rivers, develop better monitoring methods and put forward solutions for better chemical management to improve water quality. The ...