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Celebrating the success of PEAKSOLVE: Tackling global water and population challenges

17 September, 2025

The University of Edinburgh recently hosted a celebratory event to mark the conclusion of PEAKSOLVE…

Rescuing the “cities of the deep”: Corals from oil platforms find new homes off Shetland

16 September, 2025

Scientists are relocating decades-old coral colonies from decommissioned North Sea oil platforms to…

University of Edinburgh researchers film on Bass Rock for international documentary

10 September, 2025

Professor Caroline Nichol and Tom Wade have taken part in filming for a major new ARTE.tv…

Well-publicised polar geoengineering ideas will not help and could harm, warn experts

09 September, 2025

Five well-publicised polar geoengineering ideas are highly unlikely to help the polar regions and…

Mystery of Sir Hubert Wilkins’ Antarctic landings solved with Edinburgh expertise

08 September, 2025

Two long-misidentified Antarctic landing sites made by pioneering Australian explorer Sir Hubert…

Intense rainfall more likely due to climate change

01 September, 2025

Extreme rain conditions similar to that which contributed to a fatal train crash five years ago…

Rising heatwaves intensify air pollution risks across Sub-Saharan Africa

27 August, 2025

New research led by Dr Egide Kalisa (Western University of Ontario) and Dr Andrew Sudmant (…

Climate Change for All – Art, Science and Hope

25 August, 2025

What happens when science and art join forces to tackle one of the most urgent issues of our time?…

Venus is ‘quaking’: Clues to a seismically active planet

22 August, 2025

Over the next decade, several spacecraft will head for Venus, promising to unravel some of the…

Exploring long term, complex biodiversity change in Scotland’s landscapes

20 August, 2025

Despite growing concern about biodiversity loss due to the ongoing biodiversity and climate crises…