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Published Science News Articles
2025
July
International Court of Justice Set Out Clear Consequences for Global Climate Inaction – Environmental Optimism
June
UK Joins 135 Countries In Commitment To Ratify The High Seas Treaty – Environmental Optimism
March
Celebrating British Science Week: Love & Science: Bristol’s Weekly Dose of Fascinating Science and Fun – UWE Research and External Engagement
February
Under-Sea Mountains Are Key Hubs for Shark Socialising and Rest, New Research Finds – Environmental Optimism
January
Sweden To Ban Damaging Bottom-Trawling In Marine Protected Areas – Environmental Optimism
2024
December
Simple balance test could reveal your biological age – BBC Science Focus (PRINT VERSION: December 2024 Issue)
Science reveals the best way to hold a frisbee – BBC Science Focus (PRINT VERSION: December 2024 Issue)
742 New Species Discovered in Congo Basin, WWF Reveals – Environmental Optimism
November
That’s a Wrap! COP29: What was agreed? – Environmental Optimism
“The Climate Fight Will Not Stop” – COP29 So Far – Environmental Optimism
October
This simple balance test could reveal your biological age – BBC Science Focus
Here’s a key way to tell if you have a concussion – BBC Science Focus
You’ve been throwing a frisbee all wrong, new study finds – BBC Science Focus
September
Wildlife Filmmaking: From Start to Finish at UWE Bristol – UWE Science Communication Unit
Exceptional Heat Tolerance in Australian Coral Reefs Could Boost Protection – Environmental Optimism
Remarkable New Study Removes 98% of Hazardous Nanoplastics From Water – Environmental Optimism
Conservation Efforts See Fantastic Increase in Bahamian Conch Numbers – Environmental Optimism
Record Number of New UK Renewable Energy Projects Funded – Environmental Optimism
August
Nigeria Takes New Action To Ensure Survival Of Endangered Elephants – Environmental Optimism
New Study Finds Southern Ocean Absorbs More Carbon Than Estimated – Environmental Optimism
Thai Tiger Numbers Surge Due To Outstanding Conservation Efforts – Environmental Optimism
Scientists Propose Storing Biodiversity On The Moon – Environmental Optimism
How A New Alliance Could Improve Tribal Buffalo Conservation in America – Environmental Optimism
July
How An “Accidental” Rewilding Project Has Become A Conservation Success Story – Environmental Optimism
New Carbon Storage Method Fastest Way To Tackle Carbon Emissions – Environmental Optimism
Iberian Lynx No Longer Endangered Due To Successful Conservation – Environmental Optimism
Could Offshore Wind Prevent Future Nuclear Disasters? – Environmental Optimism
June
Marine Fungus Could Be The Key To Tackling Plastic Pollution – Environmental Optimism
Significant Decline in Ozone-Destroying Greenhouse Gases Observed – Environmental Optimism
Charcoal “Sponges” Can Extract Carbon Dioxide From The Atmosphere – Environmental Optimism
Australian Oyster Restoration Exceed Expectations After Just 2-And-A-Half Years – Environmental Optimism
May
Vietnam Airlines Completes First Flight Using Sustainable Aviation Fuel – Environmental Optimism
Genetics: The Key To Protecting the Great Barrier Reef from Starfish Destruction? – Environmental Optimism
Mimicking Volcanoes: Geoengineering’s Grand Solution to Global Warming and Antarctic Ice Loss – Environmental Optimism
Protecting Red Colobus Monkeys Could Conserve Key Tropical Forests – Environmental Optimism
World One Step Closer to Global Plastics Treaty – Environmental Optimism
April
Global Effort Secures $1 Billion for Tiger Conservation – Environmental Optimism
5 Ways To Take Action for the Earth This Earth Day – Environmental Optimism
34 Endangered Sea Turtles Released off the Coast of Georgia, USA – Environmental Optimism
30 New Bird Species Discovered In Colombia During Expedition for Rare Parakeet – Environmental Optimism
March
Plant-Based Plastics Could Lead the Charge Against Plastic Pollution – Environmental Optimism
Tropical Birds Able to Withstand Rising Temperatures – Environmental Optimism
Remarkable Recovery of Vanuatu’s Forests After Pacific Cyclone – Environmental Optimism
February
Relocated Songbirds Successfully Teach Themselves the Songs Needed to Survive – Environmental Optimism
Underwater Drones Could Improve Coral Reef Research and Conservation – Environmental Optimism
Deep Ocean Home to More Species Than Previously Thought – Environmental Optimism
Tidal Ecosystems and Greenland Found to Store More Carbon Than Previously Thought – Environmental Optimism
January
Historic IVF Success Sparks Hope for Critically Endangered Rhino Conservation – Environmental Optimism
Connecting Protected Areas Could Improve Elephant Conservation – Environmental Optimism
Green Ammonia Could Slash Shipping Emissions by 60% – Environmental Optimism
New Catalyst Breaks Down Nylon-6 Plastic in Minutes, With No Harmful By-products – Environmental Optimism
2023
December
Our Oceans Could Store 20% More Carbon Than Previously Thought – Environmental Optimism
Countries agree to phase out fossil fuels at COP28 – Environmental Optimism
COP28: What’s happened so far? – Environmental Optimism
November
5 Things To Watch at COP28 – Environmental Optimism
Releasing Sulfur dioxide into the Atmosphere Could Slow Antarctic Ice Loss – Environmental Optimism
Using controlled fires reduces the risk of intense wildfires in Californian Forests – Environmental Optimism
Wales introduces Singe-Use Plastic ban to combat global plastic pollution – Environmental Optimism
Growing dormice and aspen tree numbers in Cumbria: UK restoration project success – Environmental Optimism
October
Flagship animals maximise conservation funding and success – Environmental Optimism
Affordable and highly successful coral restoration brings hope to Maldivian reefs – Environmental Optimism
September
‘African Parks’ plans decade-long rewilding of 2,000 white rhinos – Environmental Optimism
Climate Action: A New Hope? Outcomes from the first African Climate Summit – Environmental Optimism
August
Winds of Change: Sailing Towards Eco-Friendly Shipping – Environmental Optimism
2022
September
“Rewetting” wetlands to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: Will it work and is it feasible? – Exepose
February
An interview with the Beaver Trust: the reintroduction of beavers into Britain’s countryside – Exepose
2021
October
Animals are shapeshifting to survive rising temperatures – Exepose
Thousands forced to flee homes due to rising water levels: Climate Change strikes again – Exepose
August
Friend turned Foe – The Amazon is now emitting CO2. What does this mean for climate change? – Exepose
July
Ancient Skull Unearthed – Is the ‘Dragon Man’ a New Species? – Exepose
April
Extreme E: Motorsport of the Future? – Exepose
February
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