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How primitive plants evolved to survive Earth’s most catastrophic extinction event
Earth responded to its most severe past warming event by evolving a new and bizarre type of photosynthesis that allowed a group of primitive plants to survive.
Twenty-year plan to restore nature and support fell farming
Work to restore heathland, meadows, woodland, peatlands and rivers in the uplands of South Cumbria has begun in earnest thanks to a new project supported by Defra’s Landscape Recovery Scheme.
Thawing permafrost accelerates greenhouse gas release
Permafrost thawing may allow greenhouse gases to escape at a much higher rate than previously thought, and this could further accelerate climate change.
Exploring imagination in the curriculum
Reflections from the January Imaginative Curriculum Research and Scholarship Centre (ICRSC) information session, by Dr Vasiliki Kioupi and Professor Chrissi Nerantzi.
Recognition for the faculty in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026
Subjects within the Faculties of Environment and Social Sciences have ranked highly in the global top 200.