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A book cover with a graphic of two hands holding up a globe. The top half of the globe is removed and replaced with a cityscape with trees. Text reads: Just Climate Futures: Integrating social inclusion into the net zero transition.

A just climate future for Jim and beyond

Professor Lucie Middlemiss and Professor Carolyn Snell write about the importance of just climate futures as part of the launch of their collaborative new book.

A 3D map of the kamchatka peninsula in Russia's far east. The land mass points south, and has a red target sign on its southeast coast showing the epicentre of the 30 July 2025 earthquake

The Soviet Union’s secret tsunami

This July, one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck off the Kamchatka peninsula, in Russia’s far east. This wasn’t the first time a huge tsunami had hit Kamchatka, writes Patrick Sharrocks.

Two images side by side. Left: Mark Davis speaking at a conference behind a modern lecturn, gesturing with his hand. Right: Lucie Middlemiss sitting behind a table, with a laptop and glass of water on it.

Sustainability research team wins Best Paper Award

Professors Lucie Middlemiss and Mark Davis have been honoured with the Best Paper Award by Energy Research & Social Science for their groundbreaking research.

Community members celebrating potato diversity through Papa Watay, the tying of the potato spirit ceremony. Photograph: Phuyu Wayra © Roots Peru

Exploring Indigenous bioculture in Peru

Researcher Sarah Oakes writes about her interdisciplinary, participatory research investigating sociocultural potato knowledge among Quechua farmers in the Peruvian Andes.

The sea floor, with rocks on the seabed. The water is blue but littered with small particles of plastics and other matter.

Microplastics are pervasively buried in the deep sea

A new study reveals that microplastics are present in sediments throughout the Whittard Canyon – a submarine canyon off the coast of the UK.

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