Despite widespread concern about declines in insects globally, a dire shortage of data on species numbers over time means it will be impossible to assess our progress towards biodiversity goals – and ...

Scientists from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) are among the contributors to a major international study showing how climate change is reshaping plant communities across Europe. This is ...

Minimal Changes In Diet Could Make Big Difference To Health And Planet Small reductions in meat and dairy consumption could significantly improve the health of people and the environment, a report led ...

The project estimated national changes in river flow indicators using the perturbation method with climate change factors extracted from the Future Flow Climate projections for the 2050s for each of ...

Many insect pollinator species are disappearing from areas of Great Britain, a new study has found. The research, led by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, measured the presence of 353 wild bee and ...

While the marshes may have meant danger for Pip in Great Expectations, these wetland habitats are important wildlife havens and mitigate climate change. However, since Dickens’s celebrated novel was ...

The 114th SFG meeting took place on Thursday 23 April from 10am to 4.30pm as a hybrid event. The Spring 2026 will feature a mix of presentations and discussions covering a variety of freshwater work ...

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 ...

‘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 ...