Environmental ‘timebomb’ warning for world’s groundwater reserves

Over half of the world’s groundwater flows could take over 100 years to respond fully to climate change, new research has revealed.

Why tropical trees die

Scientists have shed light on tropical tree deaths – with results predicted to have important implications for managing forest biodiversity.

7 steps to success for women in science

From the ‘maternal wall’ to the ‘boys’ club’ and beyond the glass ceiling, a group of geo-scientists have unearthed the reasons behind the lack of female advancement in their own sector.

The cow with the face of a bulldog

Scientists have used the latest genetic and anatomical techniques to study the remains of a cow with a short face like a bulldog that fascinated Charles Darwin when he saw it in Argentina 180 years ago.