University of York researchers are monitoring how the creation of England’s biggest new native woodland could help stave off the worst effects of climate change, such as flooding.

The Department of Environment and Geography has placed 11th in the Guardian University Guide 2024 for the subject of Earth and Marine Sciences.

Local communities are not incentivised to protect tropical forests that are hugely valuable forglobal climate regulation, a new study has found.

Air quality scientists have demonstrated that the most deprived areas in England experience the highest levels of air pollution emissions.

How people value nature around the world is not properly reflected in key political and economic decisions, a new study has concluded.

The results of a nationwide survey have revealed that the Department of Environment and Geography is home to some of the happiest students in the UK.

A University of York glaciologist has helped compile a comprehensive dataset of Antarctica's topography - crucial in aiding scientists in making future predictions on ice loss and sea level rise.

Removing ozone pollution across India could boost food welfare benefits by more than US$ 4 billion a year through avoidance of wheat yield losses of approximately 14 percent, according to the results of a pioneering international study.

All UK habitats are set to be severely challenged by exposure to climate change in coming years, but some are facing far greater difficulties than others, according to a new paper authored by a University of York researcher.

A new campaigning film made by the same team who devised the acclaimed BBC series ‘Wild Isles’ has been released, featuring University of York research that aims to transform the way businesses think about marine life and the UK’s coastline.

Howard Peters is already unusual among the University of York’s research scientists, having achieved his PhD in 2014, aged 71, but now, six years later, he has added another distinction to his name – the accolade of having a species of marine snail named after him.

The department is very sad to report the sudden and untimely death of Dr Tobias Nyumba on Wednesday 5 April at his home in Leeds.

Researchers from Kharkiv and York are launching a new partnership to tackle the many pollution problems faced by Ukraine as it battles with war.

The over 60s are being asked to reflect on how extreme weather affects their health and wellbeing as part of a major new research project.

A sustainability and climate report by global retailer IKEA used a landmark guide which was developed by researchers from the Stockholm Environment Institute.

A major study has provided answers to the ways in which heather-dominated peatland can be managed, with a number of methods to choose from to help tackle the impacts of climate change and biodiversity losses.