Virtual field trips are helping war-torn Ukraine and its universities continue to deliver essential field education that will be vital to support the country’s recovery from conflict and mitigate and adapt to the ongoing climate crisis, according to a new study.

The UK’s rivers are contaminated with a mixture of chemical pollutants and antibiotic resistant genes, which could be causing severe harm to people and aquatic species, according to the findings of a new study.

A University of York-led citizen science project will monitor and tackle the “toxic cocktail of chemicals” in the region’s rivers and lakes.

The University of York is collaborating with institutions across the UK to help train and support the next generation of doctoral researchers.

Earthworms are considered vital creatures that help keep soil healthy by eating and recycling organic matter, but they face an uncertain future due to climate change.

A University of York researcher is helping to bring the world of bees to life in a landmark show at the World Museum in Liverpool.

University of York Professor, Sarah Bridle, has launched a new podcast which aims to support people who want to reduce the environmental impact of food.

England's National Parks, renowned for their natural beauty and diverse wildlife, are facing a hidden threat: pharmaceutical pollution.

The results of the 2024 National Student Survey have revealed the strengths of the Department of Environment and Geography.

How climate change affects women in the urbanised and disadvantaged areas of the global south is being investigated by Dr Anika Haque

The world of pollen is being explored in a new way, using experimental 3D printing techniques in a pioneering partnership between the University of York and RHS Garden Harlow Carr.

The UK’s saltmarshes are under threat from climate change, coastal erosion, and sea-level rise, according to a new study.

Coastal areas can be better protected from the effects of climate change and rising sea levels if both nature-based solutions are combined with ‘hard’ coastal defences, a new study has found.

The boreal forest, covering much of Canada and Alaska, and the treeless shrublands to the north of the forest region, may be among the worst impacted by climate change over the next 500 years, according to a new study.

Wild boar are to be given oral contraception in a pioneering programme to control the numbers of an animal that is becoming an increasing problem around parts of Europe.

An enormous tsunami with gigantic waves reaching 20 metres submerged large parts of northern Europe and may have wiped out populations of people in Stone Age Britain, a new University of York study has discovered.

New research mapping long-term international trends in trophy fishing has found declines in records for threatened species, adding to a growing body of evidence that these types of fish and sharks are becoming increasingly scarce.