Antarctic glacier may be more stable than initially feared
A new international study sheds light on the future of the massive Thwaites Glacier and other ice sheets.
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New study improves marine climate change evidence base
Scientists have undertaken the first full mapping of carbon stores across the UK’s EEZ to help address aspects of climate and change.
El Niño offers lessons for climate change
Peruvian children have been helping researchers record how rural communities have coped with the extreme El Niño weather.
Protecting Covid-hit fishing communities in Peru
The University has been awarded a grant of nearly £300,000 to help protect the livelihoods of fishing communities in Peru hit by Covid-19.
Melting icebergs affect oceanic heat delivery towards major glacier
Icebergs are a crucial factor affecting how much heat the ocean delivers towards a major Greenland glacier, according to new research.
Innovative Scottish-India climate research partnership
St Andrews, Aberdeen and Ahmedabad universities to collaborate on innovative climate research.
Everest region glaciers thinning at high altitudes
A new study has found that glaciers around Mount Everest are now losing mass at an elevation formerly thought to be protected from ice loss.
Peatlands could prevent EIDs
New research suggests conservation of tropical peatlands could reduce the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and other diseases.
Ethnic minorities expect to live longer
People in Scotland who identify as being of an ethnic minority have a longer life expectancy than those who identify as White Scottish.
Scottish coastlines vital role in tackling climate emergency
Scientists from St Andrews will study the carbon stored in Scotland’s coastal wetlands and their role in the fight against climate change.