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We tested a famous biological rule on dinosaurs – and it doesn’t work the way we thought

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2 October 202530 April 2026

Winner of the Research Output Prize 2025 – Environment Jacob Gardner, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Reading, and Lauren Wilson, PhD student at Princeton University, examine whether Bergmann's...Read More >

Seven questions our water research is answering to keep people, places and the economy afloat

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26 September 202525 September 2025

In this blog for World Rivers Day, Hannah Cloke, Professor of Hydrology, explains how understanding water systems – from river health to flood forecasting – is essential for protecting our...Read More >

Why building nature-centric housing involves a mindset shift

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8 September 20259 September 2025

Milan's Vertical Forest Tom Oliver, University of Reading How do you build 1.5 million new homes in five years without destroying nature? Housing is unaffordable for most people, so the...Read More >

Why on Earth is the planet’s day getting shorter?

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7 August 20255 August 2025

Earth will complete a rotation 1.33 milliseconds earlier than usual on Tuesday, August 5. That makes it one of the shortest days of 2025 at 86,399.99867 seconds long. How that...Read More >

Three types of drought – and why there’s no such thing as a global water crisis

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25 July 202525 July 2025

Lithium ponds in the Atacama Desert, Chile | NASA Earth Observatory, 2018 Hosepipe bans have been announced in parts of England this summer. Following the driest spring in over a...Read More >

Hosepipe ban survival guide: which garden plants to save and which to sacrifice

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23 July 202523 July 2025

Photo by David Ballew on Unsplash With hosepipe bans in force across several English regions and more restrictions likely to follow, gardeners face some tough choices. When every drop counts, which plants...Read More >

UK air quality is improving but pollution targets are still being breached – new study

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18 July 202518 July 2025

An estimated 4.2 million deaths can be attributed to poor air quality each year. Poor air quality is the largest fixable environmental public health risk in the world. Our new...Read More >

Cleaner air in east Asia has driven recent acceleration in global warming – new study

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16 July 202521 November 2025

Listen to Laura Wilcox discuss the topic on The Conversation Weekly Podcast with host, Gemma Ware. (20 Nov 2025) Global warming has picked up pace since around 2010, leading to...Read More >

England’s water crisis needs more than just new reservoirs – here’s what will help

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3 June 2025

The UK government wants to build more reservoirs like this one (Derwent reservoir) in the Peak District England is facing a water crisis. The UK government has just announced plans to fast-track...Read More >

Solar power in Zambia: ‘If it works for my neighbour, I’ll try it too’

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7 May 20257 May 2025

Researcher Hillary Chanda discusses solar power with residents of Chongwe district, rural Zambia. Courtesy Edwin Kasanda In sunny Zambia, fewer than 6% of rural people have access to electricity, leaving...Read More >

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