Press releases: 2013

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Billion-year-old water could hold clues to life on Earth and Mars

16 May 2013
A UK-Canadian team of scientists has discovered ancient pockets of water, which have been isolated deep underground for billions of years and contain abundant chemicals known to support life. Billion-year-old water could hold clues to life on Earth and Mars

Plants use underground networks to warn of enemy attack

10 May 2013
Plants use underground fungal networks to warn their neighbours of aphid attack, UK scientists have discovered. Plants use underground networks to warn of enemy attack

BIOMASS mission given go ahead to launch in 2020

7 May 2013
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Earth Observation Programme Board has today given the go-ahead for a new €400m Earth Observation mission. BIOMASS mission given go ahead to launch in 2020

CryoSat-2 mission reveals major Arctic sea-ice loss

13 Feb 2013
Arctic sea ice volume has declined by 36 per cent in the autumn and 9 per cent in the winter between 2003 and 2012, a UK-led team of scientists has discovered. CryoSat-2 mission reveals major Arctic sea-ice loss

UK and USA collaborate in airborne climate science projects

25 Jan 2013
In the first scientific collaboration of its kind, NERC and NASA scientists are using a robotic aircraft to gather high altitude atmospheric data. UK and USA collaborate in airborne climate science projects

Innovations in soil science will grow the solutions to global food security

22 Jan 2013
A new report highlights the importance of soil science in overcoming food and fuel crop shortages. Innovations in soil science will grow the solutions to global food security