At times of flood and drought, water managers need good estimates of current and future rainfall amounts and soil wetness. The Joint Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Research (JCHMR) brought together ...

New research is investigating how climate and land-use change, as well as government policies, will affect the spread of some diseases that pose a particular threat to humans, animals or plants. The ...

The Yellow-legged hornet, Vespa velutina, also known as the Asian hornet, is a highly effective predator of insects including honeybees and other pollinators. Originating from Asia, it was ...

The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) hosted the SpongeScapes General Assembly from 23 to 25 October 2024 at its Wallingford site. SpongeScapes is a major European initiative, funded by the EU ...

Professor Laurence Jones, Wetlands Grasslands and Croplands science group leader at UKCEH, shows how planning tools can help design better outcomes for young people in cities... Young people care ...

Our long history of investigating, monitoring and modelling environmental change, coupled with our scientific expertise, enables us to meet the needs of different groups within the green finance ...

The Plynlimon Research Catchments host a demonstrator site to test the hypothesis that application of basalt rock dust onto upland grassland will enhance the long-term capture of carbon in the soil ...