Impact site
First day of dinosaur extinction recorded in rocks at asteroid impact site
Researchers probing the impact that wiped out the dinosaurs find evidence of wildfires and tsunami in the rocks at ground zero.
Stories tagged with 'Nature'
Creature comforts
Bugs! Day expands to include Birds and Beasts with roaring success
Imperial’s Silwood Park campus welcomed over 400 visitors to it’s expanded community outreach day.
Face off
What a group of bizarre-looking bats can tell us about the evolution of mammals
Bats with skulls and teeth adapted to a wide range of diets are helping scientists understand how major groups of mammals first evolved.
Photosynthesis clues
Strange bacteria hint at ancient origin of photosynthesis
Structures inside rare bacteria are similar to those that power photosynthesis in plants today, suggesting the process is older than assumed.
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A buzz in the meadows
Audio story: Catching Arctic bumblebees to study climate change impacts
Join two Imperial Masters students as they gather data on bumblebees in the place most vulnerable to climate change – the Arctic.
green fingers
Festival goers chill out as heatwave warms up London’s first Climate Action Week
Heatwave conditions saw Londoners seeking shade amongst the green exhibits at the Great Exhibition Road Festival over the weekend.
Ancient infrastructure
Ancient intervention could boost dwindling water reserves in coastal Peru
Methods from 1,400 years ago could boost water availability during Lima’s dry season, according to new Imperial College London research.
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Oceans of good
The best marine protected areas also promote human wellbeing
Marine protected areas set up to provide the most benefit to local ecosystems also benefit human wellbeing the most, according to new research.
Home on the range
Birds outside their comfort zone are more vulnerable to deforestation
Members of the same bird species can have dramatically different responses to deforestation depending on where they live, finds a new study.
Plight of the bumblebee
Pesticide exposure causes bumblebee flight to fall short
Bees exposed to a neonicotinoid pesticide fly only a third of the distance that unexposed bees are able to achieve.
