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Dr James Panton smiles as he is seated on a rocky mountain

Dr. James Panton and team reveal new insights into Earth's deep interior

19 March 2025

Dr James Panton’s research identifies new regions of oceanic crust.

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Global cities most vulnerable to extreme climate shifts revealed in new report

12 March 2025

Research uncovers change in climate hazards over last 42 years for over 100 cities globally ranked by population size

Dr Joel Gill awarded The Geological Society’s Coke Medal for 2025

6 March 2025

The Geological Society’s Coke Medal recognises significant contributions and service to geoscience.

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Earth’s natural climate changes may be predictable, study finds

27 February 2025

Researchers match small changes in Earth’s orbit around Sun with shifts in planet’s climate

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Too hot to go outside: female, high-income, and older groups, most likely to ‘order in’ during heatwaves

2 January 2025

Study reveals heat exposure transfers to urban food delivery workers during extreme weather events

Scientists are photographed taking samples from the core on board a drill ship.

Past climate change shifts ocean currents and winds, altering heat and carbon exchange in the Southern Ocean, study finds

1 January 2025

Analysis of global climate patterns from past 1.5 million years reveal links between ocean circulation and climate changes

Professor Caroline Lear appointed to Natural Environment Research Council Science Committee

5 December 2024

Our warmest congratulations to Professor Caroline Lear, Dean of Research and Innovation for the College of Physical Science and Engineering, on her successful appointment to the Natural Environment Research Council’s (NERC) Science Committee.

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Manifesto outlines plankton’s role in tackling triple planetary crisis

24 September 2024

Cardiff University expert among 30 international expert contributors to landmark document

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Focus on phosphate not a “silver-bullet” for River Wye’s water quality problems, report finds

5 September 2024

Study calls for holistic approach to stop river’s decline

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Changing diet choices may help cut greenhouse gases

27 August 2024

Study assesses emission savings from switch to plant-forward planetary health diet

Sections of mantle rock photographed under a microscope.

Record-breaking recovery of rocks that originated in Earth’s mantle could reveal secrets of planet’s history

8 August 2024

International team begin to unravel mantle’s role in life on Earth, volcanism and global cycles

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Complex life on Earth began around 1.5 billion years earlier than previously thought, new study claims

29 July 2024

Scientists say unique episode of underwater volcanic activity produced nutrient-rich ‘lab’ for experiments in biological evolution

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Groundwater is key to protecting global ecosystems

22 July 2024

New study maps groundwater dependent ecosystems around world for first time

Dr Lu Zhuo wins prestigious Royal Society International Exchange Grant for collaborative study.

7 May 2024

Dr Zhou’s project will examine how wind and water affects bridges and the slopes around them.

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Cardiff joins £2.6 million centre to train new generation of mineral resources experts

7 March 2024

NERC-funded centre brings together expertise from industry and academia to enable UK transition to sustainable energy

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Earth’s earliest forest revealed in Somerset fossils

7 March 2024

390-million-year-old fossil trunks and branches found on Devon and Somerset coast

Dr Diana Contreras Mojica shares post-disaster recovery insights during Chile visit

26 February 2024

Dr Diana Contreras Mojica shares data analysis relating to the tenth anniversary of the 2010 Maule earthquake.

Dr Diana Contreras Mojica selected for prestigious GW4 Crucible 2024

26 February 2024

The GW4 Crucible 2024 is focused on tackling health disparities through radical interdisciplinary approaches.

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66 million-year history of carbon dioxide shows climate is highly sensitive to greenhouse gases

7 February 2024

Cardiff experts help map changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide in deep time

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Pivotal moment for humanity as tipping point threats and opportunities accelerate, report warns

7 February 2024

Cardiff experts contribute to most comprehensive study of tipping points ever conducted