NERC Planet Earth

The latest news, features, podcasts & blogs from the Natural Environment Research Council (@nercscience).

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

As part of our #WorldEnvironmentDay campaign #ForNature we're excited to introduce you to #EarthSchool, a collaboration with @TED_ED to help students gain an understanding of the environment while considering their role within it. Learn more ⤵️
#COVID19 https://t.co/7u1l8qeVeY

[NCL Marine @newcastlemarine]

@UniofNewcastle are a partner on this exciting @NERCscience @NERCPlanetEarth project to create a #stepchange in how everyone #DiversityandInclusion engages in #environmentalresearch Come join us! #makeadifference #ClimateChange https://t.co/42pdTpmB5j

[British Antarctic Survey 🐧 @BAS_News]

Another team from BAS are heading down to #ThwaitesGlacier in West #Antarctica for a season of fieldwork. They'll be hot water drilling to investigate what's happening at point where the ice sits on the bed. Very best of luck @HotWaterOnIce

[NERC Planet Earth @NERCPlanetEarth]

It's something of a cliche that we know more about the surface of Mars than we do about the bottom of the sea. But slowly, marine geoscientists are filling in the gaps. Find out more https://t.co/D87pJlm7u5 @NOCnews

[NERC Planet Earth @NERCPlanetEarth]

Once you have set eyes on the RRS Sir David Attenborough, you won't forget her. From rock drills and marine robots to the intriguingly named moon pool, take a closer look at everything the ship has to offer https://t.co/rIP1gW0E0F #Polarship

[NERC Planet Earth @NERCPlanetEarth]

"We have been able to show that very cold ocean temperatures to the west of the UK can lead to heatwaves in Europe (including the UK), which is counter-intuitive."
Find out how scientists have been conducting experiments in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean https://t.co/gZ9kPf7NNs

[NERC Planet Earth @NERCPlanetEarth]

It's something of a cliche that we know more about the surface of Mars than we do about the bottom of the sea. But slowly, marine geoscientists are filling in the gaps. Find out more https://t.co/COBa2OgmOR @NOCnews

[NERC Planet Earth @NERCPlanetEarth]

Once you have set eyes on the RRS Sir David Attenborough, you won't forget her. From rock drills and marine robots to the intriguingly named moon pool, take a closer look at everything the ship has to offer https://t.co/rZ2iFAlsUr #Polarship

[NERC Planet Earth @NERCPlanetEarth]

"We have been able to show that very cold ocean temperatures to the west of the UK can lead to heatwaves in Europe (including the UK), which is counter-intuitive."
Find out how scientists have been conducting experiments in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean https://t.co/2QkDsvkbWw

[ChangingArcticOcean @NERC_CAO]

Team #DIAPOD has produced an activity sheet for kids about copepods. It has colouring-in, a maze, and a word puzzle. If you have children to entertain, or even want to try it yourself, you can download it here: https://t.co/mT8QE2eMiN @NERCscience #UKinArctic @unisouthampton

[Natural Environment Research Council @NERCscience]

Love public engagement? Want to share your successes and inspire others? This #NationalWritingDay why not write a post for our #NERCengage blog?

If you're interested please DM us your details.

Check out our blog https://t.co/vS9W5H5P84

[Prof Mike Wood @ProfMikeWood]

Delighted that #cheltscifest visitors could experience our @NERCscience #VirtualChernobyl and put @HBO series in context. Your next opportunity for VR tour of #Chernobyl is at IMMERSE on 10th July @UoSMediaCity with @whitehead_helen. https://t.co/EpJmRDOAqe @SRP_UK @radioecology

[NERC Planet Earth @NERCPlanetEarth]

Scientists are delving deep underground to study the agricultural impacts to #soil and water in #China , and are one step closer to finding a solution to land degradation and #pollution . Find out more here - https://t.co/Nm1OcemWTX @ukinchina @UKRI_News @aberdeenuni

[NERC Planet Earth @NERCPlanetEarth]

What do you picture when you think about climate change? Failing crops, rising sea levels, melting glaciers? What about struggling small businesses? #SMEs #climate #ElNiño https://t.co/hwMVWihyY4

[NERC MOYA @moya_nerc]

Grant Allen @grantallen8 goes into the fires of northern Uganda with the @faam146 for MOYA:
https://t.co/qqgpkiEgQ5

[NERC Planet Earth @NERCPlanetEarth]

Thousands of trees planted near Loch Ness could help grow a new income stream for Scotland's forestry industry while removing thousands of tonnes of #carbon from the atmosphere. https://t.co/pJJ8JGpEb7

[Naturally Speaking @theNSpodcast]

Episode 2 in the RRS Discovery series is now online! https://t.co/RLEOIRu4V5 Join @IBAHCM researcher @JulieAOMiller to learn about physical oceanography, water chemistry and cephalopod ecology in a special part of the Atlantic.
@laptikhovsky @GEOMAR_en

[British Antarctic Survey 🐧 @BAS_News]

The @HotWaterOnIce team have collected sediment from their 2nd drill hole! Understanding how 'slippery' the material beneath the #Rutford Ice Stream is will help predict how the region will respond to future #climatechange in #Antarctica #polarscience https://t.co/Nsz14ZBzlO

[Natural Environment Research Council @NERCscience]

What do picture when you think about climate change? Perhaps failing crops, rising sea levels or melting glaciers. But climate change also has a devastating impact on small businesses in developing countries https://t.co/Sa7cdWys5z @GRI_LSE @_kategannon #climatechange

[NERC Planet Earth @NERCPlanetEarth]

It's not just heat that kills during a heatwave, #airpollution can also be a killer. Find out how NERC research helped the UK government improve a nationwide #heatwave warning system https://t.co/BOOMRjRNBn