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Pioneering new research from the University of Exeter could have a major impact on climate and environmental science by drastically transforming the perceived reliability of key observations of precipitation, which includes rain, sleet and snow.

The ground breaking study examines the effect that increased aerosol concentrations in the atmosphere, emitted as a result of burning fossil fuels, had on regional temperature and precipitation levels.

Scientists from Exeter’s Mathematics department compared observed regional temperature and precipitation changes throughout the 20th...

Children whose homes have been burgled are more likely to struggle at school and have trouble sleeping, according to new research from independent charity Victim Support and home security specialist ADT.

Nearly 300,000 children are believed to be the victims of break-ins every year in England and Wales.2 The first major survey into the impact of burglary found that two thirds (63 per cent) of parents who had children living at home when they were burgled support the partnerships call for tougher sentences for burglars who target family homes. A quarter of parents (27 per cent) said...

Thanks to the #nomakeupselfie trend, and generosity of the public, £8 million was raised for Cancer Research UK in just six days.

The #nomakeupselfie trend isn’t something Cancer Research UK started. But last Tuesday, after people began tweeting their #nomakeupselfie pictures and asking how they could use them to make a difference to Cancer Research UK’s work, the charity posted a message on its Facebook and Twitter pages with information about how to support its work to beat cancer sooner. Since then, Cancer Research UK has received an unprecedented increase in the volume of...

Richard Cresswell, the Regional Director for the South West Region of the Environment Agency is expected to retire next week alongside a significant re-structuring of the agency. Mr Cresswell, who took up the post in July 2000, was recently instrumental in overseeing the Agency’s response to the winter flooding crisis which devastated much of the South West region earlier this year. The new structure will take effect from April 1 and will see the regional offices of the EA dissolve in place of a ‘two-tier’ system of ‘national’ and ‘area’ offices. The news follows reports last month that...