New research phase for Floodplain Meadows Partnership

Floodplain meadow covered in water

The Open University-led Floodplain Meadows Partnership has been awarded £280,000 from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation to raise awareness of the need to protect ecologically important sites.

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The salt flats of Lake Karum

New study reveals how microbial life thrives in one of Earth's harshest environments

Researchers from AstrobiologyOU have uncovered new insights into how microscopic life survives in Lake Karum, Ethiopia, one of the world's most extreme saline environments.