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Unravelling the causes of the Ice Age megafauna extinctions
- Was it humans or climate change that caused the extinctions of the iconic Ice Age mammals (megafauna) such as the woolly rhinoceros and woolly mammoth?
Read moreThe Earth’s core is melting…and freezing
- The inner core of the Earth is simultaneously melting and freezing due to circulation of heat in the overlying rocky mantle, according to new research from the University of Leeds.
Read moreMet Office and leading UK universities launch Academic Partnership
- The University of Leeds is joining forces with the Met Office, University of Exeter and the University of Reading to form a new partnership that could lead to better weather and climate predictions.
Read moreRocking out
- World-famous percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie will join scientists from the University of Leeds to launch a new ‘rock’ instrument in the heart of the Lake District this week.
Read moreStudy to investigate giant Saharan dust storms
- The University of Leeds is to lead a £1m project to study the giant desert storms of the Sahara which will help improve climate and weather prediction models.
Read moreWitness the birth of Africa’s new ocean in 3D
- Scientists at the University of Leeds are predicting that within 10 million years Africa’s Horn will fall away and a new ocean will form.
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