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Improving the nutritional quality of baby food
A nutritional survey of baby food on sale in Europe has shown that a significant number of products contain high sugar levels that contradict World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations.
Fossil fuels offer a poor return on energy investment
An evaluation of the global energy return on investment for fossil fuels and renewable sources reveals a much more level playing field than previously believed.
New regulator of immune responses discovered
Scientists have identified a new internal regulator that helps control the body’s response to fight infection.
Northern universities to tackle transport emissions
Leeds scientists are leading a research network of northern universities to find new ways to rapidly decarbonise UK transport.
Nearly a quarter of West Antarctic ice is now unstable
In only 25 years, ocean melting has caused ice thinning to spread across West Antarctica so rapidly that 24% of its glacier ice is now affected, according to a new study.