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A view from the canopy at Gunung Mulu’s heath forest, dominated by Shorea albida. Sarawak, Borneo. Credit: Dr Lindsay F. Banin

Tropical forests can handle the heat, up to a point

Published
21 May 2020
Categories
Science | Environment

Tropical forests face uncertainty under climate change, but a new study suggests they can continue to store large amounts of carbon in a warmer world, if countries limit greenhouse gas emissions.

Zebra mussel blocking a water pipe

Using e-learning to raise biosecurity awareness

Published
20 May 2020
Categories
Science | Environment

A free e-learning course was effective in alerting environmental workers to the risks of inadvertently spreading invasive alien species such as Japanese knotweed, researchers have found.

Adult male Hippocumpus nalu

Meet Africa’s first pygmy seahorse species

Published
19 May 2020
Categories
Environment | Science

An international research team has discovered a new pygmy seahorse species in Sodwana Bay in South Africa, the first of its kind to be found in the waters around the continent.

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The storm chasers making life-saving forecasts

Published
15 May 2020
Categories
Global | Science | Environment

Weather forecasters in Africa are getting access to satellite data that will allow them to track the path and severity of developing storms – and reduce the death toll from extreme weather events.

plastic bottles

Major plastic packaging waste recycling reforms are needed

Published
12 May 2020
Categories
Business & Economy | Environment | Business & Economy | Environment

Significant changes to the way that plastic packaging waste is recycled in England are needed in order to eliminate avoidable plastic waste by 2043 and meet Government ambitions.

apple and books

Revealing links between education and a good diet

Published
7 May 2020
Categories
Science | Health

Educational status appears to have positive influence on a healthy diet, particularly in low income countries, according to new research examining European nutritional data.

mosquito aerodynamic movement

Can mosquitoes stop us going bump in the night?

Published
7 May 2020
Categories
Technology | Science

Scientists have used the principles that guide a mosquito’s nocturnal flight to develop a quadcopter equipped with an elegant collision-avoidance sensory system.

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Leeds professors elected to Royal Society

Published
1 May 2020
Categories
University

Two University of Leeds professors have been elected to the prestigious Royal Society in recognition of substantial contributions to their fields.

The image shows a graphical representation of a cluster of E.coli cells

Exploiting a chink in the armour of bacteria

Published
1 May 2020
Categories
Health | Science

Scientists have identified a key process in the way bacteria protect themselves from attack - and it heralds a new strategy in the hunt for antibiotics.