‘Smart’ farms to transform how we produce food
The University is launching a new initiative to give farms and business a competitive advantage and increase their value.
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Satellites track vanishing Antarctic ice
Monitoring Antarctica from space has revealed how its ice is being lost to the oceans, providing crucial insight into the continent’s response to a warming climate.
Antarctica ramps up sea level rise
Ice losses from Antarctica have increased global sea levels by 7.6 mm since 1992, with two fifths of this rise (3 mm) coming in the last five years alone.
Wastewater plants are key route into UK rivers for microplastics
Water samples from UK rivers contained significantly higher concentrations of microplastics downstream from wastewater treatment plants, researchers have found.
GPS tracking reveals secrets of gannets’ foraging success
Long-lived seabird species, such as gannets, take several years to learn where the best feeding grounds are and how to recognize them, new research has revealed.
Blackcurrants could help end bad (for the planet) hair days
Natural dyes extracted from blackcurrant waste created during Ribena manufacture have for the first time been used in an effective new hair dyeing technology, developed at the University of Leeds.
Climate change could increase arable land
Climate change could expand the agricultural feasibility of the global boreal region by 44 per cent by the end of the century, according to new research.
Pilot project aims for carbon negative electricity production
A University of Leeds spin-out company is partnering in Europe’s first bioenergy carbon capture storage project.
Peatland contributions to UK water security
Peatlands are vital to UK water security and must be protected to preserve the UK’s water supply, warn scientists.
Antarctica is retreating across the sea floor
Antarctica’s great ice sheet is losing ground as it is eroded by warm ocean water circulating beneath its floating edge, a new study has found.