A major new study shows adding rock dust to farmland could remove the carbon dioxide equivalent of more than the current total emissions from global aviation and shipping combined.
Gold mining significantly limits the regrowth of Amazon forests, greatly reducing their ability to accumulate carbon, according to a new study.
A persistent cough and fever have been confirmed as the most prevalent symptoms associated with COVID-19, according to a major review of the scientific literature.
Technology is not the silver bullet for mitigating and solving the many global environmental issues the world is facing, scientists warn.
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.
Three University of Leeds researchers are recipients of flagship fellowships aimed at addressing global challenges.
The global Times Higher Education Impact Rankings today recognises the University as one of the top three in the UK and 11th worldwide.
Greenland and Antarctica are losing ice faster than in the 1990s and are both tracking the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s worst-case climate warming scenario.
Griselda Pollock, Leeds' Professor of Social and Critical Histories of Art, was announced this morning as the recipient of this year’s Holberg Prize.
Extinction risk could decrease by more than 50% if at least 30% of land were to be conserved across the tropics, a new study reveals.