597 results for 'global food environment'
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- 31 August 2020
- Categories
- Global | Science | Environment
Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica whose melting rates are rapidly increasing have raised global sea level by 1.8cm since the 1990s, and are matching worst-case climate warming scenarios.
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- 28 August 2020
- Categories
- Global | Health | Environment
An international study reveals how future climate change could affect malaria transmission in Africa over the next century.
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- 17 August 2020
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- Coronavirus | Society & Politics | Health | Science
A Leeds academic has received a top award from the Royal Academy of Engineering for work which has had “widespread and significant impact” in tackling the spread of coronavirus.
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- 7 August 2020
- Categories
- Environment | Coronavirus
A post-lockdown economic recovery plan that incorporates and emphasises climate-friendly choices could help significantly in the battle against global warming, according to a new study.
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- 7 August 2020
- Categories
- Environment | Global
Glaciers in the Southern Alps of New Zealand have lost more ice mass since pre-industrial times than remains today, according to a new study.
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- 31 July 2020
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- Science | Health
A new meta-analysis emphasises the need for the next generation of “health conscious” products to focus on food texture to enhance the feeling of being full.
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- 28 July 2020
- Categories
- Environment | Global
The two pollutants most harmful to human health, PM2.5 and Ozone, were only slightly reduced or barely affected during the lockdown in China, according to a new study.
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- 27 July 2020
- Categories
- Environment | Global
A new study uses satellite data over the Southern Hemisphere to understand global cloud composition during the industrial revolution.
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- 24 July 2020
- Categories
- Society & Politics | Technology | Global | Environment
Nearly 1.4 billion tonnes of plastic will be dumped on land and in the oceans over the period from 2016 to 2040 unless the world acts, say a team of global experts.
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- 22 July 2020
- Categories
- Environment | Global
The most advanced and comprehensive analysis of climate sensitivity ever undertaken has revealed with more confidence than ever before how sensitive the Earth’s climate is to carbon dioxide.
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- 20 July 2020
- Categories
- Science
The formation of four-stranded DNA has been tracked in living human cells, allowing scientists to see how it works and its possible role in cancer.
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- 6 July 2020
- Categories
- Science | Environment
A major study has conducted the first global assessment of palm tree numbers to better understand tropical forest diversity and reduce uncertainty about carbon balance in these ecosystems.
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- 6 July 2020
- Categories
- Environment | Science
A new study reveals that changes in the direction of the Earth’s magnetic field may take place 10 times faster than previously thought.
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- 1 July 2020
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- Technology | Science | Health | University
A major new interdisciplinary research centre has been launched with the aim of putting Leeds at the forefront of global efforts to tackle cancer.
- Published
- 27 June 2020
- Categories
- Science
The UK’s ability to predict solar superstorms and other severe space weather events is to get a significant boost with the launch of a major research project involving Leeds expertise.