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- 17 October 2023
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A team of scientists investigating the stratosphere have found particles containing a variety of metals from satellites and spent rocket boosters, vaporised by the intense heat of re-entry.
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- 5 September 2023
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- Society & Politics | Business & Economy | Environment
The continued pursuit of economic growth in high income countries is at odds with the climate targets and fairness requirements of the Paris Agreement, say researchers.
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- 29 June 2023
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- Health | Research
Combining five existing drugs can keep a highly aggressive type of bone marrow cancer at bay for longer, an innovative trial co-led by the University of Leeds has shown.
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- 8 June 2023
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Human-caused global warming has continued to increase at an “unprecedented rate” since the last major assessment of the climate system published two years ago, say 50 leading scientists.
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- 13 April 2023
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- Technology
AI developers need to be much more open about how they evaluate the tools they produce, to make sure people understand how effective high-tech artificial intelligence actually is.
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- 20 March 2023
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- Global | Science | Environment
Scientists have calculated that the fastest changing Antarctic region - the Amundsen Sea Embayment - has lost more than 3,000 billion tonnes of ice over a 25-year period.
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- 27 February 2023
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- Science | Environment
Glaciers along the Antarctic peninsula are flowing faster in the summer because of a combination of melting snow and warmer ocean waters, say researchers.
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- 9 January 2023
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- Science | Environment
Scientists have developed AI to track the development of crevasses - or fractures - on the Thwaites Glacier ice tongue in west Antarctica.
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- 18 November 2022
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- Science
Rocketeers at the University of Leeds have launched a training academy to help engineering students prepare for the so-called “Mars generation” of space travel.
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- 27 October 2022
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- Business & Economy | Society & Politics | Environment
A damning report from MPs says the Government needs to do more to protect critical national infrastructure in the UK from being disrupted by extreme weather.
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- 8 February 2022
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- Working with business | Science | Technology | Health | Coronavirus
People travelling on the London Underground and similar rail systems were at a low risk of being exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19, according to computer simulations.
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- 28 January 2022
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- Science | Health | Coronavirus
Dentists could significantly increase the number of patients they see during the pandemic by switching the drills they use, according to new research.
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- 17 November 2021
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- Working with business | Technology
A test rig to help the nuclear industry design new reactors, decommission old ones and better dispose of waste from nuclear reprocessing is to be built at the University.
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- 5 November 2021
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- Working with our region | Working with business | Science | Coronavirus | Health
A study has been launched into the feasibility of using air cleaners to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in 30 primary schools in Bradford.
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- 31 October 2021
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- Global | Science | Environment | Research
A glacier in West Antarctica has been formally named after the city of Glasgow to mark its hosting of the COP26 climate change conference.