Carbon uptake by Amazon forests matches region's emissions
Carbon emissions across all nine Amazon nations have been fully matched by carbon absorption by mature Amazon forests since the 1980s, new research shows.
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Breaking sonic boundaries: DARE Art Prize winner announced
A composer working with sounds below the limits of human hearing has been announced as the winner of the inaugural £15,000 DARE Art Prize by Opera North and the University's Cultural Institute.
Study breathes new life into 2.3bn-year-old ‘Great Oxidation Event’
New research based on Precambrian rocks provides insight into how life evolved alongside changes in the chemistry of Earth’s surface.
New spin-out firm tackles diet-related disease
A new spin-out company, Dietary Assessment Ltd, has formed to help track and analyse dietary intake.
Tests reveal major variation in flood risk models
The first ever comparison of six of the major global flood risk monitoring computer models has revealed wide discrepancies between the information they provide.
Professor lobbies at Davos summit for a better global food system
The global food system needs to be made more equitable and sustainable, according to a University expert who is lobbying senior politicians and business figures this week.
Climate policies alone will not save Earth's most diverse tropical forests
A focus on policies to conserve tropical forests for their carbon storage value may imperil some of the world’s most biologically rich tropical forests.
World’s largest tropical peatland discovered in Congo swamps
A vast peatland in the Congo Basin has been mapped for the first time, revealing it to be the largest in the tropics.
New study estimates frequency of volcanic eruptions
Holidaymakers concerned about fresh volcanic eruptions causing flight-disrupting ash clouds might be reassured by a study setting out the first reliable estimates of their frequency.
Building closer relations with leading Chinese university
Closer relations between two leading international universities have been confirmed this week following top-level meetings which will strengthen UK-China research and teaching opportunities.