Biodiversity ‘time machine’ uses AI to learn from the past
Experts can make crucial decisions about future biodiversity management by using artificial intelligence to learn from past environmental change, according to a new study.
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Can air cleaners reduce COVID-19 in schools?
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.
Extreme ice melting in Greenland raises global flood risk
Global warming has caused extreme ice melting events in Greenland to become more frequent and more intense over the past 40 years according to new research, raising sea levels and flood risk worldwide
Leeds research inspires glacier names to mark COP26
A glacier in West Antarctica has been formally named after the city of Glasgow to mark its hosting of the COP26 climate change conference.
Developing unbreakable screens
Cracked phone screens could become a thing of the past thanks to breakthrough research by a global team of scientists.
Industry 'must prepare now' for green electricity
Industry must speed up investment in new technologies that allow manufacture of materials using renewable electricity if net zero emissions targets are to be met, researchers warn.
Leeds at COP26: Our climate experts address global leaders
Leeds climate researchers working to tackle the environmental crisis and help the world achieve net zero carbon emissions are preparing to address 200 world leaders at COP26.
100 years on, the scientists still shaping science
An exhibition about a father and son team who made one of the most significant scientific discoveries of the 20th century opens today at the University.
Climate projections show Earth alien to humans by 2500
Parts of the Earth will be uninhabitable by 2500 if the current level of effort to address the climate crisis is maintained, a new study predicts.
Universities, council and police strengthen community relations partnership
A stronger partnership to build better community relations and address community concerns in inner north west Leeds has been confirmed this week.
