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Is our microbiome the key to tackling bowel cancer?

Published
23 January 2019
Categories
Global
Health

Leeds researchers have been awarded nearly £2.5 million to investigate how billions of microorganisms living in our bodies, called the microbiome, could be manipulated to treat bowel cancer.

ICE FISH

Exploring how climate change affects Antarctic ecosystems

Published
10 January 2019
Categories
Global
Environment

Three decades of exploring Antarctica has convinced Stuart Egginton that there is nothing better than first-hand evidence to prove the effect global warming is having on our planet.

Khumbu Glacier, Nepal

‘Warm’ ice in world’s highest glacier

Published
21 November 2018
Categories
Global
Environment

Ice temperatures inside the world’s highest glacier on the slopes of Mount Everest are warmer than expected and especially vulnerable to future climate change, warn glaciologists.

Dying Amazon forest

Amazon rainforest can't keep up with climate change

Published
8 November 2018
Categories
Global
Environment

A team of more than 100 scientists has assessed global warming's impact on thousands of tree species across the Amazon rainforest, assessing the winners and losers from 30 years of climate change.