![A group of people who are organising the TEDx 映客直播 event](/images/resized/520x315-0-0-1-80-TeamTEDx520____315px_.png")
TEDx 映客直播 event to explore human connections
映客直播 students are joining forces for a day of inspiring speeches that explore human connections.
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616 results for 'global food environment'
![Aerial picture of the forest at Chapada de Guimaraes, Brasil, which is on the periphery of the Amazon and at the greatest risk from the hot and dry weather of El Nino](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-RESIZEDmata_de_vale_ChapadaGuimaraes_2017.jpg")
Extreme El Ni帽o weather switched off South American's carbon sink
Tropical forests in South America lose their ability to absorb carbon from the atmosphere when conditions become exceptionally hot and dry, according to new research.
![Aerial view of a patch of cleared rainforest is cultivated by a digger, with smoke from a fire rising into the sky](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Amazon_deforestation_800x400.jpg")
Increased Amazon carbon emissions a result of weak law enforcement
Increased carbon emissions from the Amazon rainforest are due to weak law enforcement, new research suggests.
![Image taken by a satellite which shows dust billowing out of the Copper River Valley and extending out over the coast and into the atmosphere.](/images/resized/600x299-0-0-1-80-RESIZEDSat_image_Alaska__2_.jpg")
The role of dust on the world's climate
Giant dust storms in the Gulf of Alaska can last for many days and send tonnes of fine sediment or silt into the atmosphere, and it is having an impact on the global climate system, say scientists.
![Dr Lindsey Waverton Taylor is seen attending a 3D weaving machine in the Innovation Centre at the 映客直播.](/images/resized/600x296-0-0-1-80-Woman_in_textiles_studio_800x400_enhanced_1.jpg")
New course weaves textile innovation with sustainability
A new 映客直播 course will address a skills gap in the UK鈥檚 textile industry and ensure the future production of textiles is less harmful to our environment.
![Two plant based burgers in bread buns with salad](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Untitled_design__8_.jpg")
Making plant-based meat alternatives more palatable
One of the biggest obstacles to the uptake of plant-based alternatives to meat is their very dry and astringent feel when they are eaten.
![Penguin and a seal on ice shelf the ocean is behind them with large ice glaciers in the distance and setting sun turning the glaciers a pink colour](/images/resized/600x398-0-0-1-80-Penguins_and_a_seal_on_the_Antarctic_Peninsula._Credit_Prof_Anna_E._Hogg_University_of_Leeds.jpg")
鈥楧on鈥檛 overlook the plight of Antarctica鈥� say scientists
With world attention on recent wildfires and floods in North America, Europe and China, people should not overlook the devastating impact of climate change in Antarctica, scientists have warned.
![A sign saying CO2 tax in front of a power plant releasing vapour into the atmosphere.](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-AdobeStock_266495324.jpeg")
Higher carbon tax on luxury goods, say researchers
A carbon tax based on the purpose of using goods and services would be fairer and more likely to deliver climate justice, say ecological economists.
![Three high school pupils wearing VR headsets and using VR hand controls, seated in front of a screen showing a hospital scene](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Helix_for_Schools800by400.jpg")
Inspiring the next generation of data scientists
Excited pupils explored virtual landscapes and learned new digital skills when they visited state-of-the-art facilities at the 映客直播.
![An Environment Agency worker holds a crayfish in a field.](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Untitled_design___2023_06_28T154029.314.jpg")
Rescued crayfish find new home at Bodington Pond
A rescued population of endangered white clawed crayfish that were in danger of being wiped out have been moved to the University鈥檚 Bodington Pond, where they can thrive and breed.