592 results for 'global food environment'
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- 16 September 2021
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- Environment
Restoring the world’s depleted peatlands now rather than later would have massive economic benefits to society, according to new research.
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- 15 September 2021
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- Working with business | Technology
Researchers across the University are preparing to showcase their digital expertise as part of a packed programme for the largest tech event in the UK.
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- 9 September 2021
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- Technology | Science
Neuroscientists have developed a computer model to explain how a nematode worm searches for food, revealing that single brain cells can both sense the environment and control foraging strategy.
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- 2 September 2021
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- Science | Health | Global | Environment
Setting fire to forest and agricultural land in Southeast Asia to prepare it for cultivation or grazing contributes to an estimated 59,000 premature deaths a year, say scientists.
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- 26 August 2021
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- Global | Environment
Scientists studying tropical forests in Africa’s mountains were surprised to uncover how much carbon they store, and how fast some of these forests are being cleared.
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- 24 August 2021
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- Global | Environment
Extensive chains of volcanoes have been responsible for both emitting and then removing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), stabilising temperatures at Earth’s surface.
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- 9 August 2021
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- Global | Environment
Changes in the Earth's climate caused by human activity are being observed in every region and across the whole climate system, according to a major international report released today.Â
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- 22 July 2021
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- Health | Environment
A West Yorkshire city’s ambitious plans to tackle the effects of climate change are being supported by three Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥ students.
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- 15 July 2021
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- Environment | Science
Researchers are asking everybody across the UK to help survey one of the most amazing phenomena in the insect world – when millions of ants take to the air for their nuptial flight.
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- 9 July 2021
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- Global | Environment
Forest clearance in Southeast Asia is accelerating and leading to unprecedented increases in carbon emissions.
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- 5 July 2021
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- Global | Environment
A huge global network of researchers is working together to take the pulse of our global tropical forests.
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- 5 July 2021
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- University | Global | Arts & Culture
Europe’s largest medieval studies conference is back for 2021 – and this year’s event focuses on "climates".
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- 1 July 2021
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- University | Research and innovation
Interact with Antarctic explorers, design your own version of Leeds’ future, explore the fascinating uses of magnets and lasers – all this and more are featured in Be Curious 2021.
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- 24 June 2021
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- Environment
A new flagship restoration project showcasing an alternative future for the UK's uplands has been launched.
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- 22 June 2021
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- Environment
Amazon rain forests could be at far higher risk of extreme drought than previously thought, according to new research.