590 results for 'global food environment'
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- 8 December 2017
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- Technology | News
Research into innovative medical technologies has been recognised in the Government’s Industrial Strategy Life Sciences Sector Deal.
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- 4 December 2017
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- Environment | Science
An international team of scientists, led by the Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥, has quantified the relationship between natural sources of particles in the atmosphere and climate change.
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- 23 November 2017
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- Environment | Science
Shrinking glacier cover could lead to increased volcanic activity in Iceland, scientists have warned.
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- 20 October 2017
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- Science | Environment
One of the largest global mass extinctions did not fundamentally change marine ecosystems, scientists have found.
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- 19 October 2017
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- Science | Global
An international expedition aims to better understand seismic activity through samples collected from one of the most geologically active areas in Europe.
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- 10 October 2017
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- Science
Past mass extinctions may have the potential to guide modern conservation efforts, according to a new study.
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- 5 October 2017
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- Technology | Health
Scientists have developed a novel weapon in the battle against deadly hospital-acquired infections – a textile that disinfects itself.
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- 18 September 2017
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- Environment
Limiting the increase in global average temperatures to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is still geophysically possible, but requires more ambitious emission reductions, say scientists.
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- 15 September 2017
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- News
The mass movement of humans and animals is significantly affecting the distribution of essential microorganisms, scientists warn.
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- 4 September 2017
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- Environment
Researchers have called for urgent global action to address the effects of rapidly shrinking glaciers on ecosystems further downstream.
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- 31 August 2017
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- Technology | Science | University
The University’s ambitious plans for advancing engineering and physical sciences has taken a major step forward today with a green light from Leeds City Council.
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- 16 August 2017
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- Global | Science | Environment
New seismic surveys are challenging the view that recent slowdowns in Greenland’s ice flow will continue in the long term.
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- 2 August 2017
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- Global | Environment
The largest remaining ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula lost nearly 10% of its area when an iceberg four times the size of London broke free earlier this month.
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- 20 July 2017
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- Global | University | University
Two significant research projects have been awarded £16million to build resilience in African businesses and communities as part of the University’s commitment to tackling the world's greatest issues.
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- 20 July 2017
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- Science | Health
An evaluation of efforts designed to reduce how many sugary drinks we consume shows some success in changing younger people’s habits but warns they cannot be the only way to cut consumption.