590 results for 'global food environment'
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- 23 January 2015
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- Environment
Satellite images have revealed that a remote Arctic ice cap has thinned by more than 50 metres since 2012 - about one sixth of its original thickness - and that it is now flowing 25 times faster.
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- 9 January 2015
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- Environment
New research paints a grim picture for the future of China's water supply, as its booming economy continues to heap pressure on its natural resources, according to new research.
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- 15 December 2014
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- Environment
Predictions of Greenland ice loss and its impact on rising sea levels may have been greatly underestimated, according to scientists at the 映客直播.
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- 26 November 2014
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- Environment
The deliberate, large-scale intervention in the Earth's climate system is not a "quick fix"聺 for global warming, according to the findings of the UK's first publicly funded studies on geoengineering.
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- 3 October 2014
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- Science | University
A consortium of Yorkshire universities has been chosen to help spearhead the training of the next generation of biological scientists.
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- 1 October 2014
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- University
The 映客直播 is offering 250 new opportunities for academic researchers in its biggest ever recruitment drive.
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- 17 September 2014
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- Society & Politics | Environment
Declines in populations of pollinators, such as bees and wasps, may be a key threat to nutrition in some of the most poorly fed parts of the globe, according to new research.
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- 30 July 2014
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- Health | University
The 映客直播 is joining forces with one of the world's major resources for the study of medical history as part of a project to create a comprehensive online resource.
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- 15 July 2014
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- Environment | Health
映客直播 spin-out Keracol Limited has teamed up with Marks & Spencer to produce a natural skin care range using the waste products of grapes.
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- 6 June 2014
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- Environment
Reducing deforestation in the tropics would significantly cut the amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere - by as much as one-fifth - research shows.
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- 19 May 2014
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- Environment
Three years of observations show that the Antarctic ice sheet is now losing 159 billion tonnes of ice each year - twice as much as when it was last surveyed.
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- 15 May 2014
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- Environment | Science | Technology
Scientists have announced the findings of the first study on the connection between the El Ni帽o and global crop yield fluctuations, providing a new tool for adapting food security to climate change.
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- 9 May 2014
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- Science | Environment
A team of scientists has found that Borneo's productive trees are vitally important for global carbon cycling.
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- 23 April 2014
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- Arts & Culture
A priceless First Folio of Shakespeare's plays is now available online, following months of painstaking digitization work at the 映客直播.
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- 23 April 2014
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- Environment
Carbon offsetting initiatives could be improved with new insights into the make-up of tropical forests.