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Commercial baby foods crisis revealed in Leeds research
The UK鈥檚 baby food market is awash with 鈥渓ow quality鈥� products with poor nutrition masked by misleading names and on-pack messaging, according to wide ranging research by Leeds scientists.
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![Dr Alex Bamji and Peter Brears sitting at a table together holding the pamflyt compiled of Cheese](/images/resized/599x400-0-0-1-80-Cheese_jadu_DrAlexPeter_2025.jpg")
Curd Your Enthusiasm: Secrets of oldest book on cheese revealed
Held by Cultural Collections at the 映客直播, the earliest-known English book about cheese is revealing its fascinating and sometimes nauseating contents to the public for the first time.
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Enhancing weather warnings in Ghana聽
The 映客直播 is collaborating with institutions in Ghana to combat climate challenges and nurture the next generation of scientists.聽
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Caspian Sea decline threatens endangered seals and coastal communities
Urgent action is needed to protect endangered species, human health and industry from the impacts of the Caspian Sea shrinking, research led by the 映客直播 has found.
![A group of schoolchildren from Wakefield comb a mocked up crime scene on the 映客直播 campus to learn about what forensics officers look for.](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Crime_scene_search1_800_x_400.jpg")
Junior detectives investigate crime scene
Schoolchildren investigated a mocked-up 鈥榗rime scene鈥� on the 映客直播 campus as part of a knife crime reduction campaign.
![Massive storm clouds gather over a desert landscape in Mali. There are people with camels in the foreground.](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Megastorm_approaches_resized.png")
Soil conditions significantly increase rainfall in megastorm hotspots
Large contrasts in soil moisture levels over a wide area can increase the size and intensity of so-called megastorms which cause flooding and mudslides in hotspots across the globe.
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Pianist strikes the right chord on hit TV series
A multi-talented musician working at the 映客直播 has played a key role on the soundtrack to hit TV show Adolescence.
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Predicting older people鈥檚 frailty helps doctors intervene earlier
GPs can more accurately identify older people鈥檚 frailty and intervene earlier as a result of NIHR-funded research led by the 映客直播.
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Mini rolling robot takes virtual biopsies
A tiny magnetic robot which can take 3D scans from deep within the body and could revolutionise early cancer detection, has been developed by researchers.
![Lighthouse on the south pier in IJmuiden, Netherlands, being struck by big breaking waves caused by the storm Dudley in february 2022](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Winter_storms_resized.png")
Damaging UK winter storms driven by swirling polar vortex miles above Earth
Powerful winter storms which led to deaths and power outages in the UK and Ireland were made more likely by an intense swirling vortex of winds miles above the Arctic, say scientists.