New study suggests major roads significantly reduce bat numbers, activity and diversity - raising serious issues for how road construction projects mitigate their impact on these protected species.
Studies of ant populations in Borneo reveal an unexpected resilience to areas of rainforest degraded by repeated intensive logging.
City centres could become virtually car-free over the next 20 years under new plans proposed by University of Leeds transport researchers.
The University of Leeds is leading a £13m European project which aims to turn even the most committed of petrol heads into a green driver.
New research from the University shows that past trends in climate must be very carefully understood before using them to model the future.
Deforestation in the rainforests of West Africa reduces rainfall over the rest of the forest, according to new University of Leeds research published in Geophysical Research Letters.
New research shows that a large-scale volcanic eruption in southern Iceland, similar to the Laki eruption in 1783, could result in widespread air pollution across Europe.
A growing, ageing and more ethnically diverse population could provide the north of England with opportunities for economic growth, according to a new report.
The Global Food Security programme (GFS) has appointed a University of Leeds academic as Champion to take on the key role of coordinator and spokesperson for the group.
Renewed vigilance over the biosecurity of the Galápagos Islands is needed, based on new research on the risk posed by West Nile virus.