Using weather radar to monitor insects
Scientists are developing a pioneering technique that allows them to monitor insects in the air using weather radars, as part of a research project called BioDAR.
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Animals adapting too slowly to changing climate
Animals are not adapting fast enough in response to the changing climate, according to new research published today in Nature Communications.
Improving the nutritional quality of baby food
A nutritional survey of baby food on sale in Europe has shown that a significant number of products contain high sugar levels that contradict World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations.
Fossil fuels offer a poor return on energy investment
An evaluation of the global energy return on investment for fossil fuels and renewable sources reveals a much more level playing field than previously believed.
New regulator of immune responses discovered
Scientists have identified a new internal regulator that helps control the body’s response to fight infection.
Northern universities to tackle transport emissions
Leeds scientists are leading a research network of northern universities to find new ways to rapidly decarbonise UK transport.
Finding a safer way to make the Polio vaccine
Researchers at the University of Leeds are developing a cheaper and safer way of making the polio vaccine.
Nearly a quarter of West Antarctic ice is now unstable
In only 25 years, ocean melting has caused ice thinning to spread across West Antarctica so rapidly that 24% of its glacier ice is now affected, according to a new study.
Future leaders to deliver global impact
Three University of Leeds researchers have received a prestigious fellowship aimed at tackling global challenges.
Oxygen linked with the boom and bust of early animal evolution
New research reveals clues to a crucial period of rapid evolution in complex animals that began roughly 540 million years ago.