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Recovered water levels seen in a peatland area.

Managing peatlands to cut greenhouse gas emissions

Published
Wednesday 21st April, 2021
Categories
Science
Environment

Substantial cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions could be achieved by raising water levels in agricultural peatlands, according to a new study.

The West Mato volcano erupting underwater.

Energy unleashed by submarine volcanoes could power a continent

Published
Wednesday 21st April, 2021
Categories
Science
Environment

Volcanic eruptions deep in our oceans are capable of extremely powerful releases of energy, at a rate high enough to power the whole of the United States, according to research published today.

A giant dust cloud approaching the camera as it moves across a sandy and dust terrain

Weather forecasts that predict meningitis outbreaks

Published
Monday 12th April, 2021
Categories
Global
Health
Science
Technology

Scientists are using weather forecasts to predict the location and scale of impending meningitis outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Nexus building on the campus of the University of Leeds

Strengthening the knowledge-based economy

Published
Wednesday 31st March, 2021
Categories
Working with business
Science
Business & Economy

The University of Leeds is among the top performing higher education institutions in England for generating impact around its research, according to an analysis by Research England.

Space picture of Earth showing a thin line of the atmosphere and Sun on the horizon.

Extra 100 million years before Earth saw permanent oxygen rise

Published
Wednesday 31st March, 2021
Categories
Global
Environment

The permanent rise of oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere, which fundamentally changed the subsequent nature of Earth’s habitability, occurred much later than thought, according to new research.