EmEvn / shutterstock Daniel O’Neill, University of Leeds Imagine a country that met the basic needs of its citizens – one where everyone could expect to live a long, healthy, happy and prosperous life. Now imagine that same country was able to do this while using natural resources at a...
“They mentioned being a reviewer, so I’m definitely going to look into that – I think it would be a really good starting point for to get into it,” said Sarah Gore of Cardiff University, packing up her bags as the MAPERS course on global scientific assessments came to a close....
Together we have the power to change threats into opportunities writes Maria Beger. This blog was first published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, 13 December 2017 Sunday night’s Blue Planet II episode was an epic and wonderfully presented rollercoaster of both the great conservation achievements and the threats to marine...
With a report revealing air in 44 UK cities is too dangerous to breathe published this week, our Leeds Climathon challenge on air pollution could not have been more timely – or more needed. Air pollution causes many chronic health problems, particularly respiratory and cardiovascular, and is also linked with...
cawayne/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND Zac Taylor, University of Leeds After dodging the worst of Hurricane Irma, Florida’s coastal real estate boom shows no signs of slowing. In Miami and nearby waterfront cities, a survey of local records show that more than 90 luxury high-rise apartment blocks are under construction or have...