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Earth responded to its most severe past warming event by evolving a new and bizarre type of photosynthesis that allowed a group of primitive plants to survive. Research led by the University has revealed how lycophytes - a type of ancient plant - not only survived a mass extinction 250 million years ago but then...
Work to restore heathland, meadows, woodland, peatlands and rivers in the uplands of South Cumbria has begun in earnest thanks to a new project supported by Defra’s Landscape Recovery Scheme. Work to restore heathland, meadows, woodland, peatlands and rivers in the uplands of South Cumbria has begun in earnest thanks to a new project...
Leading climate scientists are urging world governments to commission the first authoritative global climate‑risk assessment, warning that the world is dangerously unprepared for the accelerating and interacting threats posed by climate change. Their call follows a new commentary led by Met Office experts and published in Nature, highlighting a “critical gap” in how global climate...
Tropical forests help to generate vast amounts of rainfall each year, adding weight to arguments for protecting them as water and climate pressures increase, say researchers. A new study led by the University of Leeds has put a monetary value on one of forests’ least recognised services as a source of rainfall to surrounding regions,...
Researchers from the University of Leeds are helping to strengthen sanitation systems across sub‑Saharan Africa and South Asia. Poor water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems are responsible for preventable deaths, especially among mothers, young children and infants. The University is a core partner in WASH Systems for Health, a major international partnership focused on learning, evidence...