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Fossils of animals that suffered during past anoxic events

A “tag-team” between the oceans and continents millions of years ago devasted marine life – and altered the course of evolution on Earth, say scientists.

NAPIC co-directors. From left to right: Professor Karen Polizzi (Imperial College London) Professor Derek Stewart (James Hutton Institute) Professor Anwesha Sarkar (University of Leeds) Professor Louise Dye (University of Sheffield)

A £38m centre dedicated to developing acceptable and planet-friendly alternatives to animal proteins is to be headed up by the University of Leeds.

The global concentrations of one of the main air pollutants known to affect human health have been graphically illustrated for the first time by a team of scientists.

The global concentrations of one of the main air pollutants known to affect human health have been graphically illustrated for the first time by a team of scientists.

An area of pine forest that has been cut down with a pile of logs in the middle

Illegal logging has severe effects on wildlife, biodiversity and the climate. Professor Oliver Phillips contributes to a new policy brief that offers new, improved methods to stop it.

The Siberian Trap was formed by the massive volcanic eruption that happened 252 million years ago, causing the Permian-Triassic mass extinction.

Catastrophic volcanic eruptions that warmed the planet millions of years ago shed new light on how plants regulate climate and sound a warning about rising temperatures.