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Understanding the evolution of nitrogen fixation in trees
A new study gives insight into the prevalence of nitrogen-fixing trees in tropical rainforests and calls into question previous hypotheses for why they are much more abundant than in temperate forests
CryoSat gives best 3D view of Antarctica yet
A new map of Antarctica, available to download from today, is providing the most accurate three-dimensional view of the continent to date.
Funding Success: Dr Natasha Barlow awarded €2M ERC Starting Grant
Dr Natasha Barlow has been awarded an ERC starting grant, for a project titled ‘Rates of Interglacial Sea-level Change, and Responses' (RISeR).
Faculty of Environment is a key part of Leeds’ global funding success
The University of Leeds has been ranked in the top three UK universities for global funding success, according to new data from Research Fortnight.
The evolution of early animals caused global warming more than 500 million years ago
Some 520-540 million years ago, animals began to inhabit the seafloor, and this drastically changed the global environment.