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Collaboration for clean water

International water researchers came together at the University of Leeds to create solutions to global water challenges.

A person stands at the bottom of a giant tree. The bottom of the tree is darker than the trunk above, indicating flooding has occured.

Tree rings reveal increasing rainfall seasonality in the Amazon

Scientists have used clues locked into tree rings to reveal major changes in the Amazon’s rainfall cycle over the last 40 years, which show that wet seasons are getting wetter and dry seasons drier.

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Rare, new species of giant tree in the Amazon named after Professor Oliver Phillips

Professor Phillips writes about the discovery of the 35-meter-tall giant ‘hiding in plain sight’ in the intact Amazon rainforest of southeastern Peru.

An aerial view of a dense forest canopy shows an array of green treetops with various textures and shades. The thick foliage covers the entire scene, creating a continuous expanse of tropical trees and plants.

Forest science networks support space missions

ForestPlots.net, the global network of tropical forest scientists led by Leeds, is working with the European Space Agency (ESA) to verify its Biomass satellite mission.

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Exploring fractal patterns in African ecotones

Studying fractal patterns in ecotones – the boundaries between different types of vegetation – could show us how plants are responding to climate change.

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