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Interdisciplinary collaboration on net zero in Indonesia
A new paper by Ferry Fathoni, Professor Jon Lovett and Muhammad Rifansha highlights the University of Leeds as a centre of international collaborative interdisciplinary research.
The fattening forest: trees of the Amazon are getting bigger
Trees in Amazon forests have got 'fatter' with average size increasing by 3.2% every decade, consistent with a response to rising carbon dioxide levels, a new study suggests.
85 new subglacial lakes detected below Antarctica
Using a decade of satellite data, researchers have identified 85 previously unknown lakes several kilometres under the frozen surface surrounding the South Pole.
University farm to halve carbon footprint for new research project
The University of Leeds farm is to become a pioneering research station to test and accelerate climate-smart agricultural methods.
World’s largest tropical peatlands revealed to be more than 40,000 years old
A peatland complex in the Congo Basin which is known to be a globally important carbon store is twice as old as previously thought, according to a new scientific study.