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NeTIRail-INFRA: Sustainable Railways
ITS is a key partner in a new €5.4M research project which seeks to secure the future for Europe’s lesser used railway lines, by making them more reliable and economically viable.
Liberalising the European rail passenger market - the British experience
Professor Chris Nash and Dr Andrew Smith take a look at how Britain has coped with rail passenger liberalisation, what has happened to rail demand and costs.
Role of volcanism in dinosaur extinction theory
The role volcanic activity played in mass extinction events in the Earth’s early history is likely to have been much less severe than previously thought, according to a study led by Dr. Anja Schmidt.
Peatland code could significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions
A new Government-backed code has been launched that could slash UK carbon dioxide emissions by 220 million tonnes and protect rare wildlife by restoring moor, bogs and mires.
More than half of all tree species in the Amazon may be globally threatened
More than half of all tree species in the world’s most diverse forest – the Amazon – may be globally threatened, according to a new study.