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HumanDrive
The Institute for Transport Studies to lead human-centred design and evaluation of automated vehicle behaviour in a new Innovate UK project: HumanDrive.
Huge permafrost thaw can be limited by ambitious climate targets
Global warming will thaw about 20% more permafrost than previously thought, scientists have warned – potentially releasing significant amounts of greenhouse gases into the Earth’s atmosphere.
How far down could life exist?
Rock fragments brought to the seafloor by massive mud volcanoes have given scientists new clues about how far life may extend into the Earth’s interior.
New Zealand's 7.8 magnitude quake shifts perception of earthquake hazard models
A new study shows dramatic data from the last year’s major earthquake in Kaikoura, New Zealand, that will change the way scientists think about earthquake hazards in tectonic plate boundary zones.
Taking London's roads into the lab
Recently published research by ITS has added to the body of evidence about the dangerous levels of air pollution emitted from diesel vehicles.