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Contraflow cycling does not increase crash rate
Allowing cycling in both directions on one-way streets does not pose a safety risk and should be made mandatory in all but exceptional cases, according to a new study by Leeds researchers.
Underwater tsunamis created by glacier break-up
Scientists lucky enough to be in the “right place at the right time” witnessed a giant lump of ice breaking away from the William Glacier in Antarctica, a process known as calving.
'Decade of action' to restore world's forests
Leading researchers, including University of Leeds academics, want to see a decade of “global action” to restore the world’s lost and depleted forests.
COP27 Blog: How improving food movements can help save the planet
By Eleonora Morganti, University Academic Fellow, Global Food and Environment Institute
Transition to a low-carbon energy system
Dr Dan O’Neill and colleagues explored the energy requirements, and carbon emissions, associated with the energy transition.