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Shining a light on international energy inequality
A new study has found extreme disparity in the use of energy among richer and poorer people - both within countries and between them.
Scientists discover rapid sea-level rise along the Atlantic coast of North America 300 years ago
A new study, involving a Leeds scientist, has discovered that 18th Century sea level rise along North America’s Atlantic coast was almost as fast as in the 20th Century.
Academic recognised by the Geological Society
An academic from the School of Earth and Environment has been awarded a prestigious prize from the Geological Society of London.
Tropical forests’ carbon sink 'already rapidly weakening'
The ability of the world’s tropical forests to remove carbon from the atmosphere is decreasing, according to a study tracking 300,000 trees over 30 years, published today in Nature.
Ocean changes almost starved life of oxygen
Chemical changes in the oceans more than 800 million years ago almost destroyed the oxygen-rich atmosphere that paved the way for complex life on Earth, new research suggests.