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Update on the Larsen-C iceberg breakaway
The largest remaining ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula lost 10% of its area when an iceberg four times the size of London broke free earlier this month.
Drilling down into the mysteries of the world's highest glacier
Climate change scientists are heading to the Himalayas in a bid to become the first to successfully drill through the world's highest glacier.
Discovery of 'hidden forests' adds at least 9% to global forest area
By using very high resolution satellite imagery available through the Google Earth platform, they found an additional 467 million hectacres of forest in the world's drylands.
Learning data science by doing it
University of Leeds students have delivered innovative new transport modelling ideas to an external client, Derbyshire County Council, in place of traditional written examinations for a taught module.
Scrutinising sugary drink interventions
An evaluation of efforts designed to reduce how many sugary drinks we consume shows some success in changing younger people’s habits but warns they cannot be the only way to cut consumption.