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Double awards for Leeds climate researcher
Priestley Centre researcher Dr Amanda Maycock has received two prestigious awards for her work on Earth’s climate.
New article published in Nature Geoscience on the bright ways forests affect their environment
For decades scientists have tried to understand why forests emit the volatile gases that give pine forests their distinctive smell. A new study led by the University of Leeds may have found the answer
Driven to the brink of extinction by climate change
An extensive new study will aid scientists in updating conservation strategies and understanding how climate change is affecting species around the world.
New strategic research programme to reduce uncertainties
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has announced new investment in a large-scale strategic research programme on Reducing Uncertainties in Climate Models from Clouds.
Breathing life into our planet and others
A new study has produced a detailed estimation for when there was enough oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere to support large land-based life, such as dinosaurs and eventually humans.