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Three people holding protest signs. They read "Human trafficking happens here," "99% of victims are never rescued," and "slavery still exists."

Friday 10 November 2023

Faith, bordering and modern slavery in the UK

New research shows that faith-based organisations (FBOs) supporting modern slavery survivors in the UK are embroiled in a landscape marked by racialised border violence.

Iceberg

Friday 10 November 2023

AI can map the outline and area of giant icebergs

Scientists have trained an artificial intelligence or AI system to accurately map in one-hundredth of a second the surface area and outline of giant icebergs captured on satellite images.

Forest Fires

Thursday 9 November 2023

Lightning is the leading cause of wildfires in boreal forests, threatening carbon storage

New research shows that lightning is the biggest threat to boreal forests and that its frequency will increase with climate change.

A view of the front windscreen of a car from the inside. The outside is a long exposure shot, so the headlights from the road outside go all down the side of the car.

Monday 6 November 2023

Professor Oliver Carsten delivers Herman De Croo Road Safety Lecture

He spoke last month in Brussels at the lecture organized by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC).

Image: Dr Kanhu Charan Pattnayak, Professor Iain Clacher, Patricia Grant, Dr Anubhav Choudhary

Friday 3 November 2023

Climate financial risk analytics hub launches at Nexus

Stronger links between UK science and innovation and financial institutions will be forged at a new Innovation Hub in Leeds.