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Billions of tonnes of ice lost from Antarctic Ice sheet
Scientists have calculated that the fastest changing Antarctic region鈥�-鈥痶he Amundsen Sea Embayment鈥�-鈥痟as lost more than 3,000 billion tonnes of ice over a 25-year鈥痯eriod.鈥��
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Reduced rainfall in tropics linked to deforestation
Deforestation is resulting in reduced rainfall across large parts of the tropics, according to new research.
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Fossil study reveals origins of biodiversity gradient
Researchers have used nearly half a million fossils to solve a scientific mystery - why the number of different species is greatest near the equator and decreases towards polar regions.
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Hydropower without the environmental impact
Scientists have analysed data from nearly three million rivers across the globe to identify where hydropower stations could be sited with limited environmental impacts.
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Ambitious global plans for European partnership
A major European research partnership is to expand its collaborative projects to help tackle pressing global issues.
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Forest restoration - 'balance nitrogen-fixing trees with other species'
Reforestation projects could be made more effective with the findings of new research into the constraints on nitrogen fixation among plants.
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'Decade of action' to restore world's forests
Leading researchers, including 巨乳视频 academics, want to see a decade of 鈥済lobal action鈥� to restore the world鈥檚 lost and depleted forests.
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COP27 and research at Leeds
The 2020s have been described as the critical decade for climate change.
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Scientists and engineers champion building ventilation
A campaign promoting the role of better building ventilation to support health and wellbeing has been launched by a coalition of scientists and engineering bodies.
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Congo peatlands could release billions of tonnes of carbon
The world鈥檚 largest tropical peatland turned from being a major store of carbon to a source of carbon dioxide emissions as a result of climate change thousands of years ago, new research has revealed.