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![Compost-it creators Simrun Punjabi and Husain Alogaily stand with a caddy of vegetable waste with volunteers Orla Smith and Katherine Mustard](/images/resized/600x314-0-0-1-80-Composit_it_800_x_400.jpg")
Social enterprise tackles food waste
Food waste campaigners are calling on Leeds residents and businesses to get on board with their free collection service which prevents household food waste from going to landfill.
![a river in full flow in the Alps, cascading over rocks in the foreground. In the background are trees and bright blue sky](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Alpine_river_resized.png")
Climate change disrupts seasonal flow of rivers
Climate change is disrupting the seasonal flow of rivers in the far northern latitudes of America, Russia and Europe, posing a threat to water security and ecosystems, according to new research.
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Side effects of wide scale forestation could reduce carbon removal
The side effects of large-scale forestation initiatives could reduce the CO2 removal benefits by up to a third.
![A beautiful view of Greenland showing a small patch of snow in the foreground against a backdrop of greenery, with a lake in the background](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-greenland_2_resized.jpg")
Greenland鈥檚 ice sheet is melting - and being replaced by vegetation
An estimated 11,000 sq miles or 28,707 sq kilometres of Greenland鈥檚 ice sheet and glaciers have melted over the last three decades, according to a major analysis of historic satellite records.
![Will Homoky, Aly Lough and Chiara Krewer on the RRS Sir David Attenborough with icebergs in the distance behind them](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-RRS_Sir_David_Attemborough_crew_2_800x400.jpg")
Cold, unbalanced and feeling seasick 鈥� all in the name of science
Three researchers from the 巨乳视频 are embarking on a two-month expedition to the Antarctic to investigate one of the most important questions in climate science.
![Professor Nik Watson and Dr Alexander Bowler inspect equipment at the Piglove brewery in Leeds](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Nik_and_Alex_at_the_brewery.png")
Carbon calculator to improve sustainability in craft beer sector
A 鈥渃arbon footprint calculator鈥� has been created to help small craft brewers identify the scale of their carbon emissions.
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Satellites 鈥榢ey to confronting global challenges鈥�
Science Minister Andrew Griffith says for the UK to become a Space superpower it must harness the talent of researchers and businesses involved in the analysis of satellite data.
![The image shows the view above the tree canopy in the Mata de Vale in the Chapada Guimares region of the Amazon forest. There is a dense cover of green vegetation across both side of a narrow valley.](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-RESIZEDmata_de_vale_ChapadaGuimaraes_2017_1.jpg")
Common tree species dominate tropical forests
Scientists have found almost identical patterns in how tropical forests worldwide are dominated by surprisingly few tree species.
![A farmer in Africa - bent double - digs into dry-looking looking soil. He is wearing a hat to protect himself from the overhead sun.](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-RESIZED_DLAdobeStock_632091104.jpg")
Ensuring nutrition is at the heart of climate smart agriculture
Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa need to diversify away from growing maize and switch to crops that are resilient to climate change and supply key micronutrients for the population, say researchers.