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Infertility poses major threat to biodiversity during climate change: Featured news

Published
Sunday 9th May, 2021
Categories
Environment
Global
Science

Heat-induced male infertility will see some species succumb to the effects of climate change earlier than thought, new research warns.

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Vice-Chancellor's latest blog: Why humanity needs the arts

Published
Saturday 8th May, 2021
Categories
University
Arts & culture

The inaugural Edith Pechey online lecture with guest speaker Professor Simone Buitendijk, University of Leeds Vice Chancellor.

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Species invasions can teach us about COVID-19

Published
Friday 7th May, 2021
Categories
Health
Science

Invasions by alien insect and animal species have much in common with outbreaks of infectious diseases and can tell us a lot about how pandemics spread, according to new research.

African rainforests can resist severe heat and drought

Published
Friday 7th May, 2021
Categories
Environment
Global
Science

Scientists studying the impact of record heat and drought on intact African tropical rainforests were surprised by how resilient they were to extreme conditions during the last major El NiƱo event.

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Fibre-optics help create most detailed picture of Greenland Ice Sheet

Published
Thursday 6th May, 2021
Categories
Environment
Science

Scientists have used a fibre-optic sensor passed deep into a borehole to obtain the most detailed measurements of ice properties ever taken on the Greenland Ice Sheet.