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Silent witnesses: corals pinpoint the start of deforestation in Borneo
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ scientists analyse the chemical composition of corals to spot the signs of deforestation, filling a huge gap in...
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Tree rings reveal increasing rainfall seasonality in the Amazon
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Study involving Â鶹ÊÓƵ researcher shows intensified seasonal cycles, with wet seasons are getting wetter and dry seasons drier,...
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Tradition meets AI as Leicester scientists help tackle Amazonian biodiversity crisis
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Scientists led by Â鶹ÊÓƵ working with universities in Brazil will support traditional communities to monitor biodiversity in the...
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Leicester scientists investigating ancient freshwater hundreds of metres below the sea floor
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International expedition off the coast of New England (Massachusetts, USA) includes researchers from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ aiming to explore...
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Report shows rate of stillbirths and neonatal deaths decreased in 2023 but persistent inequalities remain
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The MBRRACE-UK collaboration, jointly led by Oxford Population Health’s National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s...
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New educational video series on Icelandic eruptions recognised in three of the UK’s most prestigious Geography educational awards
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University Leicester contributes to video series through the involvement of Dr Marc Reichow from the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment
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Leading UK society moves to Space Park Leicester ahead of landmark anniversary
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The Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society has moved to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s £100 million science and innovation park
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Wind turbine remains may be among ‘most surprising’ fossils for far future generations, palaeontologists say
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ palaeontologists publishing new book on technofossils suggest that wind turbine blades, made from difficult to recycle...
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Discovery of new 430 million-year-old fossils challenges our understanding of ancient molluscs
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Study involving Â鶹ÊÓƵ scientist examines ‘exceptionally preserved’ soft tissues in fossils
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A festive flying pterosaur family reunion 150 million years in the making
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ study finds nearly 50 hidden relatives of Pterodactylus, the first pterosaur