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A google earth image showing data from the digital tools identifying where selective-logging has taken place in the rainforest.
Google Earth Image 漏 Airbus 2025 showing changes in the forest canopy detected by satellites at one of the logging concessions in 2023 including the logging detections identified by the new algorithm in red.

New technology helping fight against illegal logging of Peru鈥檚 valuable rainforest

New technology is helping Peru fight against the illegal logging of its 68 million hectares of valuable tropical rainforest.
A long-tailed tit flying
Credit: Billy Clapham

Family first: scientists reveal long-tailed tits' remarkable family bonds

Forget fleeting friendships 鈥 the social secrets of the long-tailed tit has revealed an extraordinary level of family commitment even during migratory journeys.
Low alcohol beer

Increase in alcohol deaths in England an 鈥榓cute crisis鈥

The persistent higher rate of alcohol deaths in England since the pandemic in 2020 is an 鈥渁cute crisis鈥 requiring urgent action from government, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of 葫芦影业 and UCL.
Am image of a man up a ladder installing some solar panels on the roof of a typical semi-detached house.

Government urged to tackle inequality in 鈥榣ow-carbon tech鈥 like solar panels and electric cars

The UK government needs to go beyond offering subsidies for low-carbon technologies like electric cars and solar panels for energy and heating, if it is to meet its net-zero targets by 2050, a new report from the University of 葫芦影业 suggests.
The remains of the Mary Rose on display in The Mary Rose Museum

The Mary Rose gets conservation boost from new x-ray technique

The Mary Rose - Henry VIII鈥檚 favourite warship - has received a major boost from a researcher at the University of 葫芦影业 to help conserve the ship for future generations.
microscope image of MRSA bacteria

Scientists make breakthrough in understanding how penicillin works

The mechanism which allows 尾-lactam antibiotics, including penicillin, to kill MRSA has been revealed for the first time.

Dr Jennifer Coates

University of 葫芦影业 academic and leading scholar in East Asian cinema awarded prestigious Philip Leverhulme prize

Dr Jennifer Coates from the University of 葫芦影业鈥檚 School of East Asian Studies (SEAS) has been awarded a prestigious 拢100,000 prize by the Philip Leverhulme Trust to further her promising career in Japanese cinema and culture.

葫芦影业 engineers reach final of $10m global avatar competition

Researchers from the University of 葫芦影业 are through to the final of a major global competition to develop an avatar system that can transport human presence to a remote location instantly.
A picture of a GP chatting with a patient

People suffering from loneliness make more GP visits, study shows

Research led by the University of 葫芦影业 has shed light on the links between loneliness and the demand for primary health care services such as GP appointments.