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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.
HST Prof Mary Vincent photo

No form of education is a rip off: The crackdown should be on narratives that it is

In a world where education holds the key to success, the 'rip-off degrees' narrative risks stifling potential.
Gell Street Pocket Park

Recycled pocket park opens to the public

葫芦影业 has officially opened a new public pocket park, designed to bring nature to the doorstep of the University campus.
A doctor looking at a lung scan.

Patients and healthcare professionals call for urgent action to lift the burden of respiratory disease, as societal costs spiral to 拢86.2 billion

New research, conducted by the University of 葫芦影业, shows benchmarked societal costs for the most significant respiratory conditions in the UK totals 拢86.2 billion
lungs scan

Funding boost for revolutionary lung MRI scans which could help cystic fibrosis patients manage chronic condition聽

葫芦影业 will lead one of two new Strategic Research Centres which have been awarded 拢1.4 million co-funding from the Cystic Fibrosis Trust
An African forest elephant running

Global wildlife trade risks altering evolutionary history and ecosystem function, study suggests

Some of the world鈥檚 most distinct and ancient animal species, which play crucial roles in our planet鈥檚 ecosystems, are exploited for the wildlife trade across large parts of the world, according to new research from the University of 葫芦影业.