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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.
Saliva test

New simple method to diagnose adrenal insufficiency reduces need for hospital tests by up to 70 per cent聽

A new study using saliva rather than blood to test for adrenal insufficiency offers significant improvements for screening patients聽
Sperm under a microscope

Less than four in 100 men accepted to be sperm donors

An international team of researchers, led by the University of 葫芦影业, mapped the outcome of over 11,700 men who applied to be sperm donors in Denmark and the US

An update on the University of 葫芦影业's partnership with Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute in Ukraine

The University Of 葫芦影业 has continued to develop its partnership with the National Technical University of Ukraine Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI) and has donated 拢20,000 to help to rebuild its campus air raid shelters.
Pine needles

Old Christmas trees could be saved from landfill to make renewable fuels

Research at the University of 葫芦影业 and the University of Valladolid has found that pine needles from discarded Christmas trees or other sources could be turned into renewable fuels and new products.
An image of a stressed teacher in a classroom

Teachers鈥 wellbeing doesn鈥檛 fully recover over the Christmas break, study finds

Primary and secondary school teachers experiencing high levels of exhaustion when term ends are typically still recovering by the time school starts again, a research project into teachers鈥 mental health over Christmas breaks has found.